Unlikely Matchups: Mosquito VS. P-38

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by FOZ_1983

EASY!!

Sopwith camel.

For a start, heat seeking missiles wouldnt work, you have no big heat source to lock onto. And the camel is that slow that the typhoon would have a nightmare trying to keep him in his sights etc.

Just look at the swordfish - "obsolete" during WW2 yet comes out smelling of roses attacking the bismark and the italian fleet at taranto.


In all seriousness though, dont write off the sopwith camel it might sound like a david and goliath set up but you never know. Anything is possible

Anything is possible. But not that scenario.

[mattmanB182]

Well I do plan to start maybe one of these threads every few days. Ironically enough, neither of these two planes are in the game. I am sure me and many others would really enjoy them.

Call me crazy, maybe its just because I am American, but I think the P-38 wins this. Something really bothers me about a wooden plane being fired at by cannons.

Another thing...I could be wrong so feel free to correct me, but is the Mosquito THAT much more manouverable than the P-38?

Firepower and speed are very close.

Could this possibly be a draw?

I know it mostly depends on the pilot, but I just wonder which would win in most cases in the hands of an average pilot.