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De Havilland Mosquito MK XVIII

1,342 Mrshark17  3.2 years ago

The last in the trio of mosquitos I planned to build, the De Havilland Mosquito MK XVIII was an upgraded MK VI mosquito, with the main change being a 57mm anti-tank cannon being built into the nose. The MK XVIII was introduced as a U-boat killer, but alao saw great effectivity while hunting pt boats. This plane was a shipping killer - in one instance, 5 MK XVIII Mosquitos attacked 5 German ships, with all 5 German ships being set on fire and sunk. A minesweeper went down with all 200 crew being killed, with the end result being at least 900 Germans dead. Not a single Mosquito was shot down. On another instance, 3 U-boats were spotted in formation heading to Norway. All were sunk. Finally, in one more example, 1 U-boat, 4 destroyers and 10 JU88 aircraft were engaged by multiple MX XVIIIs and 4 MKVIs. The U boat was badly damaged, while 3 JU88s were shot down - one of which was shot down with a 57mm shell, resulting in the engine falling off of the aircraft. INSTRUCTIONS: None. Fly the plane, its not hard. Press fire to fire. Nothing special this time. Have Fun!

Oh and P.S. HAPPY BATTLE OF BRITAIN DAY!

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 51.6ft (15.7m)
  • Length 37.4ft (11.4m)
  • Height 13.2ft (4.0m)
  • Empty Weight 5,917lbs (2,684kg)
  • Loaded Weight 10,006lbs (4,538kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.799
  • Wing Loading 11.7lbs/ft2 (57.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 852.5ft2 (79.2m2)
  • Drag Points 4526

Parts

  • Number of Parts 132
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 507