The MkXVI is just a version of the MkIX using an American built Packard Merlin engine instead of the original Rolls Royce Merlin, so the straight line performance should be very similar.
The Spitfire IX in this game has an armament of 2 20mm cannon and 4 .303cal MGs, with the standard wings and canopy.
However, the version of the MkXVI used here has some features that were introduced to both the MkIX and the MkXVI later in their production runs, which are the bubble canopy for improved visibility and a revised and more effective armament of 2 20mm cannon and 2 .50cal machine guns. The MkXVI version in the game also has the optional clipped wingtips as fitted to many late war Spitfires which give it an improved roll rate but increase the turning circle.
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09-12-2009, 01:24 AM
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