DH-98 Mosquito

The Mosquito Fighter (Mk. II), with a desert camo

The de Havilland DH-98 Mosquito is a British aircraft appearing only in the first game on Strikers 1945 II. It appears as a playable airplane and would later be demoted to support aircraft and unplayable for the Spitfire Mk. VI in Strikers 1945 Plus.

This fighter is all about burning things. Its sub shot is rapid-fire rocket missiles, its charge shot is a rolling napalm bomb, and its bomb involves mass carpet bombing. All this comes at the cost of being very slow.

Background

The British de Havilland DH-98 Mosquito was an all-purpose fighter craft, with duties raging from fighter-bomber to photo-reconnaissance.

Its frame and body are unique in that they are made entirely out of wood, which allowed it to carry out sneak attacks at any time of day without having to worry about radar.

In Strikers 1945 Plus, the Mosquito was replaced by the Spitfire from the first game.

Also, the Mosquito returned in the 2017 mobile game Strikers 1945 World War and is an R-grade aircraft in Strikers 1945 Collection.

Details

• Sub weapon: Consecutive Rocket Missile
• Super shot: Royal Napalm
• Bomb: Mosquito Attackers

Specifications

• Max power: 1480 HP
• Wingspan: 1651 cm
• Length: 1254.8 cm
• Height: 530 cm
• Weight: 6058 kg
• Top speed: 595 km/h
• Crew: 1
• Armament: 20 mm x 4, 12.7 mm x 4

Gallery

The Mosquito in the arcade attract demo of Strikers 1945 II

The Mosquito (bottom), along with the Ta152 and P-38 in the console intro of Strikers 1945 II

The Mosquito in the console attract demo of Strikers 1945 II

DH-98 Mosquito Fighters Index model

A desert-camouflaged Mosquito in the Strikers' hangar

The Mosquito in console versions of Strikers 1945 II

The Mosquito in the Android version of Strikers 1945 II

The Mosquito as a partner in the Android version of Strikers 1945 II

The Mosquito in Strikers 1945 World War

The Mosquito as a partner in Strikers 1945 World War

The Mosquito firing Consecutive Rocket Missiles

The Mosquito throwing a Royal Napalm at Level 1

The Mosquito throwing Royal Napalms at Level 2

The Mosquito throwing Royal Napalms at Level 3

Mosquito FB Fighters Index model

Mosquito Fighter Bombers in the Strikers' hangar

A large Mosquito fighter bomber (Mk. VI), with green cammies and black and white invasion stripes on the wings and near the tail

A formation of large Mosquito fighter bombers...

...followed by another formation of smaller Mosquito fighter bombers in Strikers 1945 II

A Mosquito fighter (desert camo) compared to a Mosquito fighter bomber (green camo)

DH-98 Mosquito ending illustration 1

Ending illustration 2

Ending illustration 3

Ending illustration 4

Two-player mode ending illustration

A formation of large Mosquito fighter bombers which appear to be dropping bombs...

...followed by another formation of smaller Mosquito fighter bombers in Strikers 1945 Plus

The Mosquito firing Consecutive Rocket Missiles at Level 1 in Strikers 1945 Collection

The Mosquito firing Consecutive Rocket Missiles at Level 2 in Strikers 1945 Collection

The Mosquito firing Consecutive Rocket Missiles at Level 3 in Strikers 1945 Collection

The Mosquito firing Consecutive Rocket Missiles at Level 4 in Strikers 1945 Collection

A formation of Mosquito fighter bombers in Strikers 1945 Collection

The DH-98 Mosquito character puzzle in Strikers 1945 Collection

Trivia

• This is the second playable aircraft to be demoted to support aircraft in the later games. The first was the P-51 Mustang from Strikers 1945.
• This and Ki-84 Hayate are the only aircraft in one of the single player ending illustrations that has crash landed.