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Title: Spitfire screenshot: What's that 50 cal option doing in that 1942 Spit 9?
Post by: 1K3 on October 13, 2005, 02:21:00 PM: 1942 spits 9s were NEVER loaded with cal option until late war.
Title: Spitfire screenshot: What's that 50 cal option doing in that 1942 Spit 9?
Post by: Kev367th on October 13, 2005, 02:38:27 PM: Plus -
There was NEVER a Spitfire IXc.

Icon tag should read "Spit F IX" only.
Title: Spitfire screenshot: What's that 50 cal option doing in that 1942 Spit 9?
Post by: Skuzzy on October 13, 2005, 03:39:18 PM: Kev, the 'c' designator was meant for internal use only. It has been removed from the WEB page.
Title: Re: Spitfire screenshot: What's that 50 cal option doing in that 1942 Spit 9?
Post by: Bruno on October 13, 2005, 03:51:13 PM: Quote
Originally posted by 1K3
1942 spits 9s were NEVER loaded with cal option until late war.

I didn't see .50 cals, I just see 4 x .303s...

(http://www.hitechcreations.com/superfly/spit94.jpg)

Please point to the .50s...
Title: Spitfire screenshot: What's that 50 cal option doing in that 1942 Spit 9?
Post by: Pyro on October 13, 2005, 04:04:05 PM: I don't see it either. Please point it out.
Title: Spitfire screenshot: What's that 50 cal option doing in that 1942 Spit 9?
Post by: Kev367th on October 13, 2005, 04:27:28 PM: I think he got confused by the stubs outboard of the 20mm's.

The stub would represent the area where the other 2 20mms could have been fitted. As it is an early Mk IX based on a Mk V airframe the layout is correct.
Also the small blister on the upper wing is correct.

Skuzzy - cc, just thought I'd point it out in case it was an error.

Maybe model the V with a large blister if the occasion ever arose to give us a 4x20mm spit V (hint)
NICE JOB by the way, looks great!!!
Title: Re: Spitfire screenshot: What's that 50 cal option doing in that 1942 Spit 9?
Post by: Karnak on October 13, 2005, 04:35:23 PM: Quote
Originally posted by 1K3
1942 spits 9s were NEVER loaded with cal option until late war.

The Spitfire F.Mk IX had universal wings which could, technically, take four 20mm cannons. The stub is where the second cannon would go. In practice the option was never used, but the stub outboard of the 20mm cannon is always there on a universal winged Spit.

On the "e" wing the .50 cal is mounted inboard of the 20mm cannon.
Title: Spitfire screenshot: What's that 50 cal option doing in that 1942 Spit 9?
Post by: 1K3 on October 13, 2005, 04:39:09 PM: sry all, i panicked:p and yes i got confused by the stubs outboard of the 20mm's.
Title: Spitfire screenshot: What's that 50 cal option doing in that 1942 Spit 9?
Post by: Krusty on October 13, 2005, 05:16:05 PM: tsk tsk, IK3.. ;)
Title: Spitfire screenshot: What's that 50 cal option doing in that 1942 Spit 9?
Post by: Guppy35 on October 14, 2005, 12:04:18 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Kev367th
Plus -
There was NEVER a Spitfire IXc.

Icon tag should read "Spit F IX" only.

Kev's on it before I had the chance :) Nice work!
Title: Spitfire screenshot: What's that 50 cal option doing in that 1942 Spit 9?
Post by: Elyeh on October 14, 2005, 07:44:49 AM: In the cockpit screen shot... At the bottom of the glass on the right side....
Is it supposed to curve like that? Also why is the ammo counter at the bottom now? Will we be able to read the gagues in the new spits are will it be like the P-47n where is a real dark cockpit?

Just curious