Best Aircraft in Many Different Roles Part II

Ad: This forum contains affiliate links to products on Amazon and eBay. More information in Terms and rules

DBII said:
Since the thread is so long, I did not read everything. My only question is has anyone not brought up the B-25?

DBII
Click to expand...

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
 
The Royal Navy had the Sea Mosquito.

Mk. 33 equiped with power-folding wings, oleo main gearm four-blade propellers, arrester hook, four 20mm cannon, torpedo (or various bomb/rocket loads), American ASH radar and rocket JATO boost.
Click to expand...
Ok, ya i found that the 'mossie' did go on carriers (5 minuets after i posted it), and as best as i can tell it very late war or post war. Didn't the Ju88 carry the largest load (the most bombs)?
 
No the Ju 88 was a medium bomber. It was a medium bomber and could carry 5500 lb of bombs.
Click to expand...
I meant the largest bomb load out of the p38, ju88, and Mosquito. I believe that the ju88 could go (about) 1,200 miles, however i dont know if that range was with the full bombload, or any bombs at all.
 
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.
 
which one was the cheapest, easiest to maintain, quickest to scramble, fastest dive rate,fastest climb, ect...? i know in some situations i would want a ju88, in some a p38, in some a mosiquito. what did their crews have to say?
 
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.
 
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
 
Um... Ya actually i agree with that.
But i still like the ju88 better. So mabey...
1. mosquito
2. ju88
3. p38?
4. ?
 
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 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.
 
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?
 
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.
 
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)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 1 (members: 0, guests: 1)

Similar threads

A
Italy VS USA: Different ways to improve the P-35
Replies
3
Views
260
Airborne2001
A
What (or what would) make a good tactical recon aircraft in World War II
Replies
10
Views
1K
ColFord
Sten SMG aircraft: productionized aircraft part 1, the reality
7 8 9
Replies
162
Views
9K
Wild_Bill_Kelso
G
How many Night Fighters did Bomber Command shoot down?
Replies
2
Views
1K
mig2830
M
Best "general purpose" prop fighter also capable of best high altitude performance
2
Replies
31
Views
2K
PAT303
P
Menu
Log in
Register