Spitfire F Mk 22 - Revision history

U22067555: Updated payload

2024-11-25T00:47:45Z

Updated payload

U12017485: A few updates

2024-11-06T21:41:45Z

A few updates

U106332439: /* Suspended armament */ Triplex Rockets were added to the Mk22 in "Seek and Destroy"

2024-06-21T06:07:03Z

‎Suspended armament: Triplex Rockets were added to the Mk22 in "Seek and Destroy"

U38088265: /* Description */

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‎Description

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‎Description

U38088265: /* History */

2022-10-20T21:43:07Z

‎History

U38088265: /* In-game description */ Reformatted

2022-10-20T21:42:46Z

‎In-game description: Reformatted

U40125922: /* Pros and cons */

2022-09-23T14:48:12Z

‎Pros and cons

U44629479: Edits

2021-07-29T07:14:03Z

Edits

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‎See also

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 <!-- ''Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.'' -->
-{{main|G.P. Mk.IV (250 lb)|G.P. Mk.IV (500 lb)|RP-3}}
+{{main|G.P. Mk.IV (250 lb)|M.C. Mk.I (250 lb)|G.P. Mk.IV (500 lb)|M.C. Mk.I (500 lb)}}
+{{main|RP-3|Triplex R.P.}}
 * Without load
 * 2 x 250 lb G.P. Mk.IV bombs (500 lb total)
 * 3 x 250 lb G.P. Mk.IV bombs (750 lb total)
 * 2 x 500 lb G.P. Mk.IV bombs (1,000 lb total)
 * 3 x 500 lb G.P. Mk.IV bombs (1,500 lb total)
 * 6 x RP-3 rockets
 * 2 x Triplex R.P. rockets
 == Usage in battles ==

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 The Spitfire F Mk 22 an excellent plane in realistic battles with relatively few weaknesses, so the enemy will have a really hard time shaking the Spitfire off of its tail and only few will succeed.
-The Spitfire F Mk 22 can keep up with most enemies in turnfights, excluding most Japanese fighters, other British fighters and several Bf 109s, all of which are more agile. Try to maintain a speed of between 400-500 km/h IAS; this is where the plane maintains great agility, turnfighting below this velocity against planes such as the [[Bf 109 G-14]] is really not recommended. It is very important to avoid hard turning above 500 km/h IAS, because the plane may lose its wing.
+The Spitfire F Mk 22 can keep up with most enemies in turnfights, excluding most Japanese fighters and some of the more nimble British fighters. The main task for a pilot is to utilize the great climb rate to gain an altitude advantage on enemy fighters (altitude allows you to control engagements). Target altitude should usually be around 5-6 km on smaller maps and 6-7 km on larger maps such as Norway and Spain. The main form of attack (especially when there are more fighters around the target) is Boom & Zoom. Energy fighting is an option too, if in a 1-vs-1 situation. The Griffon Spitfire is an excellent energy fighter, the Griffon engine provides a tremendous amount of horsepower which can be used to gain speed quickly and climb back at a safe altitude. Remember to maintain speed, altitude advantage, and judge the energy state before engaging an aircraft.
 When fighting propeller aircraft, you should use your superior engine power and flight characteristics to your advantage. Fighters should be engaged based on their individual strengths and weaknesses. When facing Soviet fighters it is not recommended to duel them below 4,000 m. Maintain altitude and energy and get your guns on target. Do not commit to head-on attacks and do not burn all your energy in a turnfight with a Bf 109 or a Japanese fighter, this Spitfire handles differently to the previous ones in the series.
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 * 4 cannons with a high rate of fire
-* Excellent climb rate
+* Good climb rate
 * Quite agile at medium and higher speeds
 * Very responsive elevator (starts to lock at speeds above 600 km/h IAS)
 * Greatly improved high-speed handling relative to previous spitfires
 * Wing rip speed is noticeably higher than previous spitfires
-* Brutal acceleration when using WEP
+* Very good acceleration when using WEP
 * Good performance at higher altitudes
 '''Cons:'''
-* From time to time, pitted against jets which can be tricky to outmanoeuvre
+* From time to time, pitted against jets which can be tricky to avoid or outmanoeuvre
 * Poor agility at lower speeds and significant drag/mass ratio at high speeds limits optimal combat speed range
 * Easily set on fire due to the location of the fuel tanks
 * Landing gear rips very easily during take-off and landing travelling in excess of 260 km/h
 * Landing flaps also break off at roughly the same speed as the gear
-* Somewhat sluggish without utilizing WEP
+* Can struggle to keep up with enemy airplanes without frequently utilizing WEP
 == History ==

