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The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-purpose military aircraft that was used during World War II. It was manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company and entered service in 1941. The Mosquito was mainly used as a fighter-bomber, but was also utilized as a reconnaissance and anti-ship aircraft. Over 7,000 were built.
Battlefield 1942
The Mosquito is a aircraft introduced to Battlefield 1942 in the Road to Rome expansion. It is the main medium bomber for the Allies and is the equivalent of the Axis Bf 110.
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Battlefield V
The Mosquito is an aircraft featured in Battlefield V.
Singleplayer
The Mosquito appears most prominently in the singleplayer war story The Last Tiger. The "Tankbuster" aircraft make several rocket attacks on friendly German vehicles, as well as on the player-controlled Tiger 237 during the first and second chapters of the story, with the latter strike disabling the tank. This forces Peter Müller to dismount the tank and commandeer a Flak 38, at which point the player must shoot down the three strafing Mosquitos to continue the mission.
Multiplayer
Two variants of the Mosquito are featured in the multiplayer of Battlefield V: the Mosquito MkII and Mosquito FB MkIV.
Mosquito MkII
— In-game description
The Mosquito MkII is the ground-attack aircraft of the United Kingdom faction. It is unlocked at career rank 18 and is the British equivalent of Germany's Stuka.
Compared to the Stuka, the Mosquito is a larger target and as a single-seat aircraft lacks any defensive armament. However, the aircraft is faster and more manoeuvrable than its German contemporary with similar durability. Pairing this with its heavier default forward-facing armament of x4 .303 MGs, the Mosquito is much more adept at dogfighting but is still outmatched in this role by fighters. It carries a stock payload of four 250lb bombs.
Although its ground-attack munitions cannot be upgraded further than the addition of eight RP-3 rockets at Specializations rank 4, the aircraft's heavy gunload can be augmented with either 20mm Hispanos or .50cal Brownings, increasing its strafing potential. Others specialisations such as Field Repair, Armored Fuselage and Smoke Screen boost survivability, while the High Altitude and Radar Packages allow pilots to evade and ambush enemy interceptors. The Mosquito posses a unique upgrade in the form of the Lightweight Package, which appear to be functional identical to Improved Control Surfaces.
Mosquito FB MkVI
The Mosquito FB MkVI was introduced in the second Tides of War chapter of Lightning Strikes and is the equivalent of the Ju-88C. It is unlocked upon completion of the week eight challenges or by purchasing with 2,500 .
The aircraft features the same statistics, starting weapons, and bombload as the MkII. Despite this, it features different specializations that focus on destroying enemy vehicles. At rank 1, the Saxophone Exhaust and Reinforced Wings give the player a choice between speed and raw survivability. Rank 2 unlocks the secondary armament, which includes RP-3 rockets, quad 20mm cannons or the unique QF 6PDR, an autoloading anti-tank cannon. Further MkVI exclusive upgrades include the Ground Radar Package which functions as an improved Spotting Camera which automatically marks vehicles within 125m of the aircraft, and the 4000lb which is the heaviest single payload available all Allied and Axis aircraft, having a significant blast radius.
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