This is such a silly argument, honestly. The Spitfire Mk VIII isn’t even in the game yet, so calling it copy-paste makes no sense. Yeah, I get it - you’ll say it’ll be copy-paste if the British or Australian versions get added later. But I’m suggesting it as a much-needed pure dogfighter for the US tree, which desperately lacks these. If it’s added, it’ll probably be premium, and it won’t affect you one bit anyway.
If you’re still dead set on calling it copy-paste no matter what, fine, cool. The suggestion stays valid because, unlike some war trophy captures that never saw combat, this American Spitfire Mk VIII actually had a significant service history. That’s just a fact - you cannot change that - only you can vote however you want and move on.
I say it’s copy paste because Britain should be the first to get their own aircraft, not the US or any other nation. The idea that the US should get this before Britain is far sillier. As for ‘need’, first of all, if a vehicle is ‘needed’, then it shouldn’t be premium, as it then becomes paygated, which means players who ‘need’ it can’t get it. As for the US ‘needing’ this aircraft, it doesn’t. US has plenty of good fighter planes throughout the tiers. It doesn’t have a need for a Spitfire.
+1 the US getting Spitfires? Sure I don’t mind as long as the UK receives US planes it uses in return.
The UK doesn’t have it yet? I don’t care if the UK gets it first or both in the same update as long as the UK gets it(and the second half of the other thing I said happens.)
Ok, and I never actually said that in my suggestion. But since we’re talking, here’s my take: Ideally, Gaijin should add this version to the British tree first. Better yet, why not add it to both the US and UK trees in one same patch? Everyone wins. No effort is required to do this if the model is already made.
By the way, I’ve already made a suggestion for the British tree (in case you missed it).
Different Spitfire model, that’s Spitfire LF Mk IXc based on the older Mk V airframe. For the Mk VIII, it would be a completely new model and new addition to the game.
+1
As long as Spitfire Mk.8 doesn’t exist in WT yet,
I don’t mind that the US gets this variant
Only if we get first.
or needed to add at least in same update.
I don’t want to see another Arkhangelsk case ever again.
(She is British-built Revenge class BB but added only for soviets)
Eh… I am unsure about another two Mk. V are urgent for US TT, though.
Maybe A6M2 might be enough for a low-BR turnfighter role.
By the way, this might be off-topic,
It is quite funny to see that Mister Pangoiln, who spammed -1 on every ‘copy-paste-ish’ suggestion in March 2025, supported this idea in September 2024, though.
-1 why add a very very iconically British fighter to the US. The harrier I can understand since it was used a lot by the USMC, but Spitfires? Not so much afaik (at least relative to other aircraft)
That’s exactly what I’m hoping for, too. Just to be clear, I already made a suggestion for the Mark VIII in the British tree (see above), so I’m 100% supportive of adding these for all nations that historically used them. I’ve personally played and grinded both the US and UK aviation trees, so you know I’m not biased here.
But here’s the thing: the American A6M2 got removed from the US tree and isn’t available for new players anymore. Sure, it might come back once a year as some overpriced premium. That’s exactly why the Mk V models would make perfect replacements - they actually have extensive US combat records in the Mediterranean theater. They are making more sense than the A6M2, anyway.
Because this Spitfire actually fought and served with the American fighter groups in Italy. It had gotten the combat records to prove it. That’s exactly why I think it would make a nice premium for the US tree, complete with those sweet American camouflage schemes.
In addition, if I can fly different American Spitfires in other flight sims, why shouldn’t War Thunder have them, too? That’s my wishful thought.
Eh idk. It just doesn’t really sit well with me, I mean not really having pure dogfighters is part of US WW2 aviation. If there is a domestic option that fills similar role sure, but there shouldn’t have to be a very iconically foreign aircraft to fills this gap.
I want F-15 in service from other countries (Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Qatar) to be in US so it wouldnt really be fair for me to ask for a spitfire for the US
From what I remember, the Americans used the Spitfire from early '42 to mid-'44. 31st and 52nd Fighter Groups used the thing mainly out of Italy, and a considerable chunk of their aces got their Ace Status in the Spitfire.
As a British main, I always thought that was quite a shame. :P
especially when I saw plenty of US players trying dogfight in Thunderbolts or Hellcats and burnt by Yak, Spitfire or Zeros.
With some jokes, what if they were armed in Spitfire instead…? XD
Yeah, the MiGs are stretching things a bit. Though it is interesting to note that the US is still among the largest operators of the MiG-21, for example.