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 * 3 x 500 lb G.P. Mk.IV bombs (1,500 lb total)
 * 6 x RP-3 rockets
 == Usage in battles ==

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a British WWII period fighter, one of the last models of the famous Supermarine Spitfire. The Mk 22 was derived from the previous Mk 21, differing in lowered rear part of the fuselage and bubble canopy. However this change led to stability problems, which in turn led to not having fuselage fuel tank installed. The problem was solved in December 1945 when entire rear fuselage and tail section of then developed Supermarine Spiteful was installed. RAF initially ordered 627, however the end of war decreased the number to 260. Twenty Spitfires were sold to Egypt, eleven to Rhodesia and ten to Syria.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was one of the last models of the famous Supermarine Spitfire. The Mk 22 was derived from the previous Mk 21, differing in lowered rear part of the fuselage and bubble canopy. However, this change led to stability problems, which in turn led to not having a fuselage fuel tank installed. The problem was solved in December 1945 when the entire rear fuselage and tail section of the then-developed Supermarine Spiteful was installed. The RAF initially ordered 627, however the end of war decreased the number to 260. Twenty Spitfires were sold to Egypt, eleven to Rhodesia, and ten to Syria.
-The Spitfire F Mk 22 was introduced in [[Update 1.39]]. The Spitfire F Mk 22 is pinnacle of piston powered aircraft, one of the first superprops. The playstyle of Mk 22 is very simillar to the previous Griffon powered Spitfires, with the exception of different armament as the Mk 22 is armed with four 20 mm Hispano cannons. Early jet aircraft that pilots may come across are at severe disadvantage when encountering Spitfire. The Spitfire can out turn and also catch in dive vast majority of these.
+The Spitfire F Mk 22 was introduced in [[Update 1.39]]. The Spitfire F Mk 22 is the pinnacle of piston-powered aircraft, one of the first superprops. The playstyle of Mk 22 is very similar to the previous Griffon-powered Spitfires, with the exception of different armament as the Mk 22 is armed with four 20 mm Hispano cannons. Early jet aircraft that pilots may come across are at a severe disadvantage when encountering the Spitfire, as it can out-turn and also catch the majority of these in a dive.
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} British fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.39]].
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a British WWII period fighter, one of the last models of the famous Supermarine Spitfire. The Mk 22 was derived from the previous Mk 21, differing in lowered rear part of the fuselage and bubble canopy. However this change led to stability problems, which in turn led to not having fuselage fuel tank installed. The problem was solved in December 1945 when entire rear fuselage and tail section of then developed Supermarine Spiteful was installed. RAF initially ordered 627, however the end of war decreased the number to 260. Twenty Spitfires were sold to Egypt, eleven to Rhodesia and ten to Syria.
 == General info ==

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 The Supermarine Spitfire Mk.22 was a single engine, single seat fighter which served with the Royal Air Force during the early post war period. When the first Rolls Royce Griffon equipped Spitfires were tested it was obvious that a stronger airframe would be needed to harness the full power of the new engine. Added to this was the requirement for a much stiffer wing; the result of these findings was the Spitfire Mk.21. The Mk.21 was also fitted with larger ailerons and the same 2050 hp Griffon 65 engine which was fitted to the Mk.XIV and Mk.XVIII. By this point in the aircraft's life, the Spitfire was so different from RJ Mitchell's original concept that the notion of renaming the new aircraft the 'Victor' was considered.

