YAK-1 is just straight OP at 2.3 why is it still 2.3

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super good cannons amazing flight model at where its is super strong engine 2 12.7s and 1 supger good 20mm why is it still 2.3 its like braindead level easy to play honestly could honestly be 2.7 with zero issues

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The Yak-1 only has two 7.62mm MGs. Not 12.7mm.

But yeah. Pretty crazy having a hard hitting 20mm at 2.3 with some actual flight performance.

But none of the planes moved in BR after realShatter damage buff.

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those are still lazer beams that destroy everything

Real

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Gotta aknowledge the fact that the ShVAKs have an absurdely fast rate of fire and the 20mm is really nice to have. For the rest idk, I don’t know very well how air performances compare at low tiers

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It’s certainly not OP. It just has pretty good firepower for 2.3.

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Yeah, the thing at rank 1-2 is planes like the Yak 1 face planes that are slower and more lightly armed but way more agile, so that balances it out

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i mean. the Morko-Morane is also 2.3 with actual flight performance and closely same armanment. There are not so many planes at 2.3 to compare it with Yak tho, but the Regianne 2002s are certainly outmaneuver it and have decent SAFAT MGs with HEs. Same with Hayabusa, tho it recently got moved to 2.7. So… Idk? For me it looks like it`s on its spot.

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its also not just the manuverbility its the energy its got massive engine power allowing it to energy fight very well

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im not sure for which part of my message you answered, so i cant continue the conversation. May you make it clear?

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The Mörkö-Morane.

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ah, okay. Morane is definetly fast and maneuverable, but not as maneuverable Japs or the Regianne 2000s for example. So its basically fits the playstyle of Yak-1

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i was talking about the yak 1 it can out turn almost anything it can fight and it can out energy anything it cant out turnfight

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I’d argue the Yak-7B is even worse cause you can snipe ppl with its autocannons.

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uuuuugh not so much tho there arent many 2.3s. And YAK may be less maneuverable fighter of them. the J20 easilly outmaneuvers it. Morko-Morane has same maneuverability. Idk…

hm… Well, YAK surely has great engine power. So it may be true

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I would argue that for the average Air RB player at BR 2.3 the plane is op - players with little to zero game experience tend to perform head-on attacks - and the 20 mm Shvak is extremely strong and easy to use.

The fact that a plain BR 2.3 Bf 109 E-3 wipes the floor with a BR 2.3 Yak-1 is not widely known and requires an experienced 109 pilot.

But i fully support the OP that the plane needs like any other ShVak armed fighter a BR increase of one step.