okay, use the fw190f8 then bro it has an 1000kg bomb
yak3u is actually much faster below 12k feet, it can cruise at 380mph at sea level oh and it also out turns anything besides a zero, seriously, how is this thing 5.7
I was referring to the lesser YAKs that u see on down tier. But yes they are near super nice. Although I find it funny how Yak 3U to others is like 190A to D.
Indeed :) But this one is too good to waste it as suicider. You can mount the big bomb, a bunch of Panzerblitz rockets and you have enough guns+ammo to efficiently strafe lights.
If the RB BR’s are similar to Sim then the 109 and 190’s are fine. Yes the Yak3U is a menace but fight him up high and let him suffocate. This goes for almost all Russian aircraft. If you fight down low you fight his fight.
So u are limited to boom and zoom essentially, and u could barely do that, Yak3s are faster than 109s at same tier and much more manoeuvrable than 190s at the same tier. Often more firepower than both as well.
This is super hard to do when the Yak-3U out climbs and still has better sustained performance against most 109’s. This could only really work in isolated cases where you can 1v1 him freely without outside variables in play.
I find the VK107 fitting on its 5.7 BR, it has 20kmh less topspeed than the 3U and requires MEC like the VK107 engined Yak-9’s cause of how easy it is to overheat. The 3U need sto be at 6.0-6.3, the normal Yak-3 should be at 4.7 and Eremins could be 4.3
VK seems to have insane instanteous turn. I don’t really feel like it’s slower at most combat altitudes. And speaking of MEC - it’s absolutely nothing compared to the nightmare that is Ta-152H with unmanageable oil temps unless you are willing to run 70% rads with 10% engine power loss unless it’s a winter map.
It does lmao, I’m not going to lie. It has a higher top speed of I think 20kmh more than the 3U? And it’s engine for its airframe is insanely good. I did have a rough time when I had to out-speed Lf. Mk IX’s, A7M’s and even Ki-84’s with it.
It doesn’t really climb well too right? Like compared to the 109’s. It’s mostly carried by its airspawn and great MER plus flaps from my guess and its experience. But against it I haven’t had a hard time unless I’m being pushed with other planes.
Yeah u can sort of just climb in a fight and stall out anyone who comes near. I would say 190D9 is better at climbing and 109s are just far enough down that they are sort of ‘uptier’d’ into Ta152, but I really think they lacks a bit every where.
The climb of 152-H is absolutely dogshit.
The trick is to climb at relatively high speed and hope thta Lf Mk IX will try doing the same and cooks itself. Works surprisingly well. Of course not vs Yak. If Yak has your tail, if you can get him into rolling scissors or into the speed range where you can pull hard with takeoff flaps, you have a chance. Sustained turn - Yak-3U kills you. Yak-3U climbing-spiral’s Ta at will. And god forbid you attack Yak while he’s going 550 and you’re going 700, as he will easily dodge and reverse and the 150km/h speed difference will not be enough.
I have killed plenty of Yaks. But the main thing is - don’t hope they can’t pull that turn because you are spamming landing flaps at 360 while he can’t - he’ll turn faster anyway even though he absolutely shouldn’t.
I mean, I would be quite fine without airspawn unless facing Yaks, Zeros and Spitfires. Ta is pretty damn good with MER and flaps vs anything American and it can even beat Spitfire Mk XIV/22/24 if you play it smart
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And that’s when you are in a downtier as well.
Ta’s climb would be bad even at 3.7 BR, I mean, even lower BRed planes like Bf 109 F2 and P-39N climb better, especially P-39N :D
I would rather have just stuck with D9. Although that said, HF24 is 7.7 RN for some reason. Imagine, HF24 vs Ta152 lol. Tank would cry at this scene.
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I mean, 152H is super good for me. It’s enjoyable. Versatile. Interesting. Demanding. There’s a lot to learn, a lot to improve in my gameplay even after thousands of battles. D9 is very straightforward. I prefer D9 when facing things like Spitfire. Be faster, shoot them in the face, have no care in the world for own survival. It’s fun :P
Again I’m talking about SB so I don’t know if the maps in RB are smaller or not. But in SB it’s easy to climb above the Yak’s, side climb if you have to. From experience even a G-6 can fairly easily spiral climb away from almost any Yak… especially a plain Jane Yak-3.
The Yak-3U is a menace but again fight him high.
The biggest mistake to make is to fight him without enough altitude and also to climb at too steep of an angle, maintain as much separation as possible and enter a fairly shallow climb to create even more of an advantage until you’re far enough away to dive down to him. Yak’s lose a ton of power at altitude.
With RB it’s the thing where 109s can’t out climb Yaks at least not by a margin enough to avoid 20mms.
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One big thing Bf109s suffer from in RB is the instructor limit making a pretty massive difference.
With proper rudder, you can get very good turn rate with full real controls while the instructor refuses to allow you such due to risk of assymetric stall and the instructor’s tolerances seem to vary widely with various aircraft.
At least, I feel some of the ways I respond to seeing a spitfire or yak wouldn’t be nearly as effective in RB.
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Just had a reminder why we even have this topic.
Faced A6M5, he hit me with 2 shells and wrecked my entire plane. Meanwhile it’s absolutely normal for A6M5 to tank 4-5 MG151/20 shells and keep going.
Actually a single Type 99 Mk2 HE will end you more often than not. And even if it doesn’t - you’re out of the battle because your plane is crippled. This is performance worthy of 30mm. But in the land of real sh*tter it’s business as usual.
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