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Offline thedudee95

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Yak-9K
« on: August 25, 2008, 03:44:22 PM »
 Yak-9K

    Yak-9K modified with a 45 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-45 cannon with 29 rounds of ammunition and a distinctive muzzle brake to deal with the massive recoil. Firing the cannon at speeds below 350 km/h (220 mph) caused dramatic loss of control and tossed the pilot back and forth in the cockpit, however accurate shooting was possible at higher speeds and in 2-3 round bursts. The recoil also caused numerous oil and coolant leaks. The heavy cannon installation degraded performance sufficiently to require fighter escort. Yak-9K saw only limited use due to unreliability of the NS-45.

i dont think we should have it cause its to unstable, but it think its cool that it had a 45mm cannon that could totally take down ealry panzers, and bombers.

Offline glock89

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Re: Yak-9K
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2008, 03:45:18 PM »
It a death trap you ask me. :lol
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Offline Motherland

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Re: Yak-9K
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2008, 03:48:42 PM »
The NS-23 in the Il2 can take out Panzers ;) Anything above 40mm is total overkill in a single engine aircraft.