User blog comment:Heatedpete/Helicopters in Battlefield 3/@comment-3479148-20111017180930/@comment-1840523-20111018205943

@Raven - the Mk.V to me signifies the pure beauty of the Spit. The Mk.IX, while technically better, is less of an icon to me. The Mk.V showed the true potential of the Spit with the addition of the Hisp.II cannons, and frankly looked slightly nicer with the three-blade prop instead of the four-blade prop of the Mk.IX. This is all just my opinion, however. I have twelve Airfix Spitfires - eight of which are Mk.Vs, so you can see what variant I prefer...