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===Fighting in the {{PAGENAME}}===

The Mossie, for all its speed, has a tough time of survival in the [[Main Arenas|MA]].  There are several other attack planes in the same category that suffer a similar problem of being not quite fast enough or maneuverable enough to deal with some of the top speeds of other aircraft.  The Mossie tends to make any sort of high speed drag race a long affair though which opens the door to run to help.  The best idea is to decide quickly whether you can purely out-run an enemy and do so if it is practical.  If not, then you should be very aggressive and press home your firepower at the first opportunity.  Remember, your 8 forward firing guns outclass anything else in the game and can turn a routine snapshot into an instant kill.  If you have to, Head-Ons are acceptable but you should fire early to ensure you capitalize on the superior ballistics of the Hispanos.  You may take some hits in return but a few long range hits are not likely to bring you down.  Your twin engines may also help you limp home if you happen to lose one in such an encounter.

Offensively, the Mossie is not a fighter by trade but in a pinch it could be a decent [[BnZ]]'r.  You have to be careful though as it tends to easily overshoot the target due to the poor elevator authority and inability to slow down fast enough.  The Mossie makes a great vulcher though against low aircraft on a runway, against light vehicles, or PT boats. The excellent zoom and decent sustained climb also help in maintaining the energy advantage. 
Defensively, it is a big target and therefore more likely to sustain hits from difficult shots. One of the tricks to defending against snapshots is to roll the plane in the last moment to present the attacker with the side profile instead of the top. 

Many experienced Mossie sticks suggest turning off [[combat trim]] especially before dives, as it will make recovery very difficult. In slow speeds it will trim the mosquito nose-high which, in case of a spin, makes recovery difficult. In the current state of the flight-model, due to the ineffectiveness of the elevators, the mosquito can benefit from trimming nose-up before high G turns.