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    mike_espo's Avatar Senior Member
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    Is there any plans in 4.09 to increase the A6M2 max speed to its historical 335mph or 540kph at 4500m?

    I have done tests where in Crimea with 25% fuel and empty, the top speed of the Zero 21 at 4500m is only 520kph or 323mph.

    Should it not be faster??
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    I get 530km/h for A6M2-11 @ 4600m.
    I doubt that fuel loading will have some very significant impact on the max speed.
    It may have much more impact on RoC and maneuver ability.
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    Originally posted by DKoor:
    I get 530km/h for A6M2 @ 4600m.
    I doubt that fuel loading will have some very significant impact on the max speed.
    It may have much more impact on RoC and maneuver ability.
    Really.. What engine settings did you use? I had 95% pitch, rad closed, mix at 80% slight down trim.....
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    A6M2-11 is 1km/h faster than A6M2-21 in game....marginally really.
    Complete settings:
    MAP: Crimea, 12 o clock, best weather, starting altitude waypoint 200m higher than best speed alt at 4600m.
    PLANE: 100% fuel, prop pitch 100% (you can never achieve max speed w/o using 100% pp if there's no AUTO pp, on any plane), radiator closed, loadout default.
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    prop pitch 100% (you can never achieve max speed w/o using 100% pp if there's no AUTO pp, on any plane
    Wow....I thought that 100% pitch would create drag, thus slowing down aircraft....
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    A5M3 out performs all other zeros in all ways, but for a slightly greater turn radius/wing loading over M2 series...including outdiving 5a's, historically fastest @440mph

    this is aat least a few patches old though, i dont know if its still true now

    u got anything more current Kuna?
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    Yep...............

    <pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">
    TYPE ALT SPEED LOADOUT IL-2Cv4.07 v4.08deviation(%) ENGINE OVERHEAT DURAB.(sec) ENGINE RUINABILITY

    A6M3 SL 471 default 462 1,948051948 247 Yes
    A6M3* 6000 558 default 554 0,722021661 247 Yes
    </pre>
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    "ENGINE RUINABILITY"

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    He he......... some of them have "No" in that column (Engine Ruinability Thru Overheat).

    And then again... I luv to make crazy Excel columns too
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    Originally posted by DKoor:
    He he......... some of them have "No" in that column (Engine Ruinability Thru Overheat).

    And then again... I luv to make crazy Excel columns too
    Yeah, with the Spit 25 you need that column.
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