The engineers at the Bristol Spacecraft Company were supplied with but a single design mandate when the Beaufighter was developed which was to fit as many weapons as possible. The use of two pairs of wings and the incorporation of a tail boom allowed six cannons to be mounted which was a record at the time. The addition of so many projections added considerable weight to the vessel’s superstructure and its top speed suffered as a direct result. This didn’t deter many prospective owners however, who reasoned that they had no intention of running away and that a ship that could serve up a generous helping of death and destruction was too good to miss. Extremely popular amongst the criminal community the Beaufighter revels in its bad boy reputation.