Aviation
▂Spitfire Mk IXc
IV
Rank
AB
5.3
RB
5.7
SB
5.0
Battle rating
USSR
Game nation
Fighter
Main role
Premium vehicle
Status
General information
The Spitfire Mk IXc (USSR) is a premium gift Soviet fighter. It has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27.
It was made available for purchase in-game with Golden Eagles briefly after the release of Update 1.39 in November 2014, during the 2017 "Spitfire Day" mini-event, then again during the 2017 "Royal joust" mini-event. It has also been made available to commemorate the birthday of renowned Soviet pilot Vasily Macievich in April 2022 and April 2023 and gifted as a reward for the 2015 "WW2 Chronicles" event.
Camouflages:
Flight performance
Max speed
at 4,878 m
690611735632 km/h
Rate of Climb
31.822.243.322.2 m/s
Turn time
14.81714.116.4 s
Max altitude
11,500 m
Takeoff Run
320 m
Combat
flaps
flaps
Take-off
flaps
flaps
Landing
flaps
flaps
Air
brake
brake
General characteristics
Crew
1 person
Gross weight
3.4 t
Engine
Rolls-Royce Merlin-66
Length
9.1 m
Wingspan
11.3 m
Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS)
774 km/h
Mach Number Limit
0.87 M
Flap Speed Limit (IAS)
230 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS)
270 km/h
Offensive armament
2 × 20 mm Hispano Mk.II cannon
Ammunition
240 rounds
Fire rate
600 shots/min
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HEI/SAP-I/T | 22 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | |
| AP-T/HEI/SAP-I | 37 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 7 | |
| T/HEI/SAP-I/HEI/SAP-I | 22 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | |
| AP-T/T/HEI | 37 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 7 | |
| AP-T/SAP-I/HEI/AP-T | 37 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 7 | |
| HEI/HEI/SAP-I | 22 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | |
4 × 7.7 mm Browning machine gun
Ammunition
1,400 rounds
Fire rate
1,000 shots/min
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| T/AP/AP-I/Ball/Ball/I | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| T/AP/AP-I/AP-I/I | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| IT/AP-I | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| AP-I/AP-I/I | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Suspended armament
Setup 1
G.P. 500 lb Mk.IV bomb
Economy
Repair cost
AB
1,695 
RB
5,170
SB
5,236
Crew training
10,000
Experts
290,000
Aces
940 
Research Aces
960,000 
Reward multiplier
AB / RB / SB
2 x (95 / 235 / 440) %
2 x 166 %
Premium vehicle
All modifications are unlocked
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Flight performance:
6 ratings all time
Survivability:
6 ratings all time
Aerial combat:
6 ratings all time
Ground attack:
6 ratings all time
Balance:
6 ratings all time
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