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Prendergast's Spitfire FR Mk XIVe
IV
Rank
AB
5.3
RB
5.7
SB
5.3
Battle rating
Great Britain
Game nation
Fighter
Main role
Premium vehicle
Status
General information

Prendergast's Spitfire FR Mk XIVe is a premium gift British fighter. It was introduced as a premium pack in Update 1.49 "Weapons of Victory" and was removed from the store after the 2018 Independence Day Summer Sale. It has been made available again for the 2018 "Royal Air Force Centenary", the 2020 "80th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain" events, and the 2021 May sale. It has also been available in-game for Golden Eagles for a limited time during the 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 "Battle of Britain Day" mini-events.

The plane is painted after the camouflage scheme of the plane Canadian pilot James Prendergast used in the No.414 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force, flying reconnaissance and ground attack missions over Europe before the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day.

The Spitfire FR Mk. XIVe was a purpose built low altitude Reconnaissance Airframe. This plane is an example of the 1945 "e" equipped with a clipped "e" type wing, allowing it to mount the respectable armament of 2 cannons and two .50 calibre, a camera for reconnaissance and have a bubble canopy. The short wing tips vastly increase the roll rate of the aircraft but sacrifice some horizontal and vertical manoeuvrability. The powerful Griffon Mk.65 allowed it to climb better than the majority of enemy fighters at nearly all attitudes; however, the performance drop at altitudes, compared to full winged XIVe's is noticeable.


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Flight performance
Max speed
at 8,077 m 730676776698 km/h
Rate of Climb 23.718.13218.1 m/s
Turn time 20.122.418.821.5 s
Max altitude 12,000 m
Takeoff Run 400 m

Combat
flaps
Take-off
flaps
Landing
flaps
Air
brake
General characteristics
Crew 1 person
Gross weight 3.8 t
Engine Rolls-Royce Griffon-65
Length 9.1 m
Wingspan 9.9 m

Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS) 794 km/h
Mach Number Limit 1
Flap Speed Limit (IAS) 260 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS) 260 km/h
Offensive armament
2 × 20 mm Hispano Mk.II cannon
Ammunition 270 rounds
Fire rate 600 shots/min

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2 × 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun
Ammunition 520 rounds
Fire rate 750 shots/min

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Suspended armament
Setup 1 G.P. 500 lb Mk.IV bomb
Setup 2 M.C. 500 lb Mk.I bomb
Economy
Repair cost
AB 1,941 SL
RB 4,376 SL
SB 6,215 SL
Crew training 10,000 SL
Experts 320,000 SL
Aces 1,100 GE
Research Aces 1,050,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
2 x (100 / 230 / 475) % SL
2 x 172 % RP
Premium vehicle
All modifications are unlocked

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