Author Topic: Spit 9 guns (Read 417 times)

Target2 · « **on:** January 19, 2006, 09:05:54 AM »

Hi Guys

I was reading that the Spit 9 can have .303's or .50's. When I go to the hanger, there is no choice for the guns. Am I misinformed or is there something wrong?

Thanks

Lloyd

Karnak · « **Reply #1 on:** January 19, 2006, 10:09:42 AM »

No, you're not misinformed, just not fully informed. Saying a Spitfire is a "Spitfire Mk IX" tells us just as much as saying a Bf109 is a "Bf109G". It narrows it down some, but not nearly to specifics.

The bottom line here is that we have a Spitfire F.Mk IX powered by a Merlin 61 engine and equiped with a Universal wing. This is the Spitfire Mk IX that entered service in July, 1942. The Universal winged Spitfire could, technically, take eight .303s or two 20mm cannon and four .303s or four 20mm cannon. In practice it always carried two 20mm cannon and four .303s.

The "e" wing which had two 20mm cannons and two .50s doesn't show up until 1944 on the Spitfire LF.Mk IXe powered by the Merlin 66 (99.995% the same airplane as the Spitfire Mk XVI we have) and Spitfire HF.Mk IXe powered by the Merlin 70.

The Spitfire Mk IX in AH covers the initial introduction of two stage, two gear Merlins to Spitfires, the Mk VIII covers the next stage of it and the Mk XVI covers the peak Merlin Spits.

Target2 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 19, 2006, 11:07:15 AM »

Thanks Karnak

Kev367th · « **Reply #3 on:** January 19, 2006, 11:12:18 AM »

Should add -
Prior to the model update our Spit IX could be be loaded with the 4x.303 or the 50cals.
As has been pointed out for a 1942 Merlin 61 F IX it was incorrect, as was the ability to carry ord.

Luckily, we now has a very reasonable Spit lineup with only the later XVI (LF IXe) and XIV having 50 cals.
All the earlier ones (except the I) have the correct 2x20mm and 4x.303.

Still like to see a V with 4x20mm option.
Or the 'old' V back as a 1943 clipped LF Vc

DoKGonZo · « **Reply #4 on:** January 19, 2006, 12:41:01 PM »

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Originally posted by Kev367th
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Still like to see a V with 4x20mm option.
Or the 'old' V back as a 1943 clipped LF Vc

I'm more intrigued by that Hurri II with the 12 .303's ... could add more to the MA than yet another quad-Hispano plane.

Kazaa · « **Reply #5 on:** January 20, 2006, 02:28:37 AM »

Karnak, dam you really know your stuff. Knowledge is the bomb baby

>=)