The Greatest Plane That Ever Flew: Spitfire IXc (War Thunder)

[@dedmajor]

The RAF event to get this Spit was the only event in all of WT history that I had fun playing... and i didnt even get it

[@Aloso930]

Had me in the first half ngl

[@Spitflyer]

I've never raged harder getting a rare event plane than this 😂 i got just over halfway and gave my account to someone else

[@UnPokemon]

It was the Spitfire furbal right? I loved it too, and the mk9 c is so awesome

[@King.Leonidas]

@@Spitflyer yeah same was the most frustrating event ive been in. the weird teamings that happend to

[@Sreven199]

I just bought it on the marketplace when they re-released it for like.... 15$. Best 15$ I ever spent

[@smigoltime]

5:04 finally some random thinking outside the box

[@thehind8861]

Shup

[@simonemattugi5768]

Last time i was this early spit flyer flew spitfires

[@space__idklmao]

This plane: *am I a joke to you?*

[@thehind8861]

Spit_flyer: "This spitfire has low ammo" Yak players: *Laughs in 30 rounds*

[@jasperbowmaster5038]

@J Wilt the 23mm on the yak-15 p has either 30 or 60 rounds

[@samsalemi9769]

Yup my Yak 15 only has 60rpg it’s still a good plane tho

[@Spale01]

Bf 109 30mm 65 rounds 😂

[@ollietechtips6725]

A Spitfire! Finally! Good to see you're living up to your name mate

[@Spitflyer]

Lol thanks mate

[@2milk867]

Watches video* Gets inspired* *Pilot knocked out*

[@CatWachristmashat]

your pfp explains it all my guy

[@mrpatry5572]

So sad

[@sampanyofella5832]

when you metioned whip_energy i felt so nostalgic, last time he uploaded was about a year ago if i remember correctly, love his montages, K4 is my favorite. those flat spin kills...

[@Gechi999]

If you miss Whip check out ilcr0ssil, he is possibly even better

[@Spitflyer]

Whip was a good bloke man i kinda wanna know what he's up to

[@sampanyofella5832]

@@Gechi999 yeah I'm subbed to him too, his duck montage is insane.... Especially the last kill.

[@TdeJ--1]

5:04 FW 190 got distance fused rockets, bu they're more a meme than weapon against planes

[@tomfoxlow4815]

That is until you encounter F-89D pilots lol

[@beresrobert4262]

@@tomfoxlow4815 pretty sure those are proximity fuse

[@tomfoxlow4815]

@@beresrobert4262 probably, I actually don't know

[@Agent-ic1pe]

They're actually very good against bombers once you learn how to use them. And you can surprise people who go for stall maneuvers.

[@5000mahmud]

@@tomfoxlow4815 They are.

[@Shadowhunterbg]

10:44 people always quit the head on and just go to the side when they are getting close. But for me? They go for a head on and stay on you so even by turning they get those shots on me and i die. That's why i hate head ons so much. Sometimes you can't escape them and you get punished. Just look how passive that guy is. I never see that in my games. EVER.

[@stephencrompton4352]

There's a way to get out of them I've found, I'm not really good enough to describe it well and it doesn't work every time for me, but if you time it right, you can turn so that it's impossible for the to get their guns on you.

[@DustyTripleSix]

Let out a volley before them, I always start shooting a little before 1km then you'll see them start to fire and break away then catch your rounds to their cockpit. If they end up shooting first just break away, don't risk it, and try again. Or avoid them all together if you're not comfortable. But I love doing headons tbh the kill is so satisfying especially if you just barely dodge the wreck of their plane. It's exhilarating lol

[@The_Seeker]

Imagine how much better the Spitfires would be if they got the same belts as the AN/M2.

[@spray916]

14:29 Hispano gods smile upon you this day.

[@jake628]

Once a year occurrence where spit actually plays the spitfire

[@Hadgerz]

12:00 textbook war thunder pilot right there. Full commit headon, killsteal, get killed in the process, back to the hangar, repeat gameplay loop.

[@dreadnought014]

I joined WT just after they had the RAF event. But luckily I was able to get this plane off the marketplace before it got priced into oblivion. I’m so glad i did, its one of my absolute favorite premium aircraft. Definitely the best premium Spitfire by far.

[@dilldoe1991]

I feel like if you were running tracers or even universals you could’ve conserved so much ammo by being able to tell where they were going being able to compensate easier.

[@matkorado5630]

I would really like to see a Spitfire F mk 24 against early jets. I play that plane but sometimes struggle against jets like F - 89D(wonder why) or F-89B. Really would like to now how to play it properly.

