Russian Spits

[Rob52240]

I don't know how to make skins but these might be cool.

[EskimoJoe]

We do have a 'custom sounds and skins' forum, just FYI.

Also, somebody will be along shortly to tell you why these profiles
wouldn't be allowed.

[Rob52240]

Because they were lend lease planes?

[shotgunneeley]

Because they were lend lease planes?

P-39q and brewster have soviet and Finnish skins, respectively, but were both American designs

[Ack-Ack]

Because they were lend lease planes?

The Soviets really didn't like them and the Soviet Spitfires were quickly withdrawn from the frontlines to rearguard operations under the PVO.  Don't know why people would be against including Soviet Spitfire skins.  Before they were withdrawn from the frontlines, the Soviet Spitfires did see action in both the general war and in the Continuation War with the Finns.


ack-ack

[Motherland]

Also, somebody will be along shortly to tell you why these profiles
wouldn't be allowed.

They are allowed, we have VVS skins for the Spitfire MK V, XI, and XVI IIRC.

[Karnak]

The Soviets really didn't like them and the Soviet Spitfires were quickly withdrawn from the frontlines to rearguard operations under the PVO.  Don't know why people would be against including Soviet Spitfire skins.  Before they were withdrawn from the frontlines, the Soviet Spitfires did see action in both the general war and in the Continuation War with the Finns.


ack-ack

As far as I recall, they did like them quite a bit.  They stayed in service in the Soviet Union until well after WWII was over.

[icepac]

Wasn't there a russian hurricane with a rear gunner?

[Karnak]

Wasn't there a russian hurricane with a rear gunner?

No.

[Raphael]

._. a rear gunner?!

"During WW II, several Hawker Hurricanes were delivered to the Soviet Union, and were subject to numerous modifications, some rather far-going. In one of the modified batches the Hurricanes were equipped with additional post for a rear gunner with a ShKAS machine gun. These aircraft were used for long range artillery spotting. The gunner was also a spotter to correct the artillery fire. In order to facilitate his task, a port was cut out in the bottom of the aeroplane. Some 20 aircraft were converted that way. They flew in Leningrad, Volkhov, Kalinin Fronts."

IS THIS TRUE?!

[Guppy35]

Top Spitfire is a recce bird and unarmed.  The other profiles are speculative based on less then perfect photos. 

[Tilt]

As far as I recall, they did like them quite a bit.  They stayed in service in the Soviet Union until well after WWII was over.

IIRC they didn't like the Merlin engine. It was not up to the usual standard of VVS frontline maintenanace and required fuel the VVS did not have in any abundance. An additive was developed and used with Spitfires and Hurricanes to over come the problem of fuel but still the Merlin was seen as "sensitive" beside Klimov, Ash and Allison engines.

[stealth]

Russian acsent plus spitfire = awesome. Good day my friends.
+1

[MachFly]

We have one for Spitfire mk IX.




I personally like to fly planes with the skins from the country that made it, but I guess I can say +1 to this as it seems there are people who want to fly with those skins.

[Imowface]

IIRC they didn't like the Merlin engine. It was not up to the usual standard of VVS frontline maintenanace and required fuel the VVS did not have in any abundance. An additive was developed and used with Spitfires and Hurricanes to over come the problem of fuel but still the Merlin was seen as "sensitive" beside Klimov, Ash and Allison engines.

this, and the AA gunners kept on mistaking them for Bf-109's