Supermarine Spitfire V DB 605

Spit.V DB605

Totals

3450 Price

240 Survivability

2805 kgWeight

311.3 Damage

Speed

1359.5 Airspeed

600 km/hTop Speed at Sea Level

600 km/hTop Speed at Best Altitude

2000 mOptimum Altitude

720 km/hMaximum Dive Speed

116.9 m/sRate of Climb

120 km/hStall Speed

323 km/hOptimum Airspeed

Mobility

86.1 Controllability

8.6 sAverage Time to Turn 360 deg

100 °/sRate of Roll

1459.3 Maneuverability

Spit.V DB605

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During trials of captured Spitfires in Germany, one aircraft was equipped with a German DB 605 engine. It was later destroyed in an Allied air raid.

Tech Tree

Engine

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EngineDB 605 A-1

Specifications:
Engine Power, hp	1475
Type	water-cooled
Weight, kg	730

Applicability:Supermarine Spitfire V DB 605

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DB 605 A-1

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Engine

Specifications:
Engine Power, hp	1475
Type	water-cooled
Weight, kg	730

Applicability:Supermarine Spitfire V DB 605

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Airframe

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AirframeSpitfire Mk.Vb

Specifications:
Survivability	240
Weight, kg	1775

Applicability:Supermarine Spitfire V DB 605

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Spitfire Mk.Vb

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Airframe

Specifications:
Survivability	240
Weight, kg	1775

Applicability:Supermarine Spitfire V DB 605

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Wing-mounted weapon

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Machine gun7.69 mm Browning Mk.II (W)

Specifications:
Caliber	7.7
Muzzle Velocity, m/s	960
Damage	25
Rate of Fire, rounds/min	600
Weight, kg	30

Applicability:Supermarine Spitfire V DB 605

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4x7.69 mm Browning Mk.II (W)

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Machine gun

Specifications:
Caliber	7.7
Muzzle Velocity, m/s	960
Damage	25
Rate of Fire, rounds/min	600
Weight, kg	30

Price:
Purchase price	4600

Applicability:Supermarine Spitfire V DB 605

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No weapons

Wing-mounted weapon

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Machine gun20 mm Hispano Mk.II (W)

Specifications:
Caliber	20
Muzzle Velocity, m/s	1360
Damage	90
Rate of Fire, rounds/min	400
Weight, kg	90

Applicability:Supermarine Spitfire V DB 605

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2x20 mm Hispano Mk.II (W)

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Machine gun

Specifications:
Caliber	20
Muzzle Velocity, m/s	1360
Damage	90
Rate of Fire, rounds/min	400
Weight, kg	90

Price:
Purchase price	33000

Applicability:Supermarine Spitfire V DB 605

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No weapons

No weapons

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Modules

Engine

Tier	Engine	Engine Power, hp / Thrust	Type	Weight, kg	Price,
VI	DB 605 A-1	1475	water-cooled	730	55000

Airframe

Tier	Airframe	Survivability	Weight, kg	Price,
VI	Spitfire Mk.Vb	240	1775	65000

Wing-mounted weapon

Tier	Machine gun	Caliber	Muzzle Velocity, m/s	Damage	Rate of Fire, rounds/min	Weight, kg	Price,
IV	7.69 mm Browning Mk.II (W)	7.7	960	25	600	30	4600

Wing-mounted weapon

Tier	Machine gun	Caliber	Muzzle Velocity, m/s	Damage	Rate of Fire, rounds/min	Weight, kg	Price,
VI		20	1360	90	400	90	33000

Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Great Maneuverability
• Great altitude performance
• Good firepower

Cons:

• Average airspeed, will struggle at higher altitudes

Performance

In essence, this Tier 6 Premium aircraft is a Spitfire Mk. V with a Bf 109 G's engine. Much the same rules for playing the Spitfire Mk. V applies to this plane, except it can climb up to engage planes at higher altitudes. It can also choose to dive and attack targets from a safe altitude. The Spitfire V DB 605 still carries a respectable arsenal of four light machine guns and two 20mm Hispanos. Like the Spitfire it can switch between turnfighting and boom and zoom as the situation (or target) demands. However it retains some of the weaknesses of the original, such as lackluster airspeed. Even with the DB 605 engine, this plane will struggle to chase down American and German fighters. The Spitfire V DB 605 has the option to zoom away and steer clear of (most) Soviet and Japanese fighters at higher altitudes while having the option to dive in for the kill at a moment's notice. Investing in equipment and pilot skills to improve this plane's airspeed is viable but makes it more fragile and prone to module damage, so weigh the risks and benefits carefully.

Historical Info

In November 1942 a Spitfire VB EN830 NX-X of 131 Squadron made a forced landing in a turnip field at Dielament Manor, Trinity, Jersey, under German occupation at the time. This aircraft was repairable and started being test flown in German markings and colours at the Luftwaffe's central research facilities at Erprobungsstelle Rechlin. There it was proposed that the Spitfire's Merlin engine should be replaced by a Daimler-Benz DB 605A inverted Vee-12 engine; the Spitfire was sent to Echterdingen, south of Stuttgart, where Daimler-Benz operated a flight testing division.

When the Merlin engine was removed it was discovered that the fuselage cross section was virtually identical to that of the engine nacelle of a Messerschmitt Bf-110G. Consequently a new engine support structure was built onto the Spitfire's fuselage and the DB 605 engine and cowling panels added. A propeller unit and supercharger air intake from a Bf 109 G completed the installation.

Other changes made were to replace the Spitfire instruments with German types, and to change the 12-volt electrical system to the German 24-volt type. In this form the Daimler-Benz Spitfire started flying in early 1944. It was popular with German pilots and was flown regularly until destroyed in a USAAF bombing raid on 14 August 1944.

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