Spit IIa is now so much more inferior to the 109

[335th_GRAthos]

Originally Posted by Blackdog_kt

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The ones i feared the most when i was flying blue were the ones that flew at altitude and used it like a BnZ plane. It might not be that fast compared to the 51s and 47s, but it was nimbler and climbed very well, allowing it to constantly evade and follow it up with aggressive climbing, retaining its advantage. These pilots didn't score 5+ kills per sortie, but they usually scored 10-15 kills for every time they were shot down, they would very often go in with a disadvantage of 3vs1 and win because they were flying their brains instead of flying only the FM.

For God's shake, don't give them ideas!!!!!

Originally Posted by Blackdog_kt

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The easiest way to capture some of what we read in the books is to fix the bombers first. No, i'm not kidding. With the latest testing patches a lot of people can now fly bombers in formation online.

Fixing the rest of the bombers' bugs (they have a few remaining issues with their bombsights) will take things to the next level: more people will fly bombers, which makes fighters have a reason to fly high and stay high.

Amen


~S~

It's also time to have a decent server tool with web based statistics that allow for specific awards for map winners = bombers so that there is motivation to go for bombing.

[Kwiatek]

There is definilty bug in SPitfire MK II engine.

According to manual Spit MK II should have power settings:

- climbing power (30 minutes) - +9 lbs at 2850 RPMs
- max all level (5 minutes) - 9 lbs at 3000 RPMs

In Clod there is engine broken after flying at +6 1/2lbs at 2850 RPMs after ab. 10-15 minutes continous flying

If you apply +9 lbs at 2850 RPMs you could fly ab. 2-3 minutes then engine broke.

It is not correct that you cant even fly 30 minutes at 6 1/2 lbs 2850 RPMs if you should be able to fly such time with +9lbs 2850 RPMs.

Other hand Bf 109 E could fly all time at 1.35 Ata power settings without problem if it was only 5-minutes emergency power.

[5./JG27.Farber]

Spit II didnt really enter mainstream service untill AFTER the BoB...

Originally Posted by Kwiatek

There is definilty bug in SPitfire MK II engine.

According to manual Spit MK II should have power settings:

- climbing power (30 minutes) - +9 lbs at 2850 RPMs
- max all level (5 minutes) - 9 lbs at 3000 RPMs

In Clod there is engine broken after flying at +6 1/2lbs at 2850 RPMs after ab. 10-15 minutes continous flying

If you apply +9 lbs at 2850 RPMs you could fly ab. 2-3 minutes then engine broke.

It is not correct that you cant even fly 30 minutes at 6 1/2 lbs 2850 RPMs if you should be able to fly such time with +9lbs 2850 RPMs.

Other hand Bf 109 E could fly all time at 1.35 Ata power settings without problem if it was only 5-minutes emergency power.

Did you have radiator fully open?

[Kwiatek]

Originally Posted by 41Sqn_Stormcrow

Did you have radiator fully open?

Yep always full open.

[robtek]

I flew the spit2 all out (+8lbs) at 2650 rpm across the channel, had a dogfight and flew and back, without engine trouble

[Kwiatek]

Originally Posted by robtek

I flew the spit2 all out (+8lbs) at 2650 rpm across the channel, had a dogfight and flew and back, without engine trouble

Should be possible to fly up to 30 minutes at + 9lbs and 2850 RPM. Actually it is not possible to fly even at +6 1/2 lbs at 2850 RPMs for 30 minutes.

What btw about the performance of the other planes, the 109s, the G50, the 110 and the bombers? How far off mark are they? (I am loosing track ... )

[von Brühl]

If it was done at Pas de Calais per most of the online servers, this can be accomplished in under 30 minutes.