Spit IX

[hazed-]

I think maybe youre jumping the gun....

any discussion about perking the spitix in the CT is FOR the CT.
at one point i thought the spitIX at 10 perks and the 190a5 at 5 perks was fair.
Then they both became available.are you sure they meant perk the spitix in MA too?

[-ammo-]

Originally posted by hazed-:
I think maybe youre jumping the gun....

any discussion about perking the spitix in the CT is FOR the CT.
at one point i thought the spitIX at 10 perks and the 190a5 at 5 perks was fair.
Then they both became available.are you sure they meant perk the spitix in MA too?

yes

[mw]

One could make an argument that
this Spit IX should be perked.  If the Spit IX varients were properly modeled the LF IX would give 190s a headache and the HF IX would give the 109s fits.

 

[Buzzbait]

S!

In my opinion anyone who does a decent job of flying a 51D, G10 or D9 can make mincemeat out of this Spit IX.  At whatever altitude.

A G2 is a good match, same with the A5.

But if ya wanna turn with me when I'm in one...  Well  

And if ya get under me and you don't have a big E advantage...  Well  

All I can say is GOOD LUCK!

[Urchin]

Getting under one is not THAT big a deal- you just have to keep going down.  If I dive below a Spit thats really moving, I just keep going, nothing to it.

[StSanta]

I gotta say that the Spit is a very easy plane to fly. And extremely easy to kill in. And not that hard to survive in.

In the CT there was a number issue so I switched to the allied side to fly spits vs the dreaded evil Nazi scum. Met Saw and Hazed and another 109. The first 109 went down very quickly; Hazed and saw I needed some help with. Once I had the speed up to the same as their A5's, in the co alt fight they had no chance. They couldn't really run: if they put the nose down I'd have blasted them - not that they dinnae try to get some separation.

Fly it like you would the G2 or G6 and it's a very competent and lethal plane. its good turning bility tempts one into turning a wee bit too much though  

[Karnak]

StSanta,

Yes, but replace those fighters with 1944 fighters.

I flew it in the MA tonight agianst lots of P-51s, a bunch of La-7s, a few Typhoons and an F4U.  They just come in and keep on going.  Spit can't get the co-e.  When its up against fighters that are 40 to 60 mph faster, and those fighters fly to their strength, the Spit is SOL.

[Pepe]

Karnak,

Only if your are low, and against La-7. I think a Spit can disengage by climbing from a Pony and and a Typhoon, not to mention that is very difficult for the fast planes to get a good firing solution on a Spit without risking a snapshot (remember Hispanos).

Spit at 25k and over is deadly for any other plane, if they don't treat her with extreme respect.

Spits are not so good in a Many vs. Many environment. 1 vs. 1 is a different story.

Just my oppinion.  

Cheers,

Pepe