Originally posted by Soviet
Yak-3 is actually a later yak than the Yak-9u, it would be pretty balanced in the MA, it's slower than the the yak-9u, turns better (turns 360 degrees in about 3 or 4 less seconds than the yak-9u IIRC and has the same armorment as the yak-9u (which keeps the spray and prayers out of it) so all in all it's a good plane that would be great for the Russian plane set
Now all the Russians need is a Il-2M3 with 2 37mm cannons 
The AH Yak 9U has a top speed of 425 mph, the Yak 3 with VK-107a engine should have a top speed of 447 mph (720 km/h) according to most sources I've found.
There were various experimental conversions of the Yak-3:
Yak-3/VK-108: experimental and fastest Yak-3 aircraft with VK-108 engine, first flown 19 December 1944, demonstrated a maximum speed of 463 mph (745 km/h) at 19,685 ft (6,000 m)
Maybe the tarmac was wet Raub?
We need this one, all the poor lil yellow stripe mudstain pile-its will surely be whining.