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-=== In-game description ===
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 The Supermarine Spitfire Mk.22 was a single engine, single seat fighter which served with the Royal Air Force during the early post war period. When the first Rolls Royce Griffon equipped Spitfires were tested it was obvious that a stronger airframe would be needed to harness the full power of the new engine. Added to this was the requirement for a much stiffer wing; the result of these findings was the Spitfire Mk.21. The Mk.21 was also fitted with larger ailerons and the same 2050 hp Griffon 65 engine which was fitted to the Mk.XIV and Mk.XVIII. By this point in the aircraft's life, the Spitfire was so different from RJ Mitchell's original concept that the notion of renaming the new aircraft the 'Victor' was considered.
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 The Mk.22 differed from the Mk.21 only in having a teardrop bubble canopy – a change which had not required a new mark number in previous Spitfires – and a different electrical system. The Mk.22, as with the Mk.21, was armed with four 20mm Hispano cannons. The Mk.22 was more prolific and more successful than the Mk.21, with some 280 aircraft being manufactured. It was used to equip No.73 Squadron and twelve squadrons of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. In 1955 the Spitfire Mk.22 was declared obsolete by the RAF and many were exported to South Rhodesia, Syria and Egypt.
 == Media ==

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 * Landing flaps also break off at roughly the same speed as the gear
 * Somewhat sluggish without utilizing WEP
 == History ==
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 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=spitfire_f22 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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 == See also ==
 ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''

