Best medium bomber?

[cheddar cheese]

Im agreed with DAVIDICUS now, no-one else has presented any better cases.

 

[mosquitoman]

Infamy Infamy, they've all got in for me (or my favourite plane at least)

 

[cheddar cheese]

The Invader looks better

 

[mosquitoman]

You were saying?

 

[cheddar cheese]

Yes I was. I was saying the Invader looked better!

 

[mosquitoman]

Could an Invader get one of these in then?

 

[DAVIDICUS]

Isn't that a waste receptical from the latrines? No, the Invader didn't pull shit delivery duty.

Seriously though, what kind of ordinance is it?

 

[NightHawk]

Looks like a smaller version of the DamBusters bouncing bomb.

Well, You think it can carry 1 of this babys ?

 

[DaveB.inVa]

Too long to be a dambuster bomb like the Lancaster carried. Although the Mosquito did carry a dambusting bomb that was ball shaped, I remember the word Highball mentioned in there too.

Anyway I'm pretty sure thats a cookie!!

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

yes that is a 4,000lb "cookie" high explosive bomb..........

and yes the mossie did carry the "highball" she could carry two in fact. The were developed by Dr. Barnes Wallis to be used against the Tirpitz and worked on the same priciples as his "upkeeps"...............

 

[mosquitoman]

Yep, it's a 4,000lb cookie blast bomb. These could be carried to Berlin and back by Mossies during the day and they still had tiny casualty rates

 

[cheddar cheese]

Yeah but its only got 4 guns. A small amount. You need about 16 for true effectiveness

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

dude for strateigic bombing you don't need guns, the cookies weren't use on strafing attacks you know...........

 

[DAVIDICUS]

This thread concerns the best medium bomber and not the most effective single 4,000lb piece of ordinance that could be dropped.

As between the Mosquito and Invader, both with 6,000lb bomb loads, I believe the A-26 is the better aircraft. It could take more punishment, had radial engines and a significant defensive armament.

As to flight performance, I don't know how the Mosquito handled with 6,000lbs of ordinance but have heard that she was slow, sluggish and unforgiving. I believe the A-26 performed better with a heavy ordinance load.

Perhaps someone can produce some stats for us.

 

[mosquitoman]

The question is, could an A-26 get to Berlin and back with a 6,000lb bombload, that's what it comes down to

 

[DAVIDICUS]

I understand that the A-26's maximum range with a maximum ordinance load was 1,400 miles. I don't know if this was accurate.

Does anyone know the maximum range of the Mosquito and Invader with 6,000lb ordinance loads?

Anyone? ... Beuller? Beuller?

 

[mosquitoman]

Sorry, all my info's at home and I'm not home for another week and a half

 

[DAVIDICUS]

I was reading another thread entitled "P-38 or Mosquito" and noticed that "The Lancaster Kicks Ass" posted the following stats:

DH Mosquito B.MK XVI

max speed: 415mph
range on internal fuel with max payload: 1,485 miles
ceiling: 37,000ft
payload: 5,000lb

I also noticed other quotes that the Mosquito only carried a max of 4,000lbs on missions to Berlin.

I believe the range of the A-26 Invader with a 6,000lb ordinance load was 1,400 miles.

 

[mosquitoman]

For actual achievements (The Amiens Raid, daylight bombing of Berlin, Banff Strike Wing etc...) The Mossie wins

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

yeah davidicus i wouldn't trust to much that i post