61075 Tamiya - 1/48 de Havilland Mosquito NF Mk.XIII/Mk.  [61075]

Towards De Havilland Mosquito NF Mk.XIII/XVII

It had been 1944. The Allied Air Force proceeded to rain bombs down on Germany with damaging energy. In retaliation, the Luftwaffe hatched the Steinbock attack, some full-scale night bombing raids over London as well as the English mainland, that could include over 400 bombers such as the Junkers 88, Dornier 217, and Heinkel 177.
The interception among these massive aircraft, although difficult for their high sped and low visibility, ended up being mostly entrusted on Mosquito evening Fighter NF Mk.XIIwe and NF Mk.XVII variations. It was in 1941 your RAF started growth of per night fighter form of the all-wood Mosquito. The first wound up being the NF Mk.II, that has been equipped with an Mk.IV Airborne Intercept Radar on nose. But its limited range at low altitudes proved problematic versus the paid down altitude, high rate attackers. Because of this, the Mosquito NF Mk.II came into existence built with a fresh centrimetric radar known as the A.I. Mk.VIII. The state designation with this aircraft had been NF Mk.XII.

This brand new A.I. Mk.VII radar was also worthy of an airframe good Mosquito FB Mk.VI, inside a "bullnose" radome about the nose, resulting in gallon drop tanks, and wound up being powered by two of wither the Merlin 21 or 23 engines. The sting using this Mosquito originated in four 20mm Hispano Cannons installed just underneath the nose. Later, the lightweight and enhanced American-made CR-720 radar was set up regarding NF. Mk.XVII version of the Mosquito, that'll enter atmosphere combat after.