posted 10-08- 08:27 PM
Use the Mk. IX figures. mate.They are pretty much exactly the same! The Mk.VIII was the planned successor 2 the Mk.V, but when the Fw 190A-2 & -3 turned up on the scene, they were so patently superior 2 the Spit V's that the RAF simply couldn't wait 4 the VIII 2 appear.That's when the famous Mk.IX was "slapped 2gether" by basically adding the more powerful Merlin 6x series engines 2 the Mk.V frame.As the Mk.IX used the Mk.V's airframe, the IX shouldn't technically have been able 2 accept the far greater speeds and overall stresses on the Mk.V airframe - in fact the IX's airframe was overstressed, but such was its fine construction that accidents due 2 overstressing were far & few between.
When the Mk.VIII appeared, it had a totally redesigned airframe, built 2 take the extra stresses generated by the extra power of the Merlin 6x series powerplants.However, since overall weights were very similar 2 the Mk.IX, and the Mk.VIII's essentially used the same engines, their performance was almost identical.It was 4 that reason that after the VIII hit the scene that Mk.IX production continued unabated, and in the end, there were only about a third as many Mk.VIII's built in comparison 2 Mk.IX production.Most VIII's were built 2 "tropical" standards, and flew outside of the ETO, with the RAAF buying about 25% of all Mk.VIII's built.
The Mk.VIII airframe eventually was used as the basis 4 the production of the Mk.XIV (with the necessary mods & strengthening, of course), much in the same way that the Mk.V frame was used in the Mk.IX .Anyway, the standard "F" Mk.VIII had a top speed (TAS) of 408 mph, just like the Mk.IX's, and the "LF" and "HF" versions also had pretty much identical top speeds & performances 2 their Mk.IX counterparts.
So basically, just use the Mk.IX's FM 4 the Mk.VIII !
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