as some of you are fully aware off, alot of spits had clipped wings but few ingame have these? which is strange because im pretty sure nearly all the later marks had clipped as default
and like… this changed the spitfires flight characteristics, pictured below is a mkvii
isnt the mk XVI one with clipped wings?
it was the first with clipped not the last, clipped became basically a new default
since 1941 the majority of spitfires were produced with the wing tips, as they were constructed separately tho… people added it because it looked prettier which is why the majority of those still flying have full wings now as they can be attached and detached
the reason for the clipping was to “improve combat characteristics” so like… i just think it be a cool modification or smth
The Belgian Mk XIVe has clipped wings.
UK
Spitfire F MK.XVI = Clipped wings
Prendengast’s Spitfire FR Mk.XIVe = Clipped wings
FR
Spitfire FR Mk.XIVe (belgian) = Clipped wings
Israel
Spitfire FR Mk.IX = Clipped wings
oh intresting, why is it only those ones tho?
I was just about to say this exists, did they remove it from sale? Owned it for years so can’t tell.
yep. hence why i didnt realise there was one in game, 2 in other nations, 1 foldered and one is a premium that you cant obtain anymore. idk why they dont make it a modification all spits can have
Cause that’s a flight model change as well as a different version of that Spitfire.
So I am. ^^
did gaijin say no to modifications that change the flight model? that sucksss cuz like. they wouldnt add another 10 spitfires to britian would they?
I find it odd that although there are 4 clipped wing Spitfires not one of the LF variants is on that list as they all have standard tips.
Considering the clipped wing is mostly associated with the LF types built specifically for low altitude fighting the total ommission is somewhat surprising. It would open up a range of new Spitfire family types to add to the paucity that curently exist - only 31 so far, plus a mere 9 premiums - surely worth the investment.
The Israel one is labelled as an LF:
I would like to see a few more clipped wing Spitfires … Gotta fix that paucity! :)
Not according to the screenshot direct from the vehicle tree preview
The Xray labels the engine as the correct Merlin 66 but its 200hp short on power as it should have a sustained 1300hp+ according to the wartime test reports (and 1750hp boosted for 5min @5.5k ft)
Gaijjn need to either correct the data or the model because it can’t be both F(CW) and LF(CW)as they are mutually exclusive.
Is that the base (i.e. no engine upgrades) figures? Do you know how the engine power mods factor in to comparing against real life figures? (Meaning, should the fully upgraded engine be equivalent of the real world figure, or should it be starting from the real life figures and the game mods add more?)
These are the values with all the engine mods:
Ok i missed the mods that would boost the power, but that also demonstrates my point that either the vehicle or the description must be wrong as it can’t be both F and LF at the same time.
Obviously the description is wrong so its still a big XXX on Gaijjns part if they can’t manage the basics of matching vehicle name and title card with what the model actually depicts. If its an LF call it an LF! They managed it with Weizmans standard tlp LF.IXe.
gaijin hates britian. accept it
tho i do like the buff they gave the CR3 recently by keeping it at 11.7… it should be lower tho…
there are at 4 Clipped spitfires in game
UK: one TT and one Premium
FR: one belgian in TT
ISR: one TT
