Unlikely Matchups: Mosquito VS. P-38

[Rhah]

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

Don't be so sure.. The typhoon is incredibly manoeverable at low speeds, plus, with a 27mm cannon all it would take would be a quick burst and the camel would be disintegrated.

Fair point about the IR missiles, but if they fail, there's always Radar guided.....


Anyway, back to the topic.... Mossie would win, purely because its cooler. And as for it being more vunerable to cannon shells due to the wood construction.... correct me if i'm wrong, but I thought that durin the BOB, Hurricanes were found to have excellent durability against the 109's cannons, as the shells tended to pass through the wood without detonating (as often)?

[DoraNine]

Since all the voting seems to be following along national lines -- I'll say the P-38 -- since I'm American...

[Swagger7]

Originally Posted by Rhah

Don't be so sure.. The typhoon is incredibly manoeverable at low speeds, plus, with a 27mm cannon all it would take would be a quick burst and the camel would be disintegrated.

Fair point about the IR missiles, but if they fail, there's always Radar guided.....


Anyway, back to the topic.... Mossie would win, purely because its cooler. And as for it being more vunerable to cannon shells due to the wood construction.... correct me if i'm wrong, but I thought that durin the BOB, Hurricanes were found to have excellent durability against the 109's cannons, as the shells tended to pass through the wood without detonating (as often)?

What exactly are the radar guided missiles supposed to lock onto? Wood & canvas doesn't have that great a radar return, and I'm not sure if the engine would provide enough of a return to lock onto.