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Spitfire MK IXc early tail with rounded top by Ranwers
« on: October 09, 2009, 05:28:47 AM »

Hi mates!

Reorganizing my folders before update to 9.09m I find this mod by Ranwers

cheers

walter

https://storebror.it.cx/sas/archive/sasdl/ranwers/Spitfire_MK_IXc_early_tail.7z



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Additional Edit:Per Panama Red Request: Revised Spitfire rounded tail mod

~by Kleinnak

hey all, this is my version of the Spitfire Mk IX rounded tail mod by Ranwers.  Was gonna post it in the original thread but thought this way everyone would see it who wants it.  I've removed the files pertaining to the air intake which allows for the slipper tanks and the correct canopy.  I've also modded it to allow the rounded tail for the LF.Mk IX as well.  enjoy all!

https://storebror.it.cx/sas/archive/sasdl/ranwers/Spitfire9earlytali_Kleinnak.rar

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Re: Spitfire MK IXc early tail with rounded top by Ranwers
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2009, 05:40:00 PM »

Grazie Walter!
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Re: Spitfire MK IXc early tail with rounded top by Ranwers
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2009, 08:20:27 PM »

This just replaces the default tail of the Spit Mk IXc, so just drop the file into the mods folder and check it out under the Spitfire Mk IXc.  personally I recommend doing a bit of playing around, for instance i added the folders "SpitfireMkIXcCLP(GB) and "SpitfireMkIXcCLP(Multi1)" into the 3do folder of the mod (eg. "Modname"\3do\) to give the tail to the LF.Mk IXc for all countries as well (easy step to this is find SpitfireMkIXc(GB) and SpitfireMkIXc(Multi1) in the 3do folder, copy them to another location, rename them to the CLP ones i've listed above, and paste them back into the 3do folder).  Another recommendation on my part is to delete any file that doesn't say Keel or Rudder in it from this mod.  Because while the mod as is adds a historically correct rounded-top tail to replace a historically correct but less common later pointed-top tail, and adds a historically correct small air intake under the nose instead of the also historically correct but later large air intake, the addition of the air intake replaces the historically accurate later Spitfire windscreen from the Mk Vc onward with the completely historically inaccurate early windscreen found on the Mk Is through Vbs.  Deleting everything but Keel and Rudder files will give you the rounded tail, but leave the larger air intake, and the correct Mk IX canopy.  This way i figure it's better with three completely historically accurate parts than two completely historically accurate parts and one completely historically inaccurate part.  Just my suggestion though mate.  Hope this was helpful, probably WAY more than you were looking for but hey, you said "any advice" hah!
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Re: Spitfire MK IXc early tail with rounded top by Ranwers
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2009, 02:08:09 PM »

Hi, personally i wouldn't worry too much about slipper tanks etc. The early Spit IX were more commonly used as pure fighters, the V's assuming the Bombspit role, and the low level role, often the "Cropped,Clipped and Clapped" versions, till IX's became more common. The use of slipper tanks was more often for ferrying purposes than anything else anyway in the Spits anyway. The IX Bombspits were generally speaking a later development as the Luftwaffe declined in the Western area of operations and more powerful versions, Mk XII and XIV started to appear.
The spits never made particularly good fighter-bombers as a whole, their wing was very prone to cracking from the pressure of bomb release. Many pilots in fact suspected that the real purpose of the clipped wing versions was to help alleviate this problem. (God knows why the powers that be didn't rocket arm the Spitfire as a priority to aid with this. But though Rocket armed Spits IX's did happen they were rare.)
The later Spit IX's as is suggested in the post above did have an increase in performance, though not particularly marked from the early 60 series Merlin versions.
Maybe just putting it in as an Early IXc with an altered Fm would be nice to represent the Spit IX newly coming into service to tackle the Focke Wulf scare.

Hope the above was of some use to you
Alban
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Re: Spitfire MK IXc early tail with rounded top by Ranwers
« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2015, 05:29:19 AM »

I have downloaded the aircraft (both versions mentioned above), but how do I get it into the game, please? I have 4.12.2 with ModAct. I have managed to get the SAS Hurricanes and early Spitfires working, but they came with a readme.

Thanks in advance,

David
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Re: Spitfire MK IXc early tail with rounded top by Ranwers
« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2015, 10:12:30 AM »

Just put them into the mods folder....
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Re: Spitfire MK IXc early tail with rounded top by Ranwers
« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2015, 12:03:23 PM »

Cool cooperation of retrieving an old Forgotten gem and further expansion.
Top notch Teamwork Ranwers, Walter and Kleinnak  ;D

Thanks a bunch
Tobias
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Re: Spitfire MK IXc early tail with rounded top by Ranwers
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2015, 12:28:20 AM »

Thank you. I assumed I'd need to edit the air, and the plane, and the weapons . . .
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