Unofficial plane list.

[David603]

Originally Posted by Almighty Blighty

You think that the mossie was easy to shoot down?

The germans were so annoyed by it they started to design a plane to specifically catch the mossie because no other planes could - the Heinkel HE 219.

Mossie=best plane of WW2 becasue of its speed and versitility

Its good, and it will give most mid and even some late war fighters a challenge just catching it, but when you can have a Bf109 with 50mph more top speed than a Mosquito the catching bit is considerably less of a problem.

Not that I want to detract from its WWII record, and its huge versatility and success in the fighter-bomber, bomber, night fighter and shipping strike roles, but against a faster single engined fighter the Mosquito just can't cut it.

[Soviet Ace]

That's why you need a Yak-3! Maybe a Yak-9 to deal with the higher altitude fighters (Me-109s).

[David603]

Better, but still 35mph slower and about 1000ft per min worse off in climb rate than a 109K.

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by David603

Better, but still 35mph slower and about 1000ft per min worse off in climb rate than a 109K.

Your just to biased against small nimble planes Always needing to get cheap shots at your opponent, rather than turn and burn with him LOL

[David603]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

Your just to biased against small nimble planes Always needing to get cheap shots at your opponent, rather than turn and burn with him LOL

Now thats a cheap shot

I like flying the Bf109, but I know better than to turn and burn with a Yak-3 flying that. Still, if you want, I will take you on 1v1 with a Bf109K4 or G10 vs a Yak-3 or La7, and I'll show you how an energy fighter can win even a prolonged fight against an angles fighter

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by David603

Now thats a cheap shot

I like flying the Bf109, but I know better than to turn and burn with a Yak-3 flying that. Still, if you want, I will take you on 1v1 with a Bf109K4 or G10 vs a Yak-3 or La7, and I'll show you how an energy fighter can win even a prolonged fight against an angles fighter

That's why we need a YAK-9!!!! So then I could battle you up higher. Though I could just drag you down to my high??? *Soviet Ace Ponders this*

[David603]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

That's why we need a YAK-9!!!! So then I could battle you up higher. Though I could just drag you down to my high??? *Soviet Ace Ponders this*

*sceptical noise*. You can't drag an energy fighter down to your level unless the pilot starts trying to turn with you, unless you mean just trying to mess up my shots and gradually working the fight downwards. That is if I'm not driving you down myself. Even so, with a K4 or G10 if I don't like the way the fight is going I can just break out, get some separation and climb back above you to start over.

[mondo]

Originally Posted by David603

Better, but still 35mph slower and about 1000ft per min worse off in climb rate than a 109K.

And will break apart in a 500mph dive!

[Almighty Blighty]

Originally Posted by David603

Not that I want to detract from its WWII record, and its huge versatility and success in the fighter-bomber, bomber, night fighter and shipping strike roles, but against a faster single engined fighter the Mosquito just can't cut it.

...and pathfinder, strike, target tug, recon, bomber recon, fighter (mainly the de-hav hornet,) mine laying, ground attack and inteceptor... all in all over 50 variants. Don't forget this little two man wooden plane could carry 2/3rds the bomb load of the b-17 heavy bomber (4000lbs) And in the fighter variant it is surprisingly manouverable because of its light weight plus it has 4X20mm cannon, so even your little FW 190 has a thing or two to answer for when it comes up agains the 400mph fighter variants. (The hornet could do 407mph)

[mondo]

Originally Posted by Almighty Blighty

(The hornet could do 407mph)

The Hornet had much more pokey engines (and handed so no torque)and much less weight but it could exceed 480mph. It didn't see service though.