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Spit.V DB605

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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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Supermarine Spitfire V DB 605
3450
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, hp1475
Typewater-cooled
Weight, kg730
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DB 605 A-1
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Engine
Specifications:
Engine Power, hp1475
Typewater-cooled
Weight, kg730
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Airframe
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AirframeSpitfire Mk.Vb
Specifications:
Survivability240
Weight, kg1775
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Spitfire Mk.Vb
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Airframe
Specifications:
Survivability240
Weight, kg1775
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Wing-mounted weapon
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Machine gun7.69 mm Browning Mk.II (W)
Specifications:
Caliber7.7
Muzzle Velocity, m/s960
Damage25
Rate of Fire, rounds/min600
Weight, kg30
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4x7.69 mm Browning Mk.II (W)
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Machine gun
Specifications:
Caliber7.7
Muzzle Velocity, m/s960
Damage25
Rate of Fire, rounds/min600
Weight, kg30
Price:
Purchase price4600
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No weapons
Wing-mounted weapon
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Machine gun20 mm Hispano Mk.II (W)
Specifications:
Caliber20
Muzzle Velocity, m/s1360
Damage90
Rate of Fire, rounds/min400
Weight, kg90
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2x20 mm Hispano Mk.II (W)
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Machine gun
Specifications:
Caliber20
Muzzle Velocity, m/s1360
Damage90
Rate of Fire, rounds/min400
Weight, kg90
Price:
Purchase price33000
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No weapons
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No weapons


Modules

Engine

Engine

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

Airframe

Tier Airframe Survivability Weight, kg Price,
VI Spitfire Mk.Vb 240 1775 65000
Wing-mounted weapon

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

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.


