II was basically an earlier Mk I, built at Castle Bromwich, and powered by a 1,175-HP Merlin XII engine with a three-blade constant speed В«JabloВ» Rotol prop. II is a rank 2 fighter in the British line. However, it's 8 machine guns lack an offensive punch, giving enemy team-mates the chance to quickly catch up and engage it.Д¤x 7.7mm Browning machine guns (1400 rds) The small turn time of this aircraft allows it to easily out-manouver opponents. In-game, the aircraft shows off what the Spitfire's-and by extension the whole British tech-tree- is capable of. A total of 1,567 Mk.I planes were produced. In 1941, they were replaced with the Spitfire Mk. They were in part responsible for the RAF's victory over the Luftwaffe. IA fighters fought from the very first day of the war onward, and were particularly active in the Battle of Britain. in the Mk V the wings were thickened to bear the power from the blast of the cannons. IBsВ flew their first combat sorties, the results were apalling- wings shattered from the blast of theВ cannons and many were shot down due to their sluggishness with the cannons wheight. this was an attempt to find a way to down german bombers quickly and effectively. IBs differed from IAs by having 2 20mm cannons and 4. IB, with type B wings, in 1940, the older planes received the designation Mk. Machines already released were refitted with the new sights when possible. The first Spitfires had a primitive targeting system consisting of a ringed sight, but by July of 1939 a more sophisticated collimator sight, the GM2 Mk. The De Havilland 5/20, also a three-bladed metal propeller, became standard by the end of 1939, and was used on the majority of Spitfires. From the 74th plane onward, a three-bladed De Havilland 5/21 propeller was used instead. The first production Spitfire had a twin-blade wooden propeller.

From the 194th plane onward, a Rolls-Royce Merlin III engine was used instead of the original Merlin II. It was equipped with type A wings and eight wing-mounted Colt-Browning Mk. I is a rank 2 fighter in the British aircraft tree.

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