Originally posted by Kurfürst
Maybe it`s not about performance, but the minimal number of Spit IXs running at +25lbs most of the time.
According the Neil Stirling, there were only 2-3 Sqns running at +25 lbs during 1944, out of 37. Less than 10%... There were no XVI sqns, of course. To be honest, I thought to be a lot more around but there wasn`t.
+25lbs was not introduced in numbers until the beginnnig of 1945, by 25 Sqns - about half or less the total number of Merlin 66 engines Spitfires. I remember Kev arguing in another thread arguing that planes with so late introduction and such small numbers should not be included at all. He should apply this to the Spitfire as well, or not to any plane. Asking for the highest performing variants of your favourite type and trying to deprieve others from theirs at the same time is not very tasteful.
You know I'm really surpised I missed this one.
You really need to make your mind up.
In another forum you say 3 sqns of Spit 9 in 1944 @25lbs, followed by another 30 @25lbs in Jan 1945.
The only thing distasteful is your apparent thinking that no-one reads any other forums, so you can just put what you want and we should accept it.
Another one
"*LF MkXVIe, +25 lbs, clipped wings representing the few upboosted of 1944, and the major number of upboosted ones of 1945, the stronger armament and also giving the option of clipped wings. Bubblecanopy too, perhaps, but afaik it was really-really late, March 1945 or something, so not very representative of the IX/XVI..."
Ok thanks your advocating a Spit XVI @25lbs should be added. Mention a bubbletop and say its not very representative (I agree), but neither is as unknown number of K4's @ 1.98ata.
Finally
Originally posted by Kev367th
No the LF XVI at 18lbs boost is NOT 1944, more accurately its a 1943 Spit LF IX. Spits ran 18lbs boost starting with the Merlin 66 in 1943.
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You accuse others with ignorance on Spitfire history, but you yourself display the finest examples of it.
NO, you are wrong, it appears 95% the MkIXs did only run at +18 lbs in 1944. Yes, you are half right, +18 lbs Spit9s were around from beginning 1943, in small numbers, with 4 MkV being around for every MkIX.
You just confirmed what I said, but accuse me of being wrong.
I said they started running 18lb boost in 1943, not ALL ran 18lbs boost.
Summary - (love this bit)
Jan 1945 - 33 sqns Spit IX @ 25lbs boost = 396 operational ac
Jan 1945 - 7 sqns Spit 14 @ 21lbs boost = 84 operational ac (6 x F, 1 X FR)
Jan 1945 -
11 109-G10 definately on 1.98ata
April 1945 -
79 109K-4 running who knows what because you haven't produced one shred of concrete evidence.
Now which is the rarer bird?
Its like talking to brickwall, probably get more sense out of one.
In fact the best thing I can do is ignore you, until you produce 1 thing that proves beyond a doubt any K4s @ 1.98ata.