Historical Gallery


Germany
Fighters IIArado Ar 67 IIArado Ar 68 IIFocke-Wulf Fw 56 Stosser IIHeinkel He 51 IIIArado Ar 80 IIIFocke-Wulf Fw 159 IVMesserschmitt Bf 109 B IVHeinkel He 112 VMesserschmitt Bf 109 E Emil VMesserschmitt Bf 109 E-3 VMesserschmitt Me 209 V4 VHeinkel He 100 D-1 VIMesserschmitt Bf 109 F Friedrich VISupermarine Spitfire V DB 605 VIIMesserschmitt Bf 109 G Gustav VIIIMesserschmitt Me 209 A VIIIHorten Ho 229 VIIIFocke-Wulf Ta 152 IXMesserschmitt Me P.1092 IXFocke-Wulf Ta 183 Huckebein XFocke-Wulf Fw 252 XMesserschmitt Me P.1101
Heavy Fighters IIAGO Ao 192 Kurier IIIDornier Do 17 Z-7 Kauz IIIFocke-Wulf Fw 57 IIIJunkers Ju 52 IVMesserschmitt Bf 110 B IVMesserschmitt Bf 110 C-6 VMesserschmitt Bf 110 E VMesserschmitt Me 210 VIMesserschmitt Me 410 Hornisse VIIMesserschmitt Bf 109 Z Zwilling VIIIBlohm und Voss BV P.203 VIIIDornier Do 335 A-1 Pfeil VIIIMesserschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe IXMesserschmitt Me 262 HG II XMesserschmitt Me 262 HG III
Attack Aircraft IIFieseler Fi 98 IIHenschel Hs 123 IIIBlohm und Voss Ha 137 IIIBlohm und Voss Ha 137 V1 IVFocke-Wulf Fw 189 C Eule IVHenschel Hs 129 А VHenschel Hs 129 B VJunkers Ju 87 G Stuka VIJunkers Ju 88 P VIIMesserschmitt Me 265 VIIIMesserschmitt Me 329 IXMesserschmitt Me P.1099 B-2 XMesserschmitt Me P.1102 B
Fighters
USA IICurtiss P-23 IICurtiss XP-31 IIIBrewster F2A-1 Buffalo IIICurtiss Hawk 75M IIIBoeing YP-29 IVSeversky 2PA IVCurtiss Model 81A-1 IVCurtiss P-36 Hawk IVCurtiss P-36C Hawk IVGrumman XF4F-3 IVCurtiss XP-36F Hawk VBell XFL-1 Airabonita VCurtiss P-40 Warhawk VBell XP-77 VChance-Vought XF4U-1 VIBell P-39N-1 Airacobra VINorth American P-51A Mustang VICurtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender VIINorth American P-51D Mustang VIIICurtiss XF15C VIIINorth American P-51H Mustang VIIIP-80A Shooting Star IXVought F6U Pirate IXNorth American FJ-1 Fury IXMcDonnell XF-85 Goblin XNorth American F-86A Sabre
UK IIBristol Bulldog IIIBristol Type 133 IIIHawker P.V.3 IIISupermarine Type 224 IVBristol Type 146 IVFairey Fantome IVHawker Hurricane Mk. Ia VCAC CA-12 Boomerang VMiles M.20 VSupermarine Spitfire I VSupermarine Spitfire Mk Ia VVickers Venom VINorth American Mustang Mk.I VINorth American Mustang IA VISupermarine Spitfire V VISupermarine Spitfire Vb IM VISupermarine Spitfire Vb VIIGloster Meteor F. I VIISupermarine Spitfire IX VIIISupermarine Spitfire XIV VIIIDe Havilland DH.100 Vampire F.1 IXSupermarine Attacker XSupermarine Swift
Germany IIArado Ar 67 IIArado Ar 68 IIFocke-Wulf Fw 56 Stosser IIHeinkel He 51 IIIArado Ar 80 IIIFocke-Wulf Fw 159 IVMesserschmitt Bf 109 B IVHeinkel He 112 VMesserschmitt Bf 109 E Emil VMesserschmitt Bf 109 E-3 VMesserschmitt Me 209 V4 VHeinkel He 100 D-1 VIMesserschmitt Bf 109 F Friedrich VISupermarine Spitfire V DB 605 VIIMesserschmitt Bf 109 G Gustav VIIIMesserschmitt Me 209 A VIIIHorten Ho 229 VIIIFocke-Wulf Ta 152 IXMesserschmitt Me P.1092 IXFocke-Wulf Ta 183 Huckebein XFocke-Wulf Fw 252 XMesserschmitt Me P.1101
USSR IITsKB I-7 IIIPolikarpov I-15bis DM-2 IIIPolikarpov TsKB-12bis IVPolikarpov I-153 DM-4 IVPolikarpov I-153P DM-4 IVPolikarpov I-17 VPolikarpov I-180-3 VIlyushin I-21 (TsKB-32) VLavochkin LaGG-3 VMikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 VYakovlev Yak-1 VIMikoyan-Gurevich I-210 VILavochkin La-5 VIBell P-39Q-15 Airacobra VIYakovlev Yak-1M VIIMikoyan-Gurevich I-220 VIIKostikov 302 VIILavochkin La-7 VIILavochkin La-9RD VIIYakovlev Yak-3 VIIYakovlev Yak-3RD VIIYakovlev Yak-3T VIIIMikoyan-Gurevich I-250 VIIILavochkin La-11 VIIILavochkin La-9 VIIIYakovlev Yak-15 IXLavochkin La-160 IXMikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 IXYakovlev Yak-19 XLavochkin La-15 XMikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis XYakovlev Yak-30
