Spitfire Cannon Pack

[Plt Off JRB Meaker]

Wow,that certainly 'chews' up the old Nazi bombers,nice mod sir.

I believe the great George Unwin of 19 Squadron had some success during BOB trying out the Mk1b with it's Hispano cannons.

[Das Attorney]

Update

• Spitfire Ia now has variable pitch lever instead of 2 pos pitch control.
  
  
• Spitfire Ia now has +9 ibs/sq in boost working correctly.
  
  
• Pitot heater added to Ia, Ib, IIa and IIb.
  
  
• Boost Cut-Out switch now switches OFF as well as ON for Ia, Ib, IIa and IIb!
  
  
• 100 Octane (+12 boost) variants for Ia, Ib, IIa and IIb models!

Link in first post.

Enjoy!

[dave74737]

Nice job - I like how it all appears correctly in the loadout section as well.

I need to perform some tests to see if the changes we are making to the engine fm's are effective or just cosmetic in terms of boost showing on the dial etc. What do you think?

Cheers,

Dave.

[Das Attorney]

I've tested the Ia and the boost seems to be working as expected. When triggered, there's a significant increase of rpm and speed picks up. The mixture needs to be leaned out or the engine starts to run rough.

The video is a short demo of boost being fired up on a Spitfire Ia at practically ground level. The radiator was fully open throughout, so you could probably squeeze a few more mph out of it if it was partially closed.

I could only get 250 mph max out of the Spit without boost (which seems pretty poor). +12 Boost adds another 20 - 25 mph or so.

Interestingly enough, I clocked the bf-109 at 273 mph in level flight without WEP at ground level - both planes seem too slow to me. The Spitfire Ia more so than the 109.

The Spitfire IIa is insane on +12 boost. I clocked it at over 330 mph at sea level before the Cylinder Head blew up and oil shot all over the cockpit!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0veG5w33Bko

The boost is tripped at about 0.50.

[Ploughman]

Thanks, works great. The extra boost for the MkIIb with 100 octane fuel turns the Spit into a complete animal. Got to be clinical with the limited ammo/gun, definately not a spray and pray weapon with only 60 rounds, but it's very satisfying seeing whole tail sections come rolling off those bombers.

Thank you sir.

[dave74737]

Yup the extra horsepower really does make a difference - I like how adding the boost has consequences if one is not careful - good job Das!

Despite the unforgiving hardware requirements and bugs, the "guts" of this game are really well thought out and clean. The more I play with the sfs files and mods the more I like it. Make no mistake - this game has legs. Its destined to be a slow burner with a long lifespan due to its clean core and flexibility.