I have noticed little difference between 60% and 100% rad when it comes to oil temp. With either engine doesn’t overheat, only oil does and only way to stop it is to lower engine output by a good 5% through prop pitch (depending on alt, at 5000 the performance drop is so hige, you can use 100% without overheating).
LF Mk IX at low alt requires either removing huge part of engine power or 100% radiator. So it’s indeed tricky, you have to constantly adjust either for lower speed acceleration and climb, or for speed. Still easier than german prop pitch adjustment :P
Gaijin is probably not lowering air temp at alt because thay would actually encourage people to fight at higher alt more. And this game is so broken, there’s 0 reason for typical player (a.malicious troll) to come back down.
My personal favourite is the F Mk XIVe. It is the one I have the best k/d for. I prefer the XIV over the LF IX at 5.7 because it’s speed allows you to keep up with p51 H and gives you a better chance of chasing down those annoying Ju 288s.
How do i should work with mec on early spitfires? Mk I, Mk II? Mainly oil is overheating, but no oil radiator, so open rad not help too much, I trying decrease prop pitch to 90%, and of course I don’t use WEP, only in fight or zoom climbing for example. I try to work with throttle, reduce it to 80% when there is an opportunity, but even then, overheating is a high stakes game.
So, please, can you advise me?
Good example:
Yesterday I got into a 1v3 situation with the Mk IIa (vs I-185, P-38 and Hurricane) and I had to turning, I got I-185, P-38 was killed by a teammate very soon after that, my speed was decreasing rapidly during this and than I stayed in the low speed turning against the hurricane, I had to keep turning, already on the deck, he couldn’t get on my six, nor could I get on his six, I waited for my teammate to take him down, it took forever, when it was over, my engine was overheated so much that i can’t cooled it. I didn’t reach the airport. That engine couldn’t handle a longer stay at a speed of only 250 km in which my turning duel with the hurricane took place, and I didn’t even have full throttle during this.
It doesn’t. Hence Ta-152H going 300IAS overheats oil like crazy at 7000m. You have to drop the power by around 8% for it to not overheat. Interestingly doesn’t matter what the max engine power at certain alt is. It’s 2000? You need 1850. . It’s 1560 at 6700m? You need 1450. It still overheats at 8500 which is the main reason trying to utilise superior supercharger fails, because you have to drop throttle/engine RPM and run 100% rads to not cook.