New Yak 9

[1Nicolas]

I think we should add another soviet plane to our hanger like a new Version of a Yak 9! Here is a little info on the Yak 9L:


Fighter-bomber version of Yak-9D (factory designation Yak-9L) with four vertical tube bomb bays aft of the cockpit with capacity for up to 4 ? 100 kg (220 lb) FAB-100 bombs or 4 PTAB cassettes with 32 ? 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) bomblets each, although normally only 200 kg (440 lb) of weapons were carried in the front bomb bays.

[Wmaker]

Yes please!

[Reaper90]

Fighter-bomber version of Yak-9D (factory designation Yak-9L) with four vertical tube bomb bays aft of the cockpit with capacity for up to 4 ? 100 kg (220 lb) FAB-100 bombs

Tha ought to be good for bombing M3's and M8's.  Beyond that......

[Tilt]

IL2 should be the first to get PTAB's IMO. With these they decimated enemy tank formations at Kursk.

I thought the Yak bomber was the Yak 9B? (away from ref. Books at the moment)

[Tank-Ace]

Was enemy  mine fields that caused most of the problems at kursk, but point taken.

[Scotty55OEFVet]

Was enemy  mine fields that caused most of the problems at kursk, but point taken.

Describing the defences that presented themselves to the German Offensive at Kursk-

"Zhukov first packed the salient with 2 entire Red Army Fronts (Armies), then he constructed field defences. By late June, these crisscrossed the whole salient.Each system had a triple trench line with babred wire and mines front to rear. Countless mines were laid along the perimeter- seven for every 2m (7ft) of front."

But Point taken...ILs had huge impact in the Battle of Kursk, but it also states that "Two-thirds of German tanks destroyed in the battle were the victims of mines. Others fell prey to the Red Army's superb 76.2mm (3in) anti-tank gun."


Guess what Im sayin is that id like to see the Yak-3 before any other model Yak 

[Tank-Ace]

agreed

[Tilt]

Guess what Im sayin is that id like to see the Yak-3 before any other model Yak 

No arguments from me on that one......