[@johnnysilverhand--]

Yeah me too I don’t know if it’s a good buy

[@a.gabrielarchibald5291]

13:15 That's not necessarily true.... The zeros can win dogfights even with energy disadvantage... because they just turn that well... but of course no one is stupid enough to try to dogfight zeros....

[@karldergrosse-333]

You'd be surprised.... I have people try to one-circle with me all the time.... Easy punish if you can aim - the Japanese 20mms with universal belts slap

[@thetaxikab604]

Haha p51 pilots would like to have a word with you about that...

[@martijn9568]

@Siegward of Catarina You must have only used Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force 20 mm canons if you say that Japanese 20mms are good, try those of the Army air force line and then we can talk.

[@thetaxikab604]

@@martijn9568 the ho-5 cannons are pretty good my guy, they have much better drop off than the type 99s fire much faster. Use universal belts.

[@karldergrosse-333]

@@martijn9568 did you read any of the prior comments? I was describing Japanese 20mm performance. I wasn't comparing them to anything else.

[@thatonecubandude8148]

This is my most flown British plane. I used it to grind out basically the entirety of the tech tree and I fly this plane to grind out most of the events. At this point, I know it so well one guy even accused me of hacking the other day :p

[@grzesztof855]

Nice flying, love all spitfires.

[@supersonicslap7043]

Last time i was this early the game was actually good

[@dandas8726]

I love this plane so much. Got it in the World War and grinded the british tree with it. It’s really easy to get the 4 kills in RB with it for the event. So glad you made a video on it. Love❤️

[@johnbenoit6768]

5:00 Nooo, that move JamJam did with the proximity rockets was awesome, that's such a solid move. You set the fuse to explode, and time your shot correctly which he failed to do. It's great for air to air kills, the splash damage will get them. I recommend trying these shots with the 109 G6 which has the same rockets, or if you like Russia, use the Mig15/17 and most of the mig 21s have prox rockets"S21 / S24" The Su7's have S24 too. It's a solid method if you time it right, and super satisfying. Blowing up planes point blank on head-ons when you set the fuse to say 300m :D ... Give it a shot... :p

[@samspeed6271]

In the Spitfire, altitude is everything. If you get above them, they are yours for the taking. I haven't got the IXc, but I have the regular F MkIX and I never got along with it. Its slow and it really doesn't climb well. The 109s at that BR always seemed to get above me, even after side climbing, and me and my squad get rinsed. The guns; 2 Hispanos and 4 Browning 303cal MGs, its not enough at 4.3. The Brownings are little more than hardened pea shooters at this BR. I personally like the LF IX. 2 Hispanos and 2 50cals, but flaming hell she climbs like nothing else I know. It is so satisfying getting above those Ta152s and jumping on them, because they don't expect it. And turning in her, she is incredibly agile. Also, the other one I really like is the Seafire FR47. The stock plane is just useless, but once spades she is fast. A decent climber, alright turner, very good energy retention in B&Z fighting, and 4 Hispano MK5 guns. Did I mention she's fast?

[@BrunimMCD]

7:46 that´s the quote i ask everytime i play US or UK AIR RB, all the team vanish in 7 min and you are left alone dogfighting with an entire team.

[@Cornhole1]

The one we have been wating for. Love your content too.

[@lukefrombk]

I have this Spitfire and it is so much fun. I had a dogfight with a G55S and 109 G2 Trop stall fighting them both at the same time an I won. 400m convergence with stealth belts the hispanos hit like trucks.

[@ELITE-xn3sh]

If the G 55s could pull the takeoff flap card on you , plus it has better roll rate , it could get you in a vertical in no time

[@lukefrombk]

@@ELITE-xn3sh The Spit MkIXc is better in the vertical than the G55S, better climb, p/w, lower stall speed, much better control at stall speeds. I love the G55S, it's my most played fighter. (NoobNumeroUno) in game name. In a same enegy dogfight the MkIX and MIXc and G55S are quite close in performance with the Spits being just slightly better.

[@ELITE-xn3sh]

@@lukefrombk I was just pointing out what i knew about the g55. I have some record under my tally (ELITE340) , but i hold nosignificant records for the spitfire family whatsoever , i only played the israeli ones to progress. So boss , we can try out a custom , lets see what each can do and cant. Greetings!

[@lukefrombk]

@@ELITE-xn3sh hell yeah man! That's sound like fun I'd like to do that sometime : )

[@ELITE-xn3sh]

@@lukefrombk add me in the game , i will see when i can talk to you through there

[@oneace0946]

I like your content man I've been subscribed ever since the beginning of the channel

[@xanderwusky]

With the spits I usually do fairly well. For people looking for more tips. The way I play 90% of the shots I take is at 400

[@hitendhiman838]

The Hf mk 9 should be added in war thunder.

