DBII
Senior Master Sergeant
Since the thread is so long, I did not read everything. My only question is has anyone brought up the B-25?
DBII
DBII
Best Aircraft in Many Different Roles Part II
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pbfoot
1st Lieutenant
yep
it is a nice airplane with a very hard fuselage but the junkers focus principally his amaising speed and fantastic versatiblility alied to his low production price and very good dive bombing made it a destructible wepon
No the Ju 88 was a medium bomber. It was a medium bomber and could carry 5500 lb of bombs.
AL Schlageter
Banned
- 220
- Oct 9, 2007
The typical load for the B-17 and B-24 heavy bombers.
Any know what the range of the Ju88 was with 5500 lb of bomb?
Compared to a P-38 obviously the Ju 88 has a higher bomb load. The Mossie could carry up to 6000lb of bombs but that was over a very short range.
I do not know the range of the Ju 88 with max bomb load.
I do not know the range of the Ju 88 with max bomb load.
Sgt. Pappy
Airman 1st Class
- 197
- Jun 7, 2006
The Ju 88 made a better long-range bomber, but the Mosquito had unmatched maneuverability among the bombers, while being a good bit faster than the Ju88.
Add the Mossie's ability to carry a heavy battery of guns and you have a fighter-bomber/attack aircraft/anti-sub fighter/high speed transport/'energy' fighter. Not the best at fighting, but it will outfight a Ju88.
Add the Mossie's ability to carry a heavy battery of guns and you have a fighter-bomber/attack aircraft/anti-sub fighter/high speed transport/'energy' fighter. Not the best at fighting, but it will outfight a Ju88.
Civettone
Tech Sergeant
I don't see how the Ju 88 would make the better long-range bomber. First of all, it wasn't a long-range bomber. It had medium range. Second, the Mosquito had a similar range. Even later versions could fly 2,400 km with a full bomb load. And the Ju 88 could carry 1,000 lbs internally while the Mosquito could carry a cookie of 4,000 lbs in its belly!
I still stick to my original point. The Ju 88 could do lots of things and excelled at some of them. The Mosquito could do lots of things and excelled at most of them. In fact, the only place where it failed was as a day fighter.
Kris
I still stick to my original point. The Ju 88 could do lots of things and excelled at some of them. The Mosquito could do lots of things and excelled at most of them. In fact, the only place where it failed was as a day fighter.
Kris
The Jug Rules!
Airman 1st Class
im not so sure about this, but is this limited to ww2?
If not ill say the Ad skyraider. That Plane did just about everything you could name.
If not ill say the Ad skyraider. That Plane did just about everything you could name.
I believe they are focusing on WW2, but agree that the skyraider was the most versatile AC of all time. I read an account (I believe on this forum) written by skyraider pilot who was assigned to carry a nuke into USSR in the event of WW3 (in the mid-1950's I think). He gave simulated account of what the "final" mission would have been like - it was a cool read.
I know, I know: I am sure that the Mossie could have been modified to carry a nuke
I know, I know: I am sure that the Mossie could have been modified to carry a nuke
Seawitch
Airman 1st Class
I just love the Douglas Skyraider, I've been reading a lot about them recently.
Drawn up in ww2 but never used in it, it came in 28 different variants from fighter/bomber to carrying passengers.
I think thats a record?
Specialisation was the reason it continued to exist, last seen operating in Chad in 1979.
Drawn up in ww2 but never used in it, it came in 28 different variants from fighter/bomber to carrying passengers.
I think thats a record?
Specialisation was the reason it continued to exist, last seen operating in Chad in 1979.
This thread is about WW2 however...
Old Wizard
2nd Lieutenant
For added versatility both the B-25 and the Mosquito had a field artillery piece mounted in the nose. A 75mm for the B-25 and a 6 pounder for the Mosquito. I wonder what the opposition thought when one of these came at them?
kool kitty89
Senior Master Sergeant
Couldn't the Ju 88 carry even larger external loads like 2x SC 2000. (the largest I believe to be fitted)
If you look at the Ju 88's original prformance (with very few or no guns and w/out the dive bomber mods) it really could have been comparable to the Mossie as a fast bomber. (particularly by '39-'40 standards)
IMO they should have kept a dedicated, stripped down, fast bomber variant with out guns/gunners. With crew down to 2, like in the Mossie.
If you look at the Ju 88's original prformance (with very few or no guns and w/out the dive bomber mods) it really could have been comparable to the Mossie as a fast bomber. (particularly by '39-'40 standards)
IMO they should have kept a dedicated, stripped down, fast bomber variant with out guns/gunners. With crew down to 2, like in the Mossie.
kool kitty89
Senior Master Sergeant
As to an earlier question, I do believe the Mossie (late models) used counter rotating props. (as did the Hornet) Easily supported by the fact that such modles used 2 different engine models. (one 'left handed' and one 'right handed') I'm not sure if the rotated outward (as seen from the top of the prop discs) as in production P-38's or inward. (like the original XP-38 prototype)
