Without almost 10% of engine power, but still 5.7? If it doesn’t have 150 octane just because it was seized, then why USSR FW190 has NW50? Not only German Tempest, such as Spitfire MK22, Typhoon and Hornet Mk.I, even they have less engine power, but still need to be the same, unless their BR is reduced, I don’t think that’s worth purchasing
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not necessarily a big enough difference to warrant a different BR
then dont buy it
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Just in Gaijin’s eyes
rubbish
i think you mean “just not in my eyes”, its very subjective and if thats your opinion then sure
then do buy it? i dont get what you mean
And that could be your opinion, then okay whatever you think.
Maybe you could translate it as “useless words.”
i mean yeah thats kinda my point, but you can only know your own opinion so saying
this is kinda presumptive
okay but like im not wrong, if you dont like it just dont buy it, you can always just use the british one which does get your favourite 150 octane
Yeah, that’s what I’m talking about, also for Hornet and Spitfire MK22
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yes ultimately not every difference is enough to change a vehicles BR
this is why making the max BR difference per game 0.7 is objectively worse than just having actual decompression
because having +/-1.0 allows for more minor differences to affect the BR of a vehicle whereas +/-0.7 allows for less of that than we currently have
that is likely because you can charge the MW-50 system with water alone and still get a power boost from it due to the cooling effect increasing the air density in the cylinders, although that would only give between 20 and 30% of the boost the 50/50 methanol water mix would. It also wasn’t uncommon for the Germans to run the system on water alone either, particularly later in the war with the bombing of synthetic fuel plants hindering production, so while it would probably be more “realistic” for the USSR and late war German planes to receive a lower boost level then the mid war German planes, but we all know how Gaijin is with nuances like that.
The Hornet MK1 Vs MK3 is a balance decision to keep them the same BR with the MK1 having a lighter airframe.
I have to assume the Typhoon is also a balance decision as the Sabre 2A engine has a higher horse power rating and increased boost pressure, that or Gaijin confused the power rating of the prototype Sabre 2 with the production variant that was ~100hp lower than the original test engine. Frankly the whole Typhoon thing is weird due to the 1B (late) having the early production Sabre 2 engine and the 1B having the later production Sabre 2A engine.
Wasn’t the Spitfire MK22/24 intentional to make them different BRs origionaly? If I recall the 22 was 6.7 and the 24 7.0, then they moved the 24 down because it was going to be fighting Mig-15s and F-86s when they got moved down, the 22 was too good to put down as well, so they just ended up the same BR. I assume they don’t give the 22 150 octane so people still grind the 24, it would be redundant if the 22 got 150 octane as the only other difference is modified rocket racks and extra fuel capacity.
Frankly I wish they would stop bring back all these captured vehicles altogether, but gotta get those FOMO sales I guess.
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thats the real answer, indeed itd be nice if they stopped getting putting back on sale
like its always funny when people complain about copy and paste an stuff like “oooh if everyone has a leopard 2a4 nobody will have any reason to play germany” because that type of copy paste has kinda always been in the game with the captured fighters and people still play all the nations
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The Tempests’ problem isn’t really their engine power, its that their fucking rudders lock up at speeds they easily reach in level flight (600kph), meaning they can run like hell but cannot actually use their speed and acceleration well unless facing idiots to play into your hands.
And this is hardly the first instance of planes lacking features the corresponding other versions had. I’m all for the Russian Dora to get at least 250-500kg bombs, the German P-47s to get 250-500kg bombs, the German Wellington to get German bombs and frankly even up to an SC1800 (same weight as the 4000lb cookie after all), so on and so forth.
Accurately, it is about 200HP diff, and Gaijin knows that because in AB the Typhoon’s BR is 3.7. Gaijin always forgets these low BR vehicles.
for 10 years ago, spitfire MK22 is 6.3 and MK24 is 6.7, and then they move to 6.7/7.0 for a long time, and F86/MIG15 should not able to see them when they are 8.3, Spitfire MK22 is pretty close to MK14, with better fire power and high speed performance, but worse in low speed, considering Spitfire MK9’s situation(4 guns and 2 guns), it shouldn’t be 6.7, 6.3 is fair enongh, the 150 fuel will provide about 300HP difference, that is pretty critcal in a same plane( like Re22005, but Gaijin just move all of them 6.3 XD)
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Back then in game the Mk.24 also had Hispano Mk.Vs equipped instead of Mk.IIs, another feature setting both Spitfire versions apart from each other.
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Russia doesn’t use NW50 when they test FW190D, and also Germany has a similar fuel which close to 150 Octane fuel called “C2”, however it is pretty expensive so they choose C3.
I would say it should be 6.3, but it would honestly be mental to have a mk22 which is a pretty punchy griffon spit and a LF mkIX at the same BR, almost like prop BRs ought to go up to 7.7 so theres far less compression
LF MKIX’s FM is better than spitfireMK22, so it doesn’t matter