[@5000mahmud]

Yesss, need more high altitude allied fighters

[@martijn9568]

I feel like the regular F Mk IX is already very good at high altitude, maybe just add an F Mk IX with a Merlin 66. Or just a Spitfire Mk VIII

[@ryanjonathanmartin3933]

@@martijn9568 yeah the Mk 9 with a Merlin 66 is the LF Mk 9 XD

[@mussahemed1153]

Using air target belts may help with the aiming part. They have T now

[@charlie23i]

Hahaha, that whip energy reference was pretty good

[@minmus410]

It's content like this that makes me unsure whether I want to play Germany or Britain.

[@tim9501]

Hey mate, I really enjoy your flight advice in these fighters. It really helps plebs like me :). I'd love you to play ANY spitfire, but also the F4u 1c would be awesome!

[@the_yeegineer]

Thanks for saying this is the best plane ever

[@I.JG7.Frenchie]

IRL, it's almost impossible to boom n zoom with a spit cause it's unstable and the nose will to go up, and you wil turn left or right (can't remember) try the DCS spitfire lfmk9, you'll love it

[@danielmostert993]

I play German main but have also researched the Brit tech tree to level 4 in land and air. I love the Bf109 and believe it to be one of the most dangerous aircraft of that period .But having played various British aircraft I have to admit that they are a lot of fun. Spitfires overall do not have the raw speed of a 109 or the power of a 190 but they are dancers in the sky. My only regret is that for some reason the British teams I am on don't seem to really keep it together much, air or land. The best matches are when you get that one or two people who just click with what each other are doing and that can turn around a match completely. I love the German aircraft and I love the British ones as well. I also play US and Russia but have to confess that they are not as much fun at rank 3 and 4, at least for me. The one exception is the P63 Aircobra. It is the one rank 3 Yank plane that I absolutely love to fly. Anyway, enough rambling. Thank you for the video. I am currently researching the Seafire and have already finished the Spitfire IX research but the stats have made me hesitant to play it. The weight of the cannons make it slightly slow in a turn and while it can match most German, US and Russian planes I am worried about its performance against Japanese and Swedish ones. Thanks for the lesson. It will help a lot. P.S. I am not very good with aircraft, or even land vehicles, but I do love the game even when it drives me crazy. If their is any chance of you making some advanced tactic tutorials I would greatly appreciate it. I know its a lot to ask but anywhere from rank 4 and above I really start having serious trouble remaining competitive. The cost of aircraft at these Br's also make it a money sink for someone like me who is not that good. Thanks.

[@galaxlordcz3933]

Just got the F2G-1 you've got to try it, if I'm not wrong you said in one of your older videos that you liked the Japaneese Corsair, well this is something like that on 6.7.

[@byson8628]

Was just binging your videos, what a coincidence.

[@poulhenrikchristensen4804]

Your skills makes it a pleasure to watch you videos , me in a split with alt advance, speed and all The yada yada goes ‘puff’ in The firs minutes of The fight.i You know how to read The other players and that is an awesome skill and you know what you Can and Can not do when you strap on wings, German British American ect. Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you and all who reads this and stay safe Thunder Bro.

[@Spitflyer]

Ty brother man

[@russianoldschoo48]

Will you do something on the Italian reward vehicle? Yesterday with no boosters I got 9.5k per kill

[@shangri-leicht8923]

this guy: does 10 things at the same time Me: Does absolutely nothing and dies

[@lancebuergin9318]

happy new year from the east coast USA

[@Spitflyer]

Happy new year!!

[@masterghost7352]

I love war thunder, best game I've played

[@backseatbogan2021]

This is one of the few premiums I would buy

[@johnnysilverhand--]

2 things to say 1. The ki61 is dumb a lot of player do this 2. The other day I was in my griffon spitfire the first one, and I got alone at like 6k alt and just 2 bombers on my team it was a 1v4 two bf109k and ta152 plus a Re2005 I got 3 kill and I played like you said. I was surprise when I trap the Re he got a shot on me and PiLot SnIp 😭😭 anyway good work you are underrated WT youtuber

[@samspeed6271]

Rules of the Spitfire: 1) be above your enemy 2) don't lose your energy unless you know you can afford it. 3) get up close and personal before unleashing hell on that 109. 400m is a good convergence, but you will be engaging closer than that.

[@nickpickle7665]

You don’t need to be above your enemy in a spitfire but it is nice to be

[@connord1437]

Holy shit, the sl multiplier on this plane is INSANE!

