What do the letters on Yak-9 and Yak-3 mean

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On some Yaks, there are letters like K or B or T, what do they mean

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Different variants with different secondary capabilities. I’ll list them below:

Yak-3

  • Yak-3P has heavier fire power, three 20mm cannons instead of one cannon + two 12.7mm machine guns
  • Yak-3U has modified engine: the VK-105 12-cylinder is replaced with an M-82 14-cylinder, more powerful at low altitude but weaker at high altitude.

Yak-9

  • Yak-9B has a bomb bay with the capability to hold four small bombs
  • Yak-9T has a 37mm cannon in place of the 20mm
  • Yak-9K has a 45mm cannon in place of the 20mm
  • Yak-9U has an improved VK-107 engine
  • Yak-9P has heavier firepower, the two 12.7mm machine guns replaced with 20mm cannons, and the central 20mm cannon can be optionally swapped with a 23mm or a 37mm.
  • Yak-9UT combines the advantages of the Yak-9P with the Yak-9U.
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Ok thanks

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Would you recommend the Yak-9UT?

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Yes I would. Its generally a solid combination of decent turn, climb, and speed with strong weapons (x2 20mm and your choice of a third 20mm, or 23 mm, or 37 mm). Only thing to worry about is the max rip speed in a dive is not as high as other enemy fighters, plus in uptiers you have to worry about very strong opponents like the Ta-152, P-51H and Spitfire Mk.24

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Okay cool. I just finished both theater yak-3’s and saw those yak-9’,s foldered with them and thought they might be a fun play

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