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Originally Posted by 6BL Bird-Dog
Definately a good choice for Cliffs of Dover ,The Beaufighter in its night fighter role.
From Wikipedia.
"The Beaufighter found itself coming off the production line at almost exactly the same time as the first British Airborne Interception (AI) Night fighter radar sets. With the four 20 mm cannon mounted in the lower fuselage, the nose could accommodate the radar antennas, and the general spaciousness of the fuselage enabled the AI equipment to be fitted easily. Even loaded to 20,000 lb (9,100 kg) the plane was fast enough to catch German bombers."
There were also six 303`s fitted .
The Bf 110-G had radar fitted post Battle of Britain so could be available in BoM.
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IIRC there was only one full Nachtjagdgeschwader at the Eastern Front which was NJG 100 starting in September 1943 and before that 10. and 12./NJG 5 flew operations in Russia during January 1943. Both 10. and 12./NJG 5 moved to Bryansk and Orel in June 1943, for Operation Citadel and operated under Luftflotte 6 in the Smolensk-Bryansk area and under Luftflotte 4 in the Poltava-Stalino area before transfered back to Germany in September 1943.
Yup the Beaufighter would be great and it could be used as Nightfighter in almost every future Scenario which may come.
Just a question: was the Beaufighter able to carry out Long distance night fighter missions or was this done by the Mosquito?