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HotelAlpha200 Wrote:The Mosquitoes could not be catched by most Luftwaffe fighters, exccept for late war types like Me 262, He-162, and the rocket plane Me-163 Komet.


And where does this come into play in this thread? :roll:
Or is this to show all how much you thought you know...
For your info, The inline FW's could toy with a Mosquitoe quite well if you took the time to look it up...

Here you go, I did it for you and we can see from the specs the FW is faster;

Here are the specs for the AC taken from Wikipedia.
When specifications are compared…

DH.98 Mosquito F Mk II

Crew: 2: pilot, bombardier/navigator
Length: 41 ft 2 in (13.57 m)
Wingspan: 54 ft 2 in (16.52 m)
Height: 17 ft 5 in (5.3 m)
Wing area: 454 ft² (42.18 m²)
Maximum speed: 361 kn (415 mph, 668 km/h) at 28,000 ft (8,500 m)
Range: 1,300 nmi (1,500 mi, 2,400 km) with full weapons load
Service ceiling: 37,000 ft (11,000 m)
Rate of climb: 2,850 ft/min (14.5 m/
Bombs: 4,000 lb (1 800 kg)


Fw-190D

Crew: 1
Length: 10.20 m (33 ft 5½ in)
Wingspan: 10.50 m (34 ft 5 in)
Height: 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)
Wing area: 18.30 m² (196.99 ft²)
Empty weight: 3,490 kg (7,694 lb)
Loaded weight: 4,350 kg (9,590 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 4,840 kg (10,670 lb)
Maximum speed: 685 km/h (426 mph) at 6,600 m (21,655 ft), 710 km/h (440 mph) at 37,000 ft (11,000 m)
Range: 835 km (519 mi)
Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,370 ft)
Rate of climb: 17 m/s (3,300 ft/min)
Guns: ** 2 × 13 mm (.51 in) MG 131 machine guns with 475 rpg
2 × 20 mm MG 151 cannons with 250 rpg in the wing root
Bombs: 1 × 500 kg (1,102 lb) SC 500 bomb (optional)


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