Perking Spit 16

[caldera]

None of the Spits should be perked.

Instead, there should be a "Hispano Tax" of $1 for every sortie flown with Hispano-equipped aircraft.  That money could go into development of aircraft that don't have those horrible things. 

[PJ_Godzilla]

Last night a dedicated spixteen pilot got his arse handed to him by a spit9 in 2 turns The 16 doesn't need a perk value but that spit9.....wow! What a beast that thing is 

I killed an F4u-1D from a Spit IX last night. He was hassling one of my countrymen. It was pretty easy to latch under and behind. Those hawgs can't see back there. Then I just maneuvered until I was within 200yds and he went all crumply-like. I was short on ammo and fuel by the time that occurred so I put the nose down and got out of the fur. Busted a buff with one too, though that is my least-loved task for the type - and for obvious reasons.

Damn dangerous bird, that Spit IX... and with an ENY of 20, it perks you pretty well, I think... though I admit to approximately zero knowledge of the interaction b/w perkies and the ENY of the ac from which you score.

Can we just reduce this whole thing to absurdity any more? Perhaps we should perk the P40E. It's so scary.

[Karnak]

None of the Spits should be perked.

Instead, there should be a "Hispano Tax" of $1 for every sortie flown with Hispano-equipped aircraft.  That money could go into development of aircraft that don't have those horrible things. 

Or you could just remove all the British aircraft from after 1940 and all the P-38s and all of the players who like those aircraft.

[guncrasher]

Last night a dedicated spixteen pilot got his arse handed to him by a spit9 in 2 turns The 16 doesn't need a perk value but that spit9.....wow! What a beast that thing is 

most people think spit16 are 109's with hispanos on it.  give a spit8 or 9 a little e and you better think twice about roping.  I specially like the p38's that get too confident try to rope and end up watching their tail pass them by on the way down  .


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[LLogann]

We'd still have the Mossie!!!!  Screw the SAPPERS!!!!!   

Or you could just remove all the British aircraft from after 1940 and all the P-38s and all of the players who like those aircraft.

[Plawranc]

SPITFIRES = WIN

End of discussion

[firemike]

With the subject of the good pilot is deadly in a spit theory in mind...a





I would like to point out that a lot of pilots in AH are very good



so i agree that spit 16s should be perked 

[Plawranc]

With the subject of the good pilot is deadly in a spit theory in mind...a





I would like to point out that a lot of pilots in AH are very good



so i agree that spit 16s should be perked 

BUT, 80% of the pilots in this game are not so good. So they need a killer to make them usefuil and tough

[Tec]

Yea, so don't take away pacman's free crutch!

[DOUG]

  the dweeb14 @5k and below (where Most of the fights occur) is one of , if not THE easiest planes to kill in game. If its above 5k, just dive and fight it on the deck. Sure its uber way the h@ll up there, but remember, there is NO intelligent life above 7k   elfy     
sorry, I responded after readin just the 1st page with the spit14 comments.Laughin so hard 4got thread was aboot the spixteen

[saantana]

With the subject of the good pilot is deadly in a spit theory in mind...a





I would like to point out that a lot of pilots in AH are very good



so i agree that spit 16s should be perked 

 

[Masherbrum]

With the subject of the good pilot is deadly in a spit theory in mind...a

I would like to point out that a lot of pilots in AH are very good

so i agree that spit 16s should be perked 

You and the OP need to head to the Training Arena's and learn ACM and try to improve your game play.   Spixteens do not need to be perked.   

[RTHolmes]

the dweeb14 @5k and below (where Most of the fights occur) is one of , if not THE easiest planes to kill in game. If its above 5k, just dive and fight it on the deck. Sure its uber way the h@ll up there, but remember, there is NO intelligent life above 7k   elfy     
sorry, I responded after readin just the 1st page with the spit14 comments.Laughin so hard 4got thread was aboot the spixteen

err the XIV is a fair bit faster than the XVI and climbs very slightly better too under 5k ....

[321BAR]

The is true, but what is relevant is what they have in AH.  In AH the Spitfire Mk IX is powered by a Merlin 61 and the Spitfire Mk VIII is powered by a Merlin 66.  Incidentally, the Spitfire Mk XVI is also powered by a Merlin 66 in AH, not the Merlin 266 it should have and is thus really a Spitfire LF.Mk IXe.

What i think they should really do is shove the Merlin 266 into the spixteen and then perk it. otherwise ill take the 300 cannon fodder noobs in spixteens flying below me in my yak or zeke and me blowing them up anyday.

err the XIV is a fair bit faster than the XVI and climbs very slightly better too under 5k ....

true but its still really hard to handle in the style of fights that happen under that altitude. i even dove out of a fight at 10k, think it was with betty and her friggn typh... and still got chased down by a SPIT V and shot down... unperk the spit 14 like they unperked that stupid Ta152

[DOUG]

err the XIV is a fair bit faster than the XVI and climbs very slightly better too under 5k ....

   cc but it cant turn 4crap down low, atleast not good ENOUGH to survive, atleast not the ones Ive come across    elfy