Yak 9T

[Void]

I was just wondering. i read about the yak on some sites and the site said it was an antitank fighter. i haven't tried it out but dose the cannon on it give good damage to GV's?

[StokesAk]

Yes, it is alot less efficent than the Il2's dual 37mm thats why most dont go for it.

[Bronk]

Yes, it is alot less efficent than the Il2's dual 37mm thats why most dont go for it.

That's because it is firing HE and not AP.

[Void]

oh.thanks 

[Krusty]

Often cited as an anti-tank plane, this is wrong. It was a fighter through and through. There was some sort of nickname about it being a tank plane, but this was in reference to it having a gun the size of a tank's, rather than being a tank-killer.

Often this mis-translation is the source of most "Yak9T, T for Tank killer" quotes you might find in books.

[Stryker]

i thought it was the il-2 bein referred to as the flying tank?

[Krusty]

that's because of its durability, not its gun.

I guess the Soviets liked tanks, when it came to nicknames!

[Plazus]

I have heard that 9T being referred to a "sniper's" plane. I suppose if youre a good shot, you could hit someone 600+ yards out. Havent flown the 9T for a very long time so I am not knowledgeable about it.

[Krusty]

600? Heck yeah.

When you're at 15k or 20k, you can snipe B-17s from 1.5k out (thinner air, your round can travel farther!).

All about your comfort with the plane. Supposedly folks say the "drop" is pretty minimal on the big gun, so you can aim where you want and hit most times. I still fall into the habit of getting in close, though, "just to be sure" -- but I admit I haven't flown it regularly for a number of months. Used to like it a lot, then we got the P-39!! hehehe

[lyric1]

In the world of AHII the Yak 9t can kill Panzer's you just have to keep hitting them in the rear end & in about the same place & only use the cannon so you can see what & where you are hitting. Been a while since I have tried to do it so with all the changes of late it may not be able to do it any more? M3 M16 are all easy prey with the cannon.

[Plazus]

I managed to put one round of my P38's 20mm into a jeep and had it exploding so fast, it traveled 5 seconds back in time. 

[Rich46yo]

The gun on it was the same NS-37 gun fitted to the IL2. Other versions of the Yak-9T had about every kind of Soviet cannon ever mounted on an aircraft, including a 45mm one. One version even had an internal bomb bay for PTAB bomblets. The 9T was effective against tanks in the war, even more so against shipping.

This is a great plane for the defense. Its small, nimble, packs a huge punch, and sheds "E" well enough for those fast landings under duress. Best of all its a great perk farmer.

I like to take one up at a base under attack, spin around the base in the grass until I can maintain 200 mph to 250 mph, and pick off targets of opportunity. Using 3 shot bursts of the big cannon. Its great against PTs or LVTs, or M3s. Even against flak I you have enough Alt you can come down with enough energy to kill the flak gunners.

And as has been mentioned, its a great bomber killer. I just started flying it and am wondering why I waited so long. Anyway these are my impressions of the plane.

[Warspawn]

Hard to maneuver the 9T, for me at least.  Flies nothing like the 9U.  Going vertical usually means I'm spinning up at the top with no hope if getting my gun on target...

[Rich46yo]

Hard to maneuver the 9T, for me at least.  Flies nothing like the 9U.  Going vertical usually means I'm spinning up at the top with no hope if getting my gun on target...

No it sucks in the vertical, accelerates poorly, and feels kinda front heavy. What it does do marginally well is turn pretty good against many of the fighters you see coming in on the offensive. Like last night a P-51 driver learned a mistake when he allowed himself to get low, slow, trying to turn against a Yak.

It also dives pretty well and holds pretty steady in high speed dives. Other then that it is a small tough target and sheds "E" fairly fast so its great to force overshoots with. While its not fast its at its fastest down low so there are some planes it can run down. But you do have to keep it fast. Its views are terrific. Another reason why I like to fly them in the grass on the defense just waiting for an enemy con to make a mistake.

Really much of Soviet air Doctrine called for tactical low level work. They shied away from fancy super-chargers and other high tech gear believing instead in simplicity and numbers. The Yaks were the right birds at the right time at the right place. Neither they nor the Germans had fleets of high Alt heavy bombers and it reflected in their designs and doctrine. They had to have reliable aircraft that could operate in poor conditions and had to be simple enough to build with a manufacturing base that was literally picked up and moved east.

This is a really good 30 ENY airplane. The Yak 9s offer so much to AH players I would hope getting the Yak-3 would only be a matter of time.

[jay]

I have heard that 9T being referred to a "sniper's" plane. I suppose if youre a good shot, you could hit someone 600+ yards out. Havent flown the 9T for a very long time so I am not knowledgeable about it.

highly acurate on the 37MM unlike the germans 30MM's