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SEAC Spitfire 10-pack
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Adapted from the Spitfire XIV model by @Captain_Ahab_62
The RAF's Southeast Asia Command (SEAC) used four variants of the Spitfire during the war. These were the Spitfire VB/Trop and VC/Trop, the Spitfire VIIIC, and the Spitfire XIVC/E.
I've depicted the VIII with the standard elliptical wings here, but both LF-clipped and HF-pointed wingtips were seen on SEAC Spitfire VIIIs.
While they may look similar, the VB has additional bulges underneath the wings. These were there to clear the early Hispano cannon's 60-round drum mags. On the VC, the bulge houses the feed motor instead. Some were fitted with four Hispanos and a large bulge, but most had just two such guns with small bulges.
While it may not be the most well-known Spitfire variant, the Mk VIII was the third most-produced model after the Mk V and the Spit-nine. It was essentially a "tropicalized" variant of the IX, with a longer turbo intake. It also has a retractable tailwheel, the resulting loss of lateral stability being co
The RAF's Southeast Asia Command (SEAC) used four variants of the Spitfire during the war. These were the Spitfire VB/Trop and VC/Trop, the Spitfire VIIIC, and the Spitfire XIVC/E.
I've depicted the VIII with the standard elliptical wings here, but both LF-clipped and HF-pointed wingtips were seen on SEAC Spitfire VIIIs.
While they may look similar, the VB has additional bulges underneath the wings. These were there to clear the early Hispano cannon's 60-round drum mags. On the VC, the bulge houses the feed motor instead. Some were fitted with four Hispanos and a large bulge, but most had just two such guns with small bulges.
While it may not be the most well-known Spitfire variant, the Mk VIII was the third most-produced model after the Mk V and the Spit-nine. It was essentially a "tropicalized" variant of the IX, with a longer turbo intake. It also has a retractable tailwheel, the resulting loss of lateral stability being co
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