China IICurtiss Hawk II IIIBreda Ba.27 Metallico IVNakajima Ki-43-Ic VCurtiss Tomahawk IIb VIINorth American P-51K Mustang VIIIShenyang JL-1A-37
Japan IINakajima A4N IIKawasaki Ki-10 IIKawasaki Ki-5 IINakajima Ki-8 IIIMitsubishi A5M IIIMitsubishi Ki-18 IIINakajima Ki-27 IIIMitsubishi Ki-33 IVMitsubishi A6M1 Zero IVNakajima Ki-43-I Hayabusa VMitsubishi A6M2 Zero VMitsubishi A6M3 (experimental) VNakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa VIMitsubishi A6M5 Zero VIKawasaki Ki-61 Hien VIKawasaki Ki-88 VIIMitsubishi A7M Reppu VIINakajima Ki-84 Hayate VIIIMitsubishi J8M Shusui VIIITachikawa Ki-94-II IXTachikawa Ki-162-I XTachikawa Ki-162-III
Premium Planes
USA IICurtiss F11C-2 IICurtiss XP-31 IIIBrewster F2A-1 Buffalo IIIBoeing YP-29 IVSeversky 2PA IVCurtiss Model 81A-1 IVCurtiss P-36C Hawk IVGrumman XF4F-3 IVCurtiss XP-36F Hawk VGrumman F5F Skyrocket VBell XFL-1 Airabonita VBell XP-77 VChance-Vought XF4U-1 VIDouglas A-26B Invader VIBell P-39N-1 Airacobra VIGrumman XP-50 VIVultee XP-54 Swoose Goose VICurtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender VIIFisher XP-75 Eagle VIIIBoeing B-29 Superfortress VIIIBoeing B-29C Superfortress VIIICurtiss XF15C VIIINorth American F-82E Twin Mustang VIIIP-80A Shooting Star VIIINorth American P-82B Twin Mustang VIIIXP-58 Chain Lightning IXMcDonnell XF-85 Goblin
UK IIIBristol Blenheim Mk.IV (early mod.) IIIHawker P.V.3 IIISupermarine Type 224 IIICAC CA-1 Wirraway IVFairey Fantome IVHawker Hurricane Mk. Ia VBristol Beaufighter V VCAC CA-12 Boomerang VHawker Hurricane IID VMiles M.20 VSupermarine Spitfire Mk Ia VVickers Venom VINorth American Mustang Mk.I VINorth American Mustang IA VISupermarine Spitfire Vb IM VISupermarine Spitfire Vb VIIGloster Meteor F. I VIIISupermarine Seafang F.32 VIIIDe Havilland DH.100 Vampire F.1
Germany IIArado Ar 67 IIFieseler Fi 98 IIFocke-Wulf Fw 56 Stosser IIHenschel Hs 123 IIIDornier Do 17 Z-7 Kauz IIIBlohm und Voss Ha 137 IIIBlohm und Voss Ha 137 V1 IIIJunkers Ju 52 IVArado Ar 197 IVMesserschmitt Bf 110 C-6 IVHeinkel He 111 H-2 IVHenschel Hs 129 А VMesserschmitt Bf 109 E-3 VMesserschmitt Me 209 V4 VHeinkel He 100 D-1 VMesserschmitt Me 210 VISupermarine Spitfire V DB 605 VIIFocke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8/R2 VIIIMesserschmitt Me 109 TL VIIIBlohm und Voss BV P.203 VIIIDornier Do 335 A-1 Pfeil VIIIHorten Ho 229
USSR ITomashevich LShBD IIPolikarpov I-5 ShKAS IITsKB I-7 IITomashevich Pegasus IIIKochyerigin BSh-1 IIIKochyerigin-Yatsenko DI-6i IIIPolikarpov I-15bis DM-2 IIIPolikarpov TsKB-12bis IVPolikarpov I-153 DM-4 IVPolikarpov I-153P DM-4 IVPolikarpov I-16 Type 29 IVBorovkov-Florov I-207/4 IVLavochkin LaGG-3 series 4 IVKochyerigin Sh (LBSh) VPolikarpov I-180-3 VIlyushin I-21 (TsKB-32) VIL-2 with rear gunner VLavochkin LaGG-3 series 34 VCurtiss P-40 M-105 VYakovlev Yak-7 M-82 VIIlyushin IL-1 VIBell P-39Q-15 Airacobra VIIKostikov 302 VIILavochkin La-9RD VIITupolev Tu-1 VIIYakovlev Yak-3RD VIIYakovlev Yak-3T VIIIMikoyan-Gurevich I-260 VIIILavochkin La-11 VIIIMyasishchev RB-17
China IICurtiss Hawk II IICurtiss Hawk III IIIBreda Ba.27 Metallico IVNakajima Ki-43-Ic VCurtiss Tomahawk IIb VIDe Havilland 98 Mosquito FB 26 VIINorth American P-51K Mustang VIIIIlyushin IL-10M VIIIShenyang JL-1A-37
Japan IIKawasaki Ki-5 IINakajima Ki-8 IIIMitsubishi Ki-18 IIIMitsubishi Ki-33 VMitsubishi A6M3 (experimental) VIKawasaki Ki-88 VIIMitsubishi J4M Senden VIITachikawa Ki-94-I VIIIMitsubishi J8M Shusui
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