Mosquito with a BIG gun

[fde_bressy]

This is a repaint of Bruno Escaravage's Mosquito NF.II as a Mk.XVIII, equiped with 57mm Mollins gun.


Mosquito FB.Mk.XVIII "Tse-tse"
Unit: 248 Sqn, RAF
Serial: QM-D (PZ468)
North Coates, April 1944.


Serial: PZ468
Build Type: FB.XVIII, Merlin 25 engines

I've been obliged to repaint the Mosquitodroptankday file to simulate the "bulge" generated by the gun
under the Mossie's nose. This will affect the external colour of all your other mossie's droptank... Sorry.
The DP file creates the Mollins gun barrel, and the "gun" section produces the devastating effect of its shells.


Brian Hill also produced a texture for the MK.XVIII carrying the invasion stripes, but indicated as Mk.II NF,
representing a Mosquito flown by the 248th Squadron RAF, June 1944. You can find this texture in the library.


As often, my new texture in an adaptation of Brian's original one. He did most of the job and must get proper
reward for that.


Good flights to all of you.
Comments and questions are welcome
Will be uploaded in a few minutes
F. de Bressy

 

[Finn]

Actually the 6-pounder (57 mm) gun fielded a special muzzlebrake that is missing in your otherwise fabuous model. That is what made it possible at all to fire such a heavy piece of ordnance from a Mosquito. One of these planes actually fought a cannon battle with a German destroyer, punching its kettles and engines and making it inable to move. Next day the helpless ship was sunk by bombs from a Liberator. The muzzlebrake was so costly to make, that the cannon version was never made a regular production item. Maybe one of our mission gurus could reproduce this artillery battle with your model?
Finn

 

[fde_bressy]

RAF - De Havilland Mosquito FB.Mk.XVIII.zip

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Description: This is a repaint of Bruno Escaravage's Mosquito NF.II as a Mk.XVIII, equiped with 57mm Mollins gun.

Mosquito FB.Mk.XVIII "Tse-tse"
Unit: 248 Sqn, RAF
Serial: QM-D (PZ468)
North Coates, April 1944.

Serial: PZ468
Build Type: FB.XVIII, Merlin 25 engines

I've been obliged to repaint the Mosquitodroptankday file to simulate the "bulge" generated by the gun under the Mossie's nose. This will affect the external colour of all your other mossie's droptank... Sorry. The DP file creates the Mollins gun barrel, and the "gun" section produces the devastating effect of its shells.

Brian Hill also produced a texture for the MK.XVIII carrying the invasion stripes, but indicated as Mk.II NF, representing a Mosquito flown by the 248th Squadron RAF, June 1944. You can find this texture in the library.

As often, my new texture in an adaptation of Brian's original one. He did most of the job and must get proper reward for that.

To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit RAF - De Havilland Mosquito FB.Mk.XVIII.zip
The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.

 

[Rami]

Reply...

Fde_bressy,

Great work, and I have a curiosity question. Is there any documentation on how much disruption of forward motion firing that kind of weapon would have on the aircraft in flight? In simpler terms, how much would it slow the aircraft down from its weight and especially when being fired?