Yak 1 on Moscow career?

[sevenless]

Hi,

 

I was just wondering after having read that the initial production Yak 1 first saw action End 1941, why not integrate them in the moscow career?

 

Quote: 

 

Only Moscow Air Defence Region’s 11 IAP was completely equipped and operational with 62 Yak-1s, while a further 30 Yaks were shared between other regiments protecting the Soviet capital. In Kiev Special District, Sambora-based 20 IAP had 61 Yaks (together with 60 I-16s and I-153s) for 63 pilots, while 91 IAP had received just four Yak-1s to supplement its Polikarpov biplanes.

 

Mellinger, George. Yakovlev Aces of World War 2 (Aircraft of the Aces) (Kindle-Positionen244-247). Bloomsbury Publishing. Kindle-Version.

[Dutchvdm]

Hi,

 

The Yak-1 version we have is from 1942 and doesn't really fit the Moscow timeframe.  An early Yak-1 would be nice though...

 

Just like an early Lagg-3, Ju-87, Bf-110 F2, Bf-109 F4 (derated) etc.

 

Grt M

[sevenless]

7 minutes ago, I./ZG1_Martijnvdm said:

Hi,

 

The Yak-1 version we have is from 1942 and doesn't really fit the Moscow timeframe.  An early Yak-1 would be nice though...

 

Just like an early Lagg-3, Ju-87, Bf-110 F2, Bf-109 F4 (derated) etc.

 

Grt M

Thanks,

 

that explains it to me. Agree the more the merrier, especially if they probably could adapt existing models with minor effort to represent the earlier versions.