Spitfire F Mk XIVe

Spitfire F Mk XIVe

Spitfire Mk Vc

Spitfire F Mk XVIIIe

Spitfire F Mk XIVe

Spitfire Mk Vc

Spitfire F Mk XVIIIe

Britain

IV Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
5.0	5.7	5.3

Class:

Fighter

Research:46 000

Purchase:155 000

This page is about the aircraft Spitfire F Mk XIVe. For other uses, see Spitfire (Disambiguation)

Description

The Spitfire F Mk XIVe in the garage

The Spitfire F Mk XIVe is a Rank IV British fighter with a battle rating of 5.0 (AB), 5.7 (RB), and 5.3 (SB). This aircraft was introduced in Update 1.41.

General info

Flight Performance

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed (km/h at 8,537 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
?	?	12000	??.?	??.?	??.?	??.?	400
Upgraded
Max Speed (km/h at 8,537 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
?	?	12000	??.?	??.?	??.?	??.?	400

Details

Features
Combat flap	Take-off flap	Landing flap	Air brakes	Arrestor gear
X	X	✓	X	X

Limits
Wing-break speed (km/h)	Gear limit (km/h)	Combat flap (km/h)	Max Static G
			+	-
794	260	N/A	~13	~8

Optimal velocities
Ailerons (km/h)	Rudder (km/h)	Elevators (km/h)	Radiator (km/h)
< 321	< 400	< 470	> 250

Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
4,600 m	1,510 hp	2,129 hp
Setting 2
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
8,600 m	1,320 hp	1,824 hp

Survivability and armour

• 38 mm Bulletproof glass in cockpit front.
• 4 mm Steel plates in pilot's seat.
• 4-7 mm Steel plates behind the pilot.
• 3 mm Steel boxes around the wing ammunition.
• 12.7 mm Steel plate between fuel tanks.
• 6 mm Steel plate in front of liquid cooling system.

• Critical components located at the front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)
• More fuel tanks located in wings leading edge

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Spitfire F Mk XIVe is armed with:

• 2 x 20 mm Hispano Mk.II cannon, wing-mounted (135 rpg = 270 total)
• 2 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun, wing-mounted (260 rpg = 520 total)

Suspended armament

The Spitfire F Mk XIVe can be outfitted with the following ordinance:

• Without load
• 1 x G.P. 500 lb Mk.IV bomb

Usage in the battles

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Controllable	Controllable	Not controllable	Controllable	Combined	Controllable	Not controllable

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage Repair	Radiator
II		Compressor	Airframe
III	Wings Repair	Engine
IV		Engine Injection	Cover

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Very good at turning, especially at high altitude
• Excellent climb rate
• Very accurate guns when modifications have been researched and equipped
• Lots of ammo for cannons and machine guns
• Very powerful engine that provides a very good acceleration
• Very good dive rate
• Can perform turnfights, BnZ and energy fighting equally.
• Good roll rate.

Cons:

• Performance at low altitude is somewhat inadequate
• Guns perform badly when stock
• Wings are prone to breaking when diving at a very high speed just like any other Spitfire model
• Poor performance and maneuverability at low altitude
• No combat flaps configuration
• Unable to carry ordnance larger than a small bomb

History

The Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XIV was a single engine, single seat fighter which served with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. In 1941 the Spitfire Mk.IV was the first Spitfire to be trialed with the new Rolls Royce Griffon engine. By the time the Griffon Spitfire entered service with the RAF in February 1943, subsequent modifications had redesignated the aircraft as the Spitfire Mk.XII. As successful as this new Spitfire was at low altitudes, the Mk.XII’s performance was actually inferior to the Merlin engine Mk.IX at medium and high altitudes. Thus, the Spitfire Mk.XIV entered service as an interim fix. Fitted with a Rolls Royce Griffon 65 with two-stage supercharger producing 2050 hp, the Mk.XIV immediately corrected many of the performance shortcomings suffered by the Mk.XII. The fuselage was strengthened to harness the powerful engine and a five bladed Rotol propeller replaced the earlier four bladed examples. Early models were fitted with the Type C wing although later Mk.XIVs were equipped with the Type E wing housing two 20mm Hispano cannons and two .50 caliber Browning machine guns or four 20mm cannons, as well as a high visibility teardrop canopy. A common modification to the Mk.XIV was the clipped wing, which increased roll rate and gave a marginal increase to speed, but at the most of rate of climb. 

The Spitfire Mk.XIV entered service with Nos. 91, 322 and 610 Squadrons in southeast England where it saw notable success as an interceptor against V-1 Flying Bombs but also as part of the 2nd Tactical Air Force in operations over occupied Europe. Spitfire Mk.XIVs were also planned for use in the Far East but whilst a number of airframes were shipped to Burma, none were operational before the end of the war. The Spitfire Mk.XIV met mixed reviews from its pilots; whilst there was no doubt of the huge performance increase the new variant offered, it was uncomfortable to fly and lacked the balance and control harmonization of earlier Merlin engine Spitfires. Just under 1000 Spitfire Mk.XIVs were produced with exports being employed by the Air Forces of India, Belgium and Thailand.

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