Spitfire Mk.IIa Venture I

Spitfire Mk.IIa Venture I

Spitfire Mk.IIa Venture I

Britain

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.7	3.0	3.0

Class:

PREMIUM

Fighter

Purchase:1 150

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This page is about the premium British fighter Spitfire Mk.IIa Venture I. For other variants, see Spitfire (Family).

Description

The Spitfire Mk.IIa Venture I is a premium rank II British fighter with a battle rating of 2.7 (AB) and 3.0 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Starfighters".

General info

Flight performance

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 4,572 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	545	535	10000	16.1	16.5	14.0	16.0	300
Upgraded	599	571		14.8	15.1	27.3	19.4

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear
X	X	✓	X	X

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
760	270	N/A	N/A	230	~11	~6

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 321	< 400	< 350	> 500

Compressor	Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
Setting 1	4,490 m	1,140 hp	1,311 hp

Survivability and armour

• 38 mm Bulletproof glass in cockpit front.
• 4 mm Steel plate in pilot's seat.
• 6-7 mm Steel plate behind the pilot.

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Spitfire Mk.IIa Venture I is armed with:

• 8 x 7.7 mm Browning machine guns, wing-mounted (350 rpg = 2,800 total)

Usage in battles

When in a fight with an enemy plane, which is not Japanese, proceed to entice them into a turn fight, wait until they get close enough and then turn into them, forcing a turning fight,

It is faster than Japanese planes, so if attacked by one, either use a Rolling Scissors technique or just fly away and if in a good position, Boom & Zoom it.

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Controllable	Controllable Not auto controlled	Not controllable Not auto controlled	Controllable Not auto controlled	Separate	Not controllable 1 gear	Not controllable

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage repair	Radiator		Offensive 7 mm
II		Compressor	Airframe	New 7 mm MGs
III	Wings repair	Engine
IV		Engine injection	Cover
This is a premium vehicle: all modifications are unlocked on purchase

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Eight 7.7 mm machine guns provide great anti-fighter power
• Great turn rate
• Good roll rate at low speed
• Better-than-average top speed
• Great rate of climb
• Better engine power than Mk Ia
• Decent amount of armour, a front 38 mm glass and rear 4-7 mm steel plates

Cons:

• Machine guns only effective if the target is hit in continuous bursts
• Machine gun armament lacks the long range hitting power of cannons
• Ammo can run out quickly in prolonged, uncontrolled bursts
• Quick kills against large bombers without a pilot snipe is difficult, prolonged engagements expose the Spitfire to the defensive gunners
• Machine guns cannot penetrate heavily armoured targets
• Bad high altitude performance
• Roll rate stiffens dramatically at ~350 km/h
• Pulling negative G's and rolling the plane (Realistic/simulator only) can cause the carburettor (engine) to fail

History

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In-game description

The Supermarine Spitfire was a British fighter which served with various nations from the late 1930s up into the 1950s. It was a single-engine, all-metal, low-wing monoplane with retractable landing gear. Various modifications served as fighters, interceptors, high-altitude fighters, fighter-bombers and reconnaissance aircraft. A total of some 20,300 Spitfires of all types were built during the war, including two-seater trainers.

In the summer of 1939, an early Spitfire Mk I was fitted with the new Rolls Royce Merlin XII engine, which had a higher output of 1175 HP and was fitted with a Coffman engine starter instead of the previous Merlin's electrical starter system. This, combined with the Rotol variable pitch propeller which had been used on many Spitfire Mk Is would now form the powerplant of the new Spitfire Mk II, although some production models used the De Havilland propeller. The Mk II was some 6-7 mph faster than the later Spitfire Mk I, but still slower than the original Spitfires before a series of modifications increased the aircraft's weight. As with the Mk I, the Spitfire Mk II was produced with either eight machine guns as the Spitfire Mk IIA, or two 20mm cannon and four machine guns as the Mk IIb. The earlier problems with cannon fitted to the Mk IB had now been solved by introducing a belt feed system to the weapon to replace the earlier drum, turning the cannon on its side and fitting a blister on the wing to house the new mechanism.

920 Spitfire Mk IIs entered service; 750 Mk IIA and 170 MK IIB, although fighters used in the air-sea rescue role were later designated Mk IIC. The Spitfire II quickly replaced the Spitfire I, with the older variant being relegated to use in Operational Training Units. By April 1941, RAF Fighter Command had completed re-equipping with the Mk II, although this too would soon be replaced by the Mk V.

Notable pilots

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  The Spitfire Mk.IIa Venture I was the first Spitfire in which Douglas Bader flew. As it was he crashed the first one during take off, however immediately jumped into another and took to the air.

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See also

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