Tip, in order not to fragment a discussion it is best to keep responses within the original thread.
That was a typo or mental breakdown, perhaps I was mistaking him for M. Chevalier??
Char d'Assault, isn't that a tank or armored vehicle?
There is a mod which allows for the merging of several threads, I've adopted it on the test forum, but haven't been able to test it thoroughly.
Both Avions/Jets book and the Ailes de Gloire books on the Bloch fighter are very nice, although I haven't had the time to dig in the Avions title.
Didn't the Bloch 150/151/152 suffer from poor range, to the point of it being an operational liability?
Also comparing the Bloch 170-series to the Mosquito is somewhat stretching it...
In the end any a/c is only as good as the sum of its parts, the engine included...how many promising types were handicapped by poor engines, too many to name.