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Beaufighters vs. Mosquitos...which is better?
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 4:06 pm
by Rusty1961
On the face of it, it appears the Mossie is a better plane, but the Beaufighter has an insane 6 hour endurance which allows it to spend 4 hours or so in intruder mode at German NF bases.
And the Beaufighter has 4 cannons and 4 machine guns!
Why bother with the Mossie?
RE: Beaufighters vs. Mosquitos...which is better?
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 5:19 pm
by Dixie
In one word, Serrate. [;)]
In multiple words, the Mossie is faster and has better electronics than the Beau.
RE: Beaufighters vs. Mosquitos...which is better?
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 1:23 pm
by wernerpruckner
In 43 the Beau is the choice for NI, but later on the Beau is an easy prey for the better German NFs.
RE: Beaufighters vs. Mosquitos...which is better?
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:24 am
by Rusty1961
ORIGINAL: Dixie
In one word, Serrate. [;)]
In multiple words, the Mossie is faster and has better electronics than the Beau.
I'm not finding the Mossie's electronics giving it any adaptive advantage. MY Beaufighters have the lion's share of my night kills due to their superior loiter time.
Dig this: Not one kill by my Mossies or Beaus due to Radar/Visual/Serrate. Every Nachjager kill I've accomplished has been by shooting down the German planes as they are coming in for a landing. I think I've shot down **ONE** Me-110G by a Halifax. That is all.
The last turn I played I saw a large number of sightings/radar contacts of German planes by my Night Intruders in the bomber stream, but nothing ever comes of it.
Just an observation.
RE: Beaufighters vs. Mosquitos...which is better?
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:14 pm
by Michael T
Same here Rusty.
RE: Beaufighters vs. Mosquitos...which is better?
Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 4:12 pm
by Rusty1961
ORIGINAL: krak
Same here Rusty.
Tis a pitty, because the night fighting is far more interesting in my opinion to the day bombing.
The day bombing is great mind you, but the real art of the game is playing the night combat.