[@Spitflyer]

I was running 2 SL boosters that were gonna expire

[@connord1437]

@@Spitflyer oh Haha that makes more sense, I was thinking 30/40k sl per kill was stupid ammount

[@Jinx19766]

Most elegant and beautiful, prop plane ever built. Without question.

[@juanordonezgalban2278]

I'd say a G55 looks better

[@Jinx19766]

@@juanordonezgalban2278 Good one. G55 is also a beautiful plane.

[@dbzfanexwarbrady]

True Spitfire Play style is the same as the Ho229 play style

[@JEMscopez]

These was more of a video on how to deal with multiple people rather than how to fly the spitfire cause its probably my best plane haha

[@daviejones31]

Ki-61 was doing what we call the cardinal sin, Kill Stealing

[@dapperfield595]

Name checks out

[@AAthlete34]

I’d like to see some Ta-152 gameplay

[@ivansakal1224]

Could you do first I-185 or Yak 9T, I'm really struggling with them

[@HMSNeptun]

Same

[@ant_mk3596]

I'd love to see some duo gameplay, realistic methods using radar and firing fox 2's and fox 3's from fighter jets, you and someone else in say two harriers, fighting two or three mig 15s

[@generalnat5359]

1 plane I would like you to use is the La-9

[@Rudysmismans]

I wish i could buy it but it costs €435.

[@AdrianDeer]

There is no honor flying an overpowered plane.

[@the_yeegineer]

That flew

[@pietyaa]

They should install smoke grenades in bf109's like in the mighty tigers and other kitties. One hit and smoke.

[@bartlamshane]

Please play the venom at 8.7 I think it should be 8.3 with the mig15

[@100DesertRoses]

hoping they fixed the bugged ammunition on the hispano before I return to the spitfires....

[@samhuson2722]

Stealth belt ( air + armored target belt ) is the best choice for dealing much damage to light and armored planes. However, itself is hard to aim without tracer for newbies or those who don't believe in their aiming skills. Air target belt is excellent to deal with fighters, it has lot HEF to set them on fire as well as damaging their engines. To the heavier armored fighters like twin-engine ones or Bombers, you have to watse a ton of ammunition to take them down. Moreover, HEF depends on the angle of your shot, not great to fire at they 6 or the front. Lately, i've found the second best belt for the hispano which is armored one. Why? HEF in MK II or in MK V is the worst ammo in the game, i believe. It gives only hit when firing at the enemy's 6 or front, even can't do much damage to bombers or twin-engine fighters. However, AP deals significant damages to everyone, destroys the enemy's flap, wing, rudder even the pilot and set them on fire with a short burst. Universal is good but still watse alot of ammunition in a short brust. Try it out, you'll see the power of the hispano. All for the queen :D

[@pleasedontdestroy4851]

I can’t say I don’t want this plane

[@projenitor2387]

You ever look at IL 2 I just got into it and OMG is it good

[@raphrath8561]

i know its not a spitfire but im really struggling with the i-185 M-82

[@apo911]

the AM6 and AM7 series planes will clap spitfires tho

[@hultraspitfire8120]

you know hispanoes are knifes, many people hate them but for me they are so enjoyable, you play like a cat with a mouse: I love to trap lonely ennemies with my spits

[@nairb-ds1vn]

Wish I had one!

[@danmallery9142]

What was on that Ki-61s mind? What mind?

[@CssHDmonster]

man, the bf109 looks weird in this vid

[@daslynnter9841]

I dont get the hype around the spitfire, one of the only planes that served throughout the war, yet of all the major nations/planes it has the least number of aces, and really lackluster stats.

[@stardekk1461]

Ironicly, I got the Mk IXc 5 minuts before this videop uploaded.

[@yogibearthebear6774]

How did you get it?

[@stardekk1461]

@@yogibearthebear6774 Daily rewards

[@yogibearthebear6774]

@@stardekk1461 sorry daily logins? I’m just not too familiar with this aircraft. Is it still available to get?

[@stardekk1461]

@@yogibearthebear6774 Yes, there is a chest wich give you a chance for premium vehicles, (the one with the 300% boost cards and stuff) for unlimited time, though its pp like 1% chance...

[@yogibearthebear6774]

@@stardekk1461 holy shit you’re lucky

[@mapleskii7690]

not a dude who's like "NO SWEARING!!11!" but why is spitflyer swearing in his videos alot more now

[@Spitflyer]

I go through phases lol

[@mapleskii7690]

@@Spitflyer Ah understandable, also great video!

