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▄Spitfire FR Mk XIVe
IV
Rank
AB
5.3
RB
5.7
SB
5.3
Battle rating
France
Game nation
Fighter
Main role
63,000
RP
Research
200,000
SL
Purchase
Belgium
Origin country
General information

The Spitfire FR Mk XIVe (France) is a French fighter. It was introduced in Update "Seek & Destroy". After WWII, Belgium's air force was able to be rebuilt, with Spitfires being selected to fill the role of general fighter. This aircraft's camoflage is of Spitfire FR Mk XIVe 'SG108' of the Belgian Air Force.

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 machine guns. It has a camera for reconnaissance and the "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 Basic → Reference
AB 2,868 → 3,731 SL
RB 6,812 → 8,862 SL
SB 9,728 → 12,656 SL
Crew training 57,000 SL
Experts 200,000 SL
Aces 1,100 GE
Research Aces 520,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
100 / 230 / 480 % SL
172 % RP
Total cost of modifications 52,700 RP
91,000 SL
Talisman cost 1,700 GE

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