New Yak impressions?

[Perrine]

good plane fly's easy..... turns good...... stalls good.......

guns suk arse......


my Ki eats them up.

'84 and yak3 are similar.... they they shed parts @ 525

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'84 and yak3 are similar.... they they shed parts @ 525

true that....
but


if you are flying the KI anywhere near 500 you are doing it wrong

[Babalonian]

I noticed this Yak-3 has the metal wings.

[Widewing]

Erm, the prop turns counter clockwise in the Yaks like it should unless my eyes are lying. And therefore a torque rolls happens to the clockwise direction, again as it should. In most of the prop jobs in AH it's the opposite of course.

Yes, it does.... My error. For come reason I had it in my head that the engine turned the other way....

[Widewing]

good plane fly's easy..... turns good...... stalls good.......

guns suk arse......


my Ki eats them up.

Sure, you've been flying the Ki-84 for years. I would expect that. The Yak-3 is brand new. As people become familiar with the Yak-3, it's strengths and weaknesses, they will get better. Much better. The Yak's turn radius is actually smaller than that of the Ki-84. It accelerates quicker, climbs better at low altitude. It's also faster on the deck. All of these advantages are small, but they can accumulate.  Once folks get the Yak down pat, it'll be more formidable. Right now, a lot of people are flying it... The Good, the Bad and the hopeless....

[Lusche]

. Right now, a lot of people are flying it... The Good, the Bad and the hopeless....

And yet it has already quite a formidable K/D

[Widewing]

Deck speeds for the four Yaks...

Yak-3: 352 mph
Yak-7B: 319 mph (no rockets)
Yak-9T: 329 mph (328 with 37mm)
Yak-9U: 357 mph

Comparisons....

P-51D: 355 MIL power, 368 WEP.
F4U-1D: 341 MIL power, 353 WEP.
Spit16: 317 MIL power, 344 WEP.
Ki-84: 326 MIL Power, 344 WEP.
Bf 109K4: 339 MIL power, 368 WEP.
P-38J: 334 MIL power, 345 WEP.
Typhoon: 356 MIL power, 372 WEP.
Fw 190D-9: 346 MIL power, 375 WEP.
La-7: 359 MIL power, 381 WEP.

[Zoney]

Sure, you've been flying the Ki-84 for years. I would expect that. The Yak-3 is brand new. As people become familiar with the Yak-3, it's strengths and weaknesses, they will get better. Much better. The Yak's turn radius is actually smaller than that of the Ki-84. It accelerates quicker, climbs better at low altitude. It's also faster on the deck. All of these advantages are small, but they can accumulate.  Once folks get the Yak down pat, it'll be more formidable. Right now, a lot of people are flying it... The Good, the Bad and the hopeless....

Actually, no, I haven't flown it yet .

[Zacherof]

Just updated the game. Looking forward to tonight and tomorrow

[Tank-Ace]

And yet it has already quite a formidable K/D

There seems to be a correlation between usage and KTD on your charts. It might not necessarily indicate that the Yak-3 is as formidable as is stats.

[Lusche]

I beg your pardon? 

[Widewing]

And yet it has already quite a formidable K/D

I think that the K/D is interesting. The aircraft killed most by the Yak-3, is the Yak-3.....

[titanic3]

Flew the Yak9U the other day to test it out as well. Seems like a fun plane as well. Sluggish compared to the Yak3 but it held its own against a La7 on the deck TnBing. I didn't snap roll either so I wonder if the FM was changed.

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Flew the Yak9U the other day to test it out as well. Seems like a fun plane as well. Sluggish compared to the Yak3 but it held its own against someone in a  La7 on the deck TnBing. I didn't snap roll either so I wonder if the FM was changed.

fixed

[Karnak]

Deck speeds for the four Yaks...

Yak-3: 352 mph
Yak-7B: 319 mph (no rockets)
Yak-9T: 329 mph (328 with 37mm)
Yak-9U: 357 mph

Comparisons....

P-51D: 355 MIL power, 368 WEP.
F4U-1D: 341 MIL power, 353 WEP.
Spit16: 317 MIL power, 344 WEP.
Ki-84: 326 MIL Power, 344 WEP.
Bf 109K4: 339 MIL power, 368 WEP.
P-38J: 334 MIL power, 345 WEP.
Typhoon: 356 MIL power, 372 WEP.
Fw 190D-9: 346 MIL power, 375 WEP.
La-7: 359 MIL power, 381 WEP.

In personal relevance to me,

Mosquito: 320 MIL power, 357 WEP.