[@Spitflyer]

@@mapleskii7690 haha ty mate

[@williamburse1549]

“Not much ammo” laughs in yak

[@Spitflyer]

Tbh I’d take 120 rounds of shvaks over 400 rounds of shitspanos lol

[@youraveragescotsman7119]

@@Spitflyer Shitvaks and Shitspanos. The Yaks and Spitfires suffer in unity with how garbage their guns are because Gaijiggles.

[@drakonna6281]

Do a video on the late variants too! 19 and 24 and all that stuff

[@austin27049]

*British bias has entered the chat*

[@PicturePerfectYT]

Should fly the La-200, I love how it looks lol. It's one of those /it's so ugly it's beautiful/ situations with it, imo.

[@thetaxikab604]

It's a tub Can't dodge missiles Can't maneuver But the guns are insane, 3 37s Just commit to head ons lmao

[@Azcabalt]

Hey Spit, very nice video, very cool to see that you give a Spitfire some love ! I would like to know your opinion on the F-104, now that it's been a while that they are in the game, and mostly if they are of any good in that meta that is constantly evolving (I would mostly be interested on your opinion, on the very first ones, and the last ones such as the F-104G). They seem really underwhelming nowadays, and no one really talks much about them ! Are they so bad / unconsistent ?

[@r.c.a.f_lynx9992]

I dare you to fly that Spitfire or any other Spitfire in SIM. Gaijin screwed the fm up so bad they were unflyable for about 3 years. Lucky you, they are a tad bit better today.

[@emilioa.2139]

Could you do a video on Air Sim please?

[@potatoaim2596]

Try out the Ro 57 Quadriarma. It has 2 garbage guns (Hispanos 404 and Breda 50cal), it likes to be slow and bleeds speed like its free. It also has an amazing Combat flaps turn rate, a beautifull BR (2.7), and for some reason i preform better on that thing that i do on a P-51 (Or most american planes) Also try out the King Cobra. 3.7 or 4.0 it dont matter.

[@juanpablopacchioni5905]

Could you showcase the ho 229?

[@samsalemi9769]

Yaks have the same ammo count but wayyy higher rate of fire

[@squirrel_82]

It no longer has 4 20mm hispano cannons.

[@Siddich]

you say, you need altitude in the spitfire...a plane that is made to reverse boom and zoom fighters... i mean, of course, altitude is always nice, and you got a plane that can climb... but what are you gona do with a plane that can not really turn? the ta 152c3 for example... yes, it can roll, but if the enemy just does not roll with you, he can still get you, because you cant turn and yeah you can climb and you have energy retention, but there ate so many planes that can climb better and handle high speeds better...

[@StarvingOat]

Spit, I got the A2D1 as well as the J2M5 in the sale. Both are excellent planes. I grinded out the whole German and British tree. Was wondering if you have any recommendations for the Italians and the French. Are they worth it?

[@swagmasteryo9726]

Why'd you keep your temps orange while climbing? That lowers the high temp threshold over time.

[@genesisraptor1498]

Please try the spit mk XIV with the clipped wings! I can’t figure out how to use it properly...

[@nairb-ds1vn]

And watch how hard you roll. It can destabilise you during a dogfight and especially during Aiming

[@cptkab1am]

Great vids Spit. Can you recommend a lineup for a beginner to Air RB?

[@MagniGaMming]

Can you do another video on the J35? I'm having a lot of trouble with performing decently in it.

[@Jonathan-bu7iv]

why did the Ki-61 do that? Proooobably because grinding is horrible and getting a single kill while dying is better than getting no kills flying around for 20 minutes

[@mzoli1222]

7,92 mm is mainly German. British have 7.7 mm ammo.

[@bryan--tq8hh]

Plss play the c 202EC, it is realy fun to fly with its 2 MG 151's.

[@Nobody10115]

This may sound dumb but how do you get the top display like he has it

[@Filip7370]

@Spit_flyer do Beaufighter mk.21, how to survive in it on BR 3.7, or Brigand.

[@Silvah14]

How to Spitfire Mk XVI? I find it to be an interesting plane in the spitfire line

[@paulvontarsus729]

If you are fine with limited ammo, the Yak 9U is better, I think.

[@liamboyle9199]

Spitty, Do you really think its worth running stealth belts on these 20mm only versions? If you ran the belts containing occasional tracers it would probably significantly increase the time to kill and reduce ammo used even if the uni, ground, and air belts are technically less effective. I'm pretty surprised the 264 didn't open fire with the top 20mm's too...

[@nanoatic]

do the griffon spitfire F Mk 24.

[@youraveragescotsman7119]

In an uptier you're good. In a downtier you're the hand of God in Spitfire form.