Request: MkII Gyro Sight

[Krupi]

Title states it all, since we have multiple versions of the P-47 it would be nice to see a Spitfire with the Gyro Gunsight. 

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyro_gunsight

 

Perhaps this could be combined with a Spitfire Mk IXE with the E type wing, larger rudder and the MkII Gyro Gunsight.

 

By all accounts this would be a more fitting Spitfire for Normandy than we currently have. 

Edited August 25, 2021 by Krupi

[DD_Fenrir]

21 hours ago, Krupi said:

Perhaps this could be combined with a Spitfire Mk IXE with the E type wing, larger rudder and the MkII Gyro Gunsight.

 

By all accounts this would be a more fitting Spitfire for Normandy than we currently have. 

 

 

Whilst I agree it would be a nice modification to have as a great number of the 2nd TAF Spitfires had the MkII Gyro Gunsight fitted prior to D-Day, only one of the Wings (135) was equipped with the E-wing armament, with 125 Wing of 83 Group (those wings first to France) being converted in mid June and much of 84 Group (those wings still based in the UK until late July/August) gradually having their Spits brought up to 'E' armament through June and July.

 

83 Group would have to wait till December 1944/January 1945 to see .50 armed Spitfire IXs and XVIs across it's entire OOB, though it would be good to have a variant as you describe to better represent the version of the Spitfire IX/XVI that face Bf 109K-4s and Fw 190D-9s... and a Westwall map to place them in...

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 25, 2021 by DD_Fenrir

[Krupi]

I would love to have a Mk XVI bubble canopy, but appreciate that as you say it is fall 44/early 45 before it was widely available.