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 [[File:FighterImage_Spitfire_F_Mk_24.jpg|thumbnail|right|The new wing shape and larger control surfaces of the 22/24 series are a distinctive feature of the aircraft.]]
-The Spitfire F Mk 22 an excellent plane in Realistic battles with relatively few weaknesses, so the enemy will have a really hard time shaking the Spitfire off of its tail and only few will succeed.
+The Spitfire F Mk 22 an excellent plane in realistic battles with relatively few weaknesses, so the enemy will have a really hard time shaking the Spitfire off of its tail and only few will succeed.
-It is very important to avoid hard turning above 500 km/h IAS, because the plane may lose its wing.
+The Spitfire F Mk 22 can keep up with most enemies in turnfights, excluding most Japanese fighters, other British fighters and several Bf 109s, all of which are more agile. Try to maintain a speed of between 400-500 km/h IAS; this is where the plane maintains great agility, turnfighting below this velocity against planes such as the [[Bf 109 G-14]] is really not recommended. It is very important to avoid hard turning above 500 km/h IAS, because the plane may lose its wing.
-The main task for a pilot is to utilize the great climb rate (altitude allows you to control engagements). Target altitude should usually be around 5-6 km on smaller maps and 6-7 km on larger maps such as Norway and Spain. The main form of attack (especially when there are more fighters around the target) is Boom & Zoom. Energy fighting is an option too, if in a 1 vs 1 situation. The Griffon Spitfire is an excellent energy fighter, the namesake Griffon engine provides a tremendous amount of horsepower which can be used instead of energy retention (-> Boom & Zoom). Remember to maintain speed, altitude advantage, and judge the enemies' energy states.
+The main task for a pilot is to utilize the great climb rate to gain an altitude advantage on enemy fighters (altitude allows you to control engagements). Target altitude should usually be around 5-6 km on smaller maps and 6-7 km on larger maps such as Norway and Spain. The main form of attack (especially when there are more fighters around the target) is Boom & Zoom. Energy fighting is an option too, if in a 1-vs-1 situation. The Griffon Spitfire is an excellent energy fighter, the Griffon engine provides a tremendous amount of horsepower which can be used to gain speed quickly and climb back at a safe altitude. Remember to maintain speed, altitude advantage, and judge the energy state before engaging an aircraft.
-When fighting propeller aircraft, you should use your superior engine power and flight characteristics to your advantage. Heavy fighters, strike aircraft and light bombers should be a walk in the park, you hold every advantage. Fighters and Heavy Bombers require more strategy. Fighters should be engaged based on their individual strengths and weaknesses. You hold most of the advantages though, so it should not be too much of a problem. Maintain altitude and energy and get your guns on target. Do not commit to head-on attacks and do not burn all your energy in a turn-fight with a Bf-109 or a Japanese fighter, this Spitfire handles differently to the previous ones in the series. Heavy bombers are best left to heavy fighters like the [[F-82E]] twin-mustang or the de Havilland Hornet due to their more potent, nose-mounted armament configurations. If you must engage a bomber, you should engage from directly below or above, or the front in a head-on. Closing in from behind or the sides, you are exposing yourself to a barrage of powerful heavy machineguns and autocannons which will shred your flimsy airframe. Most bombers only have a single defensive armament in the nose and above and below are typically gunner dead-zones or entirely unarmed. A two engine bomber requires both to remain aloft, take one out and it will surely die. 4 engine bombers only need 2 or 3, so aiming for the engines are ill advised (though still better than nothing). For these, you should aim to take out the pilot or destroy the wing-tips to cause the bomber to fall into a flat-spin. Alternatively, you can take out the tail controls to doom a bomber to a slow and painful death (this however requires a rearward engagement which is most dangerous). Jet fighters are strong, though not infallible. Most jets you will fight are German, Japanese, American or Soviet. German and Japanese jets tend to have horrific performance at altitudes exceeding 4500 metres. You can bait them up and energy trap them. Once they have lost their speed they are incredibly vulnerable due to atrocious acceleration, which you can exploit and quickly gain on them. Soviet jets also suffer at above about 5000 metres. They also have very little ammunition and low speeds. American jets are the biggest issue. Your best bet is to bait them into turn-fighting or losing their energy, where they are most vulnerable.
+When fighting propeller aircraft, you should use your superior engine power and flight characteristics to your advantage. Fighters should be engaged based on their individual strengths and weaknesses. When facing Soviet fighters it is not recommended to duel them below 4,000 m. Maintain altitude and energy and get your guns on target. Do not commit to head-on attacks and do not burn all your energy in a turnfight with a Bf 109 or a Japanese fighter, this Spitfire handles differently to the previous ones in the series.
 === Specific enemies worth noting ===
-<!--Some concerning vehicles to worry about if playing this plane. (i.e. Japanese fighters will out turn you)-->
-Griffon Spitfire can keep up with most enemies in turn fights, excluding most Japanese fighters, other British fighters and several Bf 109s, all of which are more agile. Try to maintain a speed of between 400-500 km/h IAS; this is where the plane maintains great agility, turning below this velocity against planes such as the [[Bf 109 G-14]] is really not recommended. When fighting Soviet fighters it is NOT recommended to duel them between 1-4 km altitude.
+* Heavy bombers: they are best left to heavy fighters like the [[F-82E]] twin-mustang or the de Havilland Hornet due to their more potent, nose-mounted armament. If you must engage a bomber, you should engage from directly below or above, or in a head-on. Closing in from behind or the sides, you are exposing yourself to a barrage of heavy machineguns and autocannons which will shred your flimsy airframe. Most bombers only have a single defensive armament in the nose and above and below are typically gunner dead-zones or entirely unarmed. A two-engine bomber requires both to remain aloft, take one out and it will surely die. 4-engine bombers only need 2 or 3, so aiming for the engines is ill-advised. For these, you should take out the pilot or destroy the wing-tips to cause the bomber to fall into a flat spin. Alternatively, you can take out the tail controls to disable a bomber (this however requires a rearward engagement which is most dangerous).
 === Manual Engine Control ===
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 '''Pros:'''
-* 4 x cannons with a high rate of fire
+* 4 cannons with a high rate of fire
 * Excellent climb rate
 * Quite agile at medium and higher speeds
-* Very responsive elevator(starts to lock at speeds above 600 km/h IAS)
+* Very responsive elevator (starts to lock at speeds above 600 km/h IAS)
 * Greatly improved high-speed handling relative to previous spitfires
 * Wing rip speed is noticeably higher than previous spitfires
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 == Media ==
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 {{Youtube-gallery|MNacjyimuCQ|'''The Shooting Range #95''' - ''Metal Beasts'' section at 05:10 discusses the Spitfire F Mk 22.|YrotBJk-VYk|'''The Shooting Range #124''' - ''War Machines'' section at 00:28 discusses the Griffons.}}
 == See also ==
-Other Griffin Engine Spitfires
+''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
+* ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
-* [[Spitfire F Mk XIVe]]
+* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
 == External links ==
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