Ooooh...nightfighter!

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Don´t tell that too loud, many more Lanc´s fell victim to BF110´s than v.v.
The Lanc was an overweighted labil elephant full of unprotected fuel and bombload. Once in sight it was more than likely dead meat.

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OOOH If you wish to play dirty mate, then the 110 was a definate underpowered fighter that didnt cut it against the mossie and so on..
the lanc was definately not overweighted.. well.. even if she was she could cope. but more importantly...

if your so sure, when i finish off the payloads for her, hows about we both run up cfs3 on multi. One lanc, my other two teammates in the mossies; and you and two others in the 110. or 3 lancs v 110's. We'll see whos the elephantish plane then 

He-111's were jumped and killed by hurricanes and spits all the time, and i'm sure the bf-110 was, well, limited in performance or something like that.
As i said, go take a look at the vulc. Another AVRO BOMBER that can LOOP ROLL and kick supreme ass. Just as the lancy can.
Plus it actually did its job and could carry bombs. Unlike certain counterparts...

but, as i say, pit your word against mine and lets put our money where our mouths are. 3 v 3 multiplayer, night raid on a factory or some other facility. Be also an interesting arrangement for both groups i think too.
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LOL, gentlemen, don´t let this turn into a s***fight or something.
The hole thing is 60 years ago and history has been written.
Having said said that, all accounts say the same, so there is not much space left to argue, national pride aside.

cabdude, to answer your question, yes, the antennas are decoration, no good way to make radar work.
We have searchlights in and we found a good way to simulate "window".
As far as radar goes we´re stuck with the tactical display and some kind of briefing info.

BTW, who is talking about Heinkels?

Yeah, good one!!!
we need a "neutral" instance to take care of the performance of the both planes.
What about offering your plane to the guys at http://www.avhistory.org/ for tracking down damage profiles and flight model?

err, ehm, what about scanning your other Lancaster shots for me? always loved the bird and always looking for references.

i was working on a shorts sunderland but recently stopped work on it due to lack of plans etc.
however, it may well appear for fs2004 from me.

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Yep, compared to single engine fighters piloted by highly couraged men during the BoB.
but actually the 110 was better than her *post war* reputation.
quote from Capt. Eric Brown who evaluated most of the german aircraft during and after the war:

..........In the Battle of Britain the BF110 fell far short of anticipation and its limited success was to lead to a widespread belief that it was an unsuccessful design. This was, in fact, far from the case, for the Messerschmitt strategic fighter was not the indifferent warplane that its showing during the "Battle" led many to believe. It was a very effective warplane but inadequate understanding of the Führungsstab of the limitations of the strategic fighter category led to its incorrect deployment with the result that the Zerstörergruppen suffered some 40 percent attrition within less than three weeks of the launching of Adlerangriff.

A soundly designed warplane

Having attempted to present the rationale of the BF110´s relatively poor showing in British skies during the summer of 1940, wich resulted in this elegant warplane being adjudged unfairly by many aviation historians as unsuccessful. I would make the point that, apart from the debacle of the Zerstörergruppen during the Battle of Britain, the BF110 served with a fair degree of distinction throughout the whole of WWII as both diurnal and nocturnal interceptor, as an intruder and fighter-bomber, and in a variety of other operational roles, the basic design proving amenable to power plant changes and to accomodating armament, avionics and other equipment far beyond anything envisaged at the time of its conception.
By any standards, therefore, the BF110 must be deemed a success, and I was certainly never to meet a German pilot that disliked it      an accolade indeed........................
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Performancewise the BF110 was certainly significantly superior to what I suppose can be considered as its nearest British counterpart, the Beaufighter, and it was certainly appreciably more manouvreable than the heavier and larger Bristol aeroplane with its substantially greater wing loading, and in consequence there can be little doubt that the Messerschnitt was the better day fighter.
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