Spitfire F Mk IX

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Spitfire F Mk IX
AB RB SB
4.3 4.3 4.7
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Description

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The Spitfire F Mk IX is a Rank III British fighter with a battle rating of 4.3 (AB/RB) and 4.7 (SB) It was introduced in Update 1.35.

Because the muzzle velocity of both the Hispanos (muzzle velocity: 870 m/s) and the MGs (muzzle velocity: 854 m/s) is practically the same you could put tracers on the MGs and air belt on the Hispanos. This is a great way for players to get a feel of where to aim in RB and it's easier to hit your shots maximizing your efficiency and potentially saving ammo. A downside to this is that the element of surprise is short lived as your enemy will see the tracers flying past him and he will quickly react. Another thing is that short bursts are required with the cannons especially without the cannon upgrades as they overheat (and thus jam) very quickly.

General info

Flight Performance

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed
(km/h at 8,537 m)
Max altitude
(meters)
Turn time
(seconds)
Rate of climb
(meters/second)
Take-off run
(meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
622 609 11,500 18.4 18.7 15.8 15.8 380
Upgraded
Max Speed
(km/h at 8,537 m)
Max altitude (meters) Turn time (seconds) Rate of climb
(meters/second)
Take-off run (meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
677 650 11,500 16.3 17.2 27.9 19.5 380

Details

Features
Combat flap Take-off flap Landing flap Air brakes Arrestor gear
X X
Limits
Wing-break speed
(km/h)
Gear limit
(km/h)
Combat flap
(km/h)
Max Static G
+ -
774 260  ??? ~12 ~7
Optimal velocities
Ailerons
(km/h)
Rudder
(km/h)
Elevators
(km/h)
Radiator
(km/h)
< 321 < 400 < 450 > 250
Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude 100% Engine power WEP Engine power
4,200 m 1,300 hp 1,543 hp
Setting 2
Optimal altitude 100% Engine power WEP Engine power
7,500 m 1,150 hp 1,334 hp

Survivability and armour

  • 38 mm Bulletproof glass - Armored windscreen
  • 3 mm Steel - Armor plate on top of fuel tanks
  • 4 mm Steel - Armor plate on pilot's seat. Behind pilot is another 6-7 mm steel plate
  • 3 mm Steel - Armor plates around ammunition

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Spitfire F Mk IX is armed with:

  • 2 x 20 mm Hispano Mk.II cannon, wing-mounted (120 rpg = 240 total)
  • 4 x 7.7 mm Browning machine gun, wing-mounted (350 rpg = 1,400 total)

Suspended armament

      Main article: Bombs

The Spitfire F Mk IX can be outfitted with the following ordinance:

  • Without load
  • 1 x G.P. 250 lb Mk.IV bomb (250 lb total)

Usage in the battles

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer Pitch Radiator Supercharger Turbocharger
Oil Water Type
Controllable Not controllable Not controllable Not controllable Separate Not ontrollable Not controllable

Modules

Tier Flight performance Survivability Weaponry
I Fuselage Repair Radiator Offensive 7 mm Offensive 20 mm
II Compressor Airframe New 7 mm MGs New 20 mm Cannons
III Wings Repair Engine SBC mark 25 Mk.II year 1942
IV Engine Injection Cover Mk.II year 1943

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Great maneuverability
  • Good roll rate
  • Good low-level performance
  • Larger ammo supply of 120 rpg for the 20 mm cannons, compared to some predecessors with 60 rpg
  • Machine gun ammo pool of 350 rpg make for good, prolonged back up weapons
  • Faster then previous Spitfire versions due to newer engine
  • Performing quick negative G maneuvers will not shut off the engine (RB/SB)
  • You can actually use tracers belts for machine guns, which means this aircraft can help new RB player with shooting

Cons:

  • Ammunition pool for 20 mm still relatively small, must be conservative when shooting
  • Cannons overheat and jam quickly, especially when in stock configuration
  • When 20 mm runs out or jams, plane is left with only four rather underwhelming 7.7 mm machine guns
  • Poor high altitude performance
  • Poor acceleration
  • Roll rate starts stiffening at ~400 kph
  • Liquid-cooled engines mean one hit to the cooling system can force a return to the airfield for repairs (RB/SB)
  • Very difficult to attack bombers, as the engine is very susceptible to damage from enemy gunners

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Read also

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Britain fighters
Fury  Fury Mk I · Fury Mk II
Nimrod  Nimrod Mk I · Nimrod Mk II
Gladiator  Gladiator Mk II · Tuck's Gladiator Mk II · Gladiator Mk IIF · Gladiator Mk IIS
Sea Gladiator  Sea Gladiator Mk I
Hurricane  Hurricane Mk I/L · Hurricane Mk.I/L FAA M · Hurricane Mk IIB/Trop
Sea Hurricane  Sea Hurricane Mk IB · Sea Hurricane Mk IC
Martin-Baker  MB.5
Spitfire (early-Merlin)  Spitfire Mk Ia · Spitfire Mk IIa · Spitfire Mk.IIa Venture I · Spitfire Mk IIb · Spitfire Mk Vb/trop · Spitfire Mk Vb · Spitfire Mk Vc/trop · Spitfire Mk Vc
Spitfire (late-Merlin)  Spitfire F Mk IX · Spitfire LF Mk IX · Spitfire F Mk IXc · Plagis' Spitfire LF Mk IXc · Spitfire F Mk XVI
Spitfire (Griffon)  Spitfire F Mk XIVc · Spitfire F Mk XIVe · Prendergast's Spitfire FR Mk XIVe · Spitfire F Mk XVIIIe · Spitfire F Mk 22 · Spitfire F Mk 24
Seafire  Seafire LF Mk.III · Seafire F Mk XVII · Seafire FR 47
Typhoon  Typhoon Mk Ia · Typhoon Mk Ib · Typhoon Mk Ib/L
Tempest  Tempest Mk II · Tempest Mk V
Sea Fury  Sea Fury FB 11
Twin-engine fighters  Hornet Mk.I · Hornet Mk.III · Whirlwind Mk I · Whirlwind P.9
  Foreign:
Australia  ▄Boomerang Mk I · ▄Boomerang Mk II
France  ▄D.520 · ▄D.521
USA  ▄Martlet Mk IV · ▄Corsair F Mk II · ▄Hellcat Mk II · ▄Thunderbolt Mk.1 · ▄Mustang Mk IA