Spitfire Mk IXc (Israel)

This page is about the fighter Spitfire Mk IXc (Israel). For other versions, see Spitfire (Family).

Spitfire Mk IXc

Spitfire Mk.IX (CW)

Spitfire Mk IXc

Spitfire Mk.IX (CW)

Israel

IV Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
4.3	4.3	4.7

Class:

Fighter

Research:54 000

Purchase:185 000

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Description

The Spitfire Mk IXc is a rank IV Israeli fighter with a battle rating of 4.3 (AB/RB) and 4.7 (SB). It was introduced in Update "Winged Lions".

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 8 537 m650 km/h

Turn time17 s

Max altitude11 500 m

EngineRolls-Royce Merlin-61

TypeInline

Cooling systemWater

Take-off weight4 t

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 8,537 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	627	609	11500	18.1	18.7	15.8	15.8	380
Upgraded	676	650		16.4	17.2	24.4	19.5

Details

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

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
774	270	N/A	N/A	230	~12	~7

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 321	< 400	< 350	> 450

Survivability and armour

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural774 km/h

Gear270 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB2 369 → 3 065

RB5 457 → 7 061

SB7 928 → 10 258

Total cost of modifications47 300

86 300

Talisman cost1 500

Crew training52 000

Experts185 000

Aces940

Research Aces480 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

90 / 220 / 450 %

166 / 166 / 166 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Research: 2 400 Cost: 4 400 190 Radiator Research: 2 400 Cost: 4 400 190 Compressor Research: 2 600 Cost: 4 700 210 Wings repair Research: 2 400 Cost: 4 400 190 Engine Research: 2 400 Cost: 4 400 190 Engine injection Research: 5 100 Cost: 9 300 410	Airframe Research: 2 600 Cost: 4 700 210 Cover Research: 5 100 Cost: 9 300 410	bmg303_belt_pack Research: 2 400 Cost: 4 400 190 hispano_belt_pack Research: 2 400 Cost: 4 400 190 hispano_mk2_new_gun Research: 2 600 Cost: 4 700 210 SBC mark 25 Research: 2 600 Cost: 4 700 210 bmg303_new_gun Research: 2 400 Cost: 4 400 190 Mk.II year 1942 Research: 2 400 Cost: 4 400 190 8-cm Flz.-Rakete Research: 2 400 Cost: 4 400 190 Mk.II year 1943 Research: 5 100 Cost: 9 300 410

Armaments

Offensive armament

Weapon 12 x 20 mm Hispano Mk.II cannon

Ammunition240 rounds

Fire rate600 shots/min

Weapon 24 x 7.7 mm Browning machine gun

Ammunition1 400 rounds

Fire rate1 000 shots/min

The Spitfire Mk IXc (Israel) is armed with:

• 2 x 20 mm Hispano Mk.II cannons, wing-mounted (120 rpg = 240 total)
• 4 x 7.7 mm Browning machine guns, wing-mounted (350 rpg = 1,400 total)

Suspended armament

List of setups (3)

Setup 12 x 250 lb AN-M57 bomb

Setup 22 x 250 lb AN-M57 bomb
16 x 8-cm Flz.-Rakete Oerlikon rockets

Setup 316 x 8-cm Flz.-Rakete Oerlikon rockets

The Spitfire Mk IXc (Israel) can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 2 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs (500 lb total)
• 2 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs + 16 x Flz.-Rakete Oerlikon rockets (500 lb total)
• 16 x Flz.-Rakete Oerlikon rockets

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

Although there were wartime conversions of the Spitfire into a two-seat trainer including the one-off modification of a Mk Vc by RAF no. 261 Squadron and a Mk IX converted for use as a trainer by the Soviets, the two-seat Spitfire trainer was primarily a postwar programme. In 1946, a Mk VIII (MT818) was the first Vickers-built trainer built as a demonstrator, but in 1948, 10 Spitfire T Mk IXs, were exported to India. In 1951, a further six TR 9 trainers were converted from the standard Mk IX to train pilots for the Irish Air Corps (IAC) Seafire fleet. The Spitfires provided transition training that included gunnery practice since the type was equipped with two .303 Browning machine guns, one in each outer wing bay. Most of the TR 9 aircraft passed to the ground technical training school at Baldonnel where they were used as instructional airframes for the training of aircraft engineers for the Air Corps. Four of the IAC aircraft survived and two went on to join the warbird fleet in the 1970s and later.

In total, 5,656 Mk IXs were built, 561 by Supermarine and 5,095 by Castle Bromwich. Production of the Mk IX ended in April 1945 and, in combination with the Mk XVI this "compromise" was produced in larger numbers than any other Spitfire variant.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Spitfire Mk IXc (Israel) from live.warthunder.com.

See also

Related development

• Spitfire (Family)

External links

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