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Offline Urchin

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« Reply #15 on: April 26, 2006, 03:04:08 PM »
Oh, I dunno.. I've been bore n zoomed by a fair share of the Spit 16 pilots I run into in the MA.

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« Reply #16 on: April 26, 2006, 03:08:28 PM »
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Oh, I dunno.. I've been bore n zoomed by a fair share of the Spit 16 pilots I run into in the MA.
Yeah but these guys are easy kills since they cant fly a spit to start with.

Anyone in a spit above 6k should just go back to their P51s et-al. LOLH

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« Reply #17 on: April 26, 2006, 05:16:57 PM »
Im sure this has been asked before and I missed it...so call me kooky for asking....why's the Spit14 perked?

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« Reply #18 on: April 26, 2006, 05:51:52 PM »
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Im sure this has been asked before and I missed it...so call me kooky for asking....why's the Spit14 perked?


Maybe time to try it for a tour un-perked and see what happens.

Most newbs will still use the XVI because its a higher number, therefore must be better :) .

In the case of the MA the XVI is more suited to the low alt furballs anyway.

Maybe even time to try the Ta-152 free also, the only other really high alt performer (P-47N) is free.
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« Reply #19 on: April 26, 2006, 06:03:42 PM »
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why's the Spit14 perked?

The RAF is not allowed any 1944 or later free rides. HTC policy which you agreed uppon by clicking OK during installation.

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« Reply #20 on: April 26, 2006, 10:10:35 PM »
At least the Spit 14 is on roughly even terms with the nonperked 1944-1945 planes.  

The Ta-152 has the unique distinction of being the only perk plane that will be utterly dominated by 90% of the planeset.

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« Reply #21 on: April 26, 2006, 10:35:09 PM »
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The RAF is not allowed any 1944 or later free rides. HTC policy which you agreed uppon by clicking OK during installation.

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Lol
Hence the XVI is at the same power levels as a 1943 LF IX, and not boosted to its late 1944 levels.
Even the LF IX started using 25lbs (limited numbers) in May 1944!
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« Reply #22 on: April 26, 2006, 10:42:25 PM »
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The RAF is not allowed any 1944 or later free rides. HTC policy which you agreed uppon by clicking OK during installation.

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Or how about the fact that the MK XVI is the same as a LF IX .
Ohh and the LF IX went into squadron service in March of 43 at 18lb boost.
In March of 44 they were approved to use 21lb boost.
So basically the XVI is a "43" plane.


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« Reply #23 on: April 26, 2006, 10:50:09 PM »
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Or how about the fact that the MK XVI is the same as a LF IX .
Ohh and the LF IX went into squadron service in March of 43 at 18lb boost.
In March of 44 they were approved to use 21lb boost.
So basically the XVI is a "43" plane.


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Lol,
One correction -
Wasn't 21lbs ( that was the XIV), LF IX started using 25lbs operationally May 1944.
Spit XIV started using 21lbs approx July 1944.
Whole of 2TAF Spits were given clearance for 25lbs or 21lbs (mark dependant) boost Dec 1944.

Funnily enough the ONLY Spit we have at its full wartime boost is the Mk I !!! LOLOLOL

Your right though, the XVI is a 1943 LF IX with an 'e' wing in place of the 'c' wing.
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« Reply #24 on: April 26, 2006, 10:57:00 PM »
« Last Edit: April 26, 2006, 10:59:03 PM by Bronk »
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« Reply #25 on: April 26, 2006, 11:24:25 PM »
I hate to repeat myself but I'll do it...just this once :)

How bout a 1943 clipped wing low alt Spit and forget the 16? :D

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« Reply #26 on: April 27, 2006, 12:05:51 AM »
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Maybe even time to try the Ta-152 free also, the only other really high alt performer (P-47N) is free.


have to admit, i was completely suprised when i found out the jug N was free following its release.  i then thought it was free for the first month only... then realised it would always be free.

it really is suprising a 470mph plane which can fly and shoot forever is not perked, when such a mediocre plane in the TA152 is.
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« Reply #27 on: April 27, 2006, 02:22:43 AM »
i mess with the 47s sometimes(when i need to hit towns).  I like the d model better, for me the biggest difference between the two is that the d has dive brakes and the n doesnt.  The n is faster but u only c 470 at 30k and with ur wep blasting.  And at 30k ur goin to be really lonely.  They both feel heavy but the n rolls better and i think turns alittle sharper. But when u put that big nose down and u pack on too much speed the dive brakes save u from eating the deck. And that jug aint no turn fighter.

The spit 16 i feel should be perked at least some.  It puts the other spits out of business.  Only other spit u might run into is a seaspit.  Since alot of the fights in ah happen below 10k i think the spit 16 is superior to the 14.  The only thing that would keep the spit 16 from being perked is the ammo load.  Against a set of lacs ur more likely to run out of ammo then takein them down.  Its like 500 mg and 200 cannons, if u go 4 a snap shot u might be screwed later on.  All the planes i run hav 50 cals and 200 rounds wouldnt cut it.

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« Reply #28 on: April 27, 2006, 02:41:15 AM »
Well they could leave the Ta 152 perked if only they gave it the performance it deserves not the sorry excuse of code it is now.

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« Reply #29 on: April 27, 2006, 03:50:36 AM »
I fly the Spit16 from time to time (my squad is considering going British planes only as well) and pretty much that is the only real plane to use out of the Spitfire family. Aside from maybe the SeafireIIc for carrier ops and the occasional 9 or I for fun.

I still think that a lot more rides should be perked with some kind of price. Even if in the single digits pilots can afford it and the new guys can rack up the perks to get the cooler rides faster rather than waiting nearly a month to try out the 262 in the MA.

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