addition to the small russian fighter/bomber roster

[RAIDER14]

I'm sure people want additional Russian aircraft 4 Aces High

so how bout a mig or any other ww2 russian aircraft:aok

[Tails]

MiG: Yes
Ruskie bomber: Yes
Been there done that with this topic: Yes
Impressive sales of the T-shirt: ..... Well, 3 out of 4 aint bad.

[Ghosth]

Yes to a russian bomber.

Yes to Italian bomber.

Yes to a Japanese bomber.

No to more US/RAF/LW planes till we get them.

[Oleg]

Originally posted by Ghosth
No to more US/RAF/LW planes till we get them.

Why no more LW bombers? He-111, He-177 will be good addition as well.

Back to soviet planes, personally i want to see I-16, Yak-1, MiG-3, LaGG-3, Yak-3, IL-4, Pe-2 and few more may be.

[lasersailor184]

I always got it confused.  The Yak3 came after the Yak9 series?  It was lighter, lightly armed and nimbler?

[Tilt]

Originally posted by lasersailor184
I always got it confused.  The Yak3 came after the Yak9 series?  It was lighter, lightly armed and nimbler?

If you think of the Yak9U as a Spit IX then proportionally the Yak3 is a vulnerable Spit V with slightly better accel.

Yak3 is a true 44 model ac where as the 9U is late 44.


Yak1>Yak1M (prototype)>Yak3

Yak1>Yak1UT(trainer)>Yak7 series>Yak9 series


Yak1M & Yak9D>Yak9U (with better engine than all other Yaks)


For a 44 set we miss Yak3 and Pe2 the most. Excepting the P39.

[Clifra Jones]

Originally posted by Oleg
Why no more LW bombers? He-111, He-177 will be good addition as well.

Back to soviet planes, personally i want to see I-16, Yak-1, MiG-3, LaGG-3, Yak-3, IL-4, Pe-2 and few more may be.

And the Russian version of the P39.

[Krusty]

Forget the He177, give us the Ju188! I don't think any other game has that one!

[lasersailor184]

So the Yak1 would be like comparing it to the Spit14?

[Karnak]

More like a Spit I.  The progression is a bit wacky:

Yak-1 -> Yak-7 -> Yak-9
.........\
..........Yak-3

Is how I recall it going.

[lasersailor184]

Nevermind then.

[Colt44]

There has to be a one liner in there somewhere...

[Ghosth]

Actually Oleg I'd agree to the HE 111.

[Wilbus]

Originally posted by Tilt
If you think of the Yak9U as a Spit IX then proportionally the Yak3 is a vulnerable Spit V with slightly better accel.

Yak3 is a true 44 model ac where as the 9U is late 44.


Yak1>Yak1M (prototype)>Yak3

Yak1>Yak1UT(trainer)>Yak7 series>Yak9 series


Yak1M & Yak9D>Yak9U (with better engine than all other Yaks)


For a 44 set we miss Yak3 and Pe2 the most. Excepting the P39.

Uhm actually the Yak 3 was both far faster, better accelerating, better climbing and more nimble than the Yak 9U.

The Yak 3 was the hot rod of Yaks.

The Yak 3 was a later design than the Yak 9, the first production Yak 9's were delivered around October 1942 while the first PROTOTYPE Yak 3 began flight trails in June 1943. The Yak 3 prototype was named Yak 1M which may be a big reason for misstakes regarding "which came first".

[Oleg]

Originally posted by Wilbus
Uhm actually the Yak 3 was both far faster, better accelerating, better climbing and more nimble than the Yak 9U.

No, Tilt are right.
Most produced Yak-3 has M-105PF2 engine and it was slower than Yak-9U (VK-107A engine) for about 5-10kmh at sea level. Some Yak-3 got VK-107A engine and they was faster than Yak-9U, but they number was low (<50)

http://www.wio.ru/tacftr/yak.htm