yak-3

[Flynco]

hi to all, for curiosity the yak-3 is planning like collector plane or other? It is maybe the best Russian fighter...

[LukeFF]

No, they've made it abundantly clear what is being worked on in the latest announcements.

Edited November 28, 2017 by LukeFF

[Finkeren]

I’d love to see some 1944 VVS aircraft to go with the German ones for Bodenplatte at some point, but right now the team has more than enough coming up that we don’t have to concern ourselves with these possible additions far into the future.

Edited November 28, 2017 by Finkeren

[Flynco]

Ok I hope in the future.....P-51DvsYak-3 Who will win ?        

[Ribbon]

Ok I hope in the future.....P-51DvsYak-3 Who will win ?      

 

It's up to pilot, but i prefer yak-3 over p51d anytime!

I hope we will see it in BoX someday!

[Finkeren]

Ok I hope in the future.....P-51DvsYak-3 Who will win ?

Didn’t a Yak pilot shoot down 2 P-51s in a friendly fire incident near the end of the war?

 

In any case: The Yak will probably have the upper hand up to about 3000m and if the planes are carrying full fuel load it’s advantage Yak all the way.

[bzc3lk]

Didn’t a Yak pilot shoot down 2 P-51s in a friendly fire incident near the end of the war?

 

In any case: The Yak will probably have the upper hand up to about 3000m and if the planes are carrying full fuel load it’s advantage Yak all the way.

The story has Ivan Kozhedub in an La 7 being responsible.

[Finkeren]

The story has Ivan Kozhedub in an La 7 being responsible.

Oh yeah, that’s right.

[Brano]

IIRC there was an incident over former Yugoslavia inbetween VVS and American Mustangs stationed in Italy . I have that article at home in an aviation magazine. Those should be Yak-9U,but I might be wrong. Need to cross-check that.

[Flynco]

what a pity yak3 is the most beautiful and effective Russian plane, in return we have forty types of Bf-109...

[=SqSq=Sulaco]

what a pity yak3 is the most beautiful and effective Russian plane, in return we have forty types of Bf-109...

We have (or will when Kuban is finished) the same number of Allied Aircraft to Axis and I wouldn't trade a single one of them for something different. Would I like to see more in the future? Absolutely. Do I want to hear you continue to moan on these forums about how many different 109's there are? Not at all.

[Flynco]

in fact I never complained about the forum, but I always supported the work of the developers here and elsewhere ... i do not like controversy

 

Bye

[Brano]

IIRC there was an incident over former Yugoslavia inbetween VVS and American Mustangs stationed in Italy . I have that article at home in an aviation magazine. Those should be Yak-9U,but I might be wrong. Need to cross-check that.

Forget it. Those were Lightning's,not Mustangs

[Ribbon]

what a pity yak3 is the most beautiful and effective Russian plane, in return we have forty types of Bf-109...

 

I agree 100%, such beautiful and effective plane, if not the best ww2 plane in my opinion. I would pay 100$ to have it in BoX!

Regarding forty shades of grey (109's) devs are simply following historical planeset regarding certain battlefront taking in consideration it's balance, variety and popularity.  

We have (or will when Kuban is finished) the same number of Allied Aircraft to Axis and I wouldn't trade a single one of them for something different. Would I like to see more in the future? Absolutely. Do I want to hear you continue to moan on these forums about how many different 109's there are? Not at all.

I didn't see any moaning or whining in his comments, no need to be upset G-6,K-4 and G-16 are on the way i already bought them.

Among numerous threads about 109 and 190 variants it's nice to see someone brought up yak-3.

[Gambit21]

Bye

Mind that screen door

[=SqSq=Sulaco]

in fact I never complained about the forum, but I always supported the work of the developers here and elsewhere ... i do not like controversy

 

Bye

My apologies Flynco, I had you confused for another member who was upset that there were so many 109's in the game (maybe a week ago). I should have double checked before posting.

[Kurfurst]

I would very much like to see a Yak 3 as well, perhaps as part a later add-on or as a late war Eastern Front expansion. Its a fantastic little aircraft, very graceful and clean lines, flew extremely well, too! Yakovlev was certainly masterful in getting as much as possible from the relatively weak engines he was working with. 

 

What late 1944/1945 scenarios would the Yak 3 historically fit in, where was it deployed?  

Edited December 1, 2017 by VO101Kurfurst

[Brano]

Anywhere on the main direction of soviet army advance since operation Bagration under 1st,2nd and 3rd Belarus Front = Belarus,Kurland,Koenigsberg,East Prussia,Poland,Berlin and also as part of group of Ukrainian Fronts (1st,2nd,3rd) in Western Ukraine,Silesia,Hungary,former Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia

+ In Far East against Japan in Manchuria.

[Finkeren]

Yeah, the Yak-3 was in pretty widespread use AFAIK. 

[Kurfurst]

So basically any of the "late Eastern front scenario" I can think of from the top of my head - Berlin, Bagratyion, Balaton/Spring awakening.

 

Obviously Berlin is a top contender as the last large air battles happened there - it was basically the Luftwaffe's last hurrah and they literally threw everything they got at it. The other's were not nearly as fericious and grandiose as far as air battles went as far as I know.

[Finkeren]

Bagration would be awesome. Especially combined with a "Tank Crew" title. The air battles of that offensive were pretty ferocious in the first weeks I think. Luftflotte 4 had something like 1100-1300 aircraft on hand, but they were outnumbered more than 3-to-1, so obviously the German resistance wouldn't last. 

[Lusekofte]

P 51 had acceptable performance in all altitudes as long as its fuselage fuel tank was empty. It had adequate climb rate, roll rate, manoeuvrability compared to the best fighters it had to fight, I would say the exceptional pilot training and the rich pool of people chosen to be Pilots in USA made those pilots good , well trained and a head for strategy. 

If you look at the pilots they met it was a weakened Luftwaffe. Lost good pilots for 4 years already, and replaced by fewer and less talented ones. 

The ability to follow the bombers to and back from missions , their crew (ground and air) made it the very best. 

The YAK 3 is considered the best fighter of WW2 era, others say LA 7 /9 . I do not know about that , but those claiming it to be suppose to be trust worthing 

[Lusekofte]

Yes sorry, I ment trained , and shortage in expirience. If every wing leader got sufficient expirience and training it means the world, the less people not really knowing what to expect , the deeper shit you are in. Look at 1940 BOB . not one of the German flight leaders had less expirience than the ones they met, the flight of two + two meant at least  2 expirienced among 4 against 2 expirienced among 6 in less effective strategies. 

The 2 other in German side would have had a lot more flight time than the 10 hour maximum among the 4 others in RAF . You kind of loose people that could have been good at a later point.

 

Anyway US learned a lot about having to fight superior fighters in Pacific, and focusing onenemy weakness and own strength became a winning resepie