IDK what FM is, but to be honest the YaK-9 does way better than the G2, since the Yak-9 has a better turn rate and a UFO flight model. The Spitfires probably can kill Yaks but it’s unlikely that there is one in GRB, since it’s half Stukas and half Yak’s in low tier.
You can just outclimb them with the g2, FM isnt only turn rate, and btw you can outrate the 9p, it is literally the worse yak 9 at turning.
LOL. Then what about limited fuel? And what about mud? I mean, yeah, I guess it’s too harsh on the Yak-9 to cause DMG, but I think the recoil should eat up the speed/maneuverability, since it’s a russian UFO that uses laser beams to hunt down tigers.
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I went over this in another thread, but the Hs 129 has incredibly poor flight performance, and the P-39/P-63 cannon has low velocity, much less penetration, and is solid shot. The 9K is the ONLY single engine fighter with a relatively large, accurate cannon with APHE.
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Yak-9K retains its CAS potential without impacting its flight performance. It can use its excellent roll-rate to force advantageous positions or force overshoots, defeat its opponent then go right back to CASing.
Now let’s take one of the best CAS platforms, the F4U-4.
Load her up with bombs and HVAR. Suddenly, she goes from an amazing dogfighter to something awfully mediocre. For it to regain its capabilities, it must ditch its payload (and thus be restricted to strafing with .50 cals) or fight at a serious disadvantage.
Consider how much difference taking 15 minute vs 30 minute fuel makes (from completely empty to 100%, F4U-4 has 636 kg fuel). Bombs and HVARs are heavier than that (1252 kg for 4 HVar, 2 1 ton bombs). The plane as a whole, dry and clean, comes up at 4697. Its CAS-set up almost makes up 1/4 or 1/5 of its mass depending on fuel load.
The Yak-9K has optimal CAS loadout even at its lightest and at its heaviest alike.
And also, rate isn’t the only thing for dogfighting. Roll rate also exists - see my above post comparing roll rate between F4U-4, Bf109F4, MkXIV, F6F-5 (graphs says -3, idk why) and Yak-9K. All aircraft are in clean configuration, 30 minute fuel. Of them, only the Yak-9K retains full CAS capability at that configuration and it has the best roll rate out of all.
Climb/SEP definitely matters, but …
It’s pretty competetive too.
Especially if we again consider that its CAS loadout is same as A2A loadout, while everything else must add hundreds of kgs of excess mass to achieve similar outcomes
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Im anwering to his claims where he claims that all yak 9s should have their br review becuase they FM is “exellent”. i wasnt just talking just about the 9k but all of the others, sure the 9k should probably go up in GRB but this is not the case for all yak9s.
6.0 is a bit high but 5.3 for sure.
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No aircraft in the game can do this.
I get 3 ground frags in the F6F.
Yak already has a higher spawn point cost than the F6F as well.
did bro not see the video i posted?
A video of someone showing off their skill against a team with less skill is not evidence.
Cross-analysis is evidence, and the F6F is 3.3.
AU-1 is 5.7 with 6 frags of bombs equipped before the 20mm.
F4U-7 is 6.0 with 3 bombs and 6 SNEB pods… oh and 20mm.
The Su-6 is 4.7 with 23mm and 2x bombs.
IL-10 5.0.
The German A10 firing better rounds is 5.0 [One of the Me 410s].
Superior to vastly superior options as CAS, and all are cheaper to spawn… except the Me410, that’s as expensive.
Experimentally
If it was produced in any number there would be more information on it or even some actual rounds.
The cannon was tested after WW2 on the Su-8, yet no one has ever discovered an NS-45 APHE shell.
Only APCR and HEFI-T.
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All of those planes you tested except the f6 beats the 9k any day. No matter the pilot experience.
Can you pick the actual best loadouts for these planes and not whatever trash this is. An maybe also like relevant planes, unlike the su6 and me410
So the duck beats the yaK-9? nice
That is the best loadout and consider the Yak-9 it doesn’t even need a loadout man.
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How about no?
Please do not talk about things you have no idea about.
Huh? What? The Yak-9K/U/T does NOT need bombs as seen. They have APHE which blasts Tigers. And other CAS planes need bombs/rockets/god knows what since their cannon isn’t a fridge launcher filled with the fury of Stalin. What do you mean I have no idea in this topic? What I have no idea, however, is what you are talking about, gentleman.
While having full CAS load?
The Yak-9 is in full CAS load and has superior roll performance to all but the spitfire.
Every other plane must ditch its bombs to have this performance. For a F4U-4/F6F to be able to offend vehicles that aren’t trucks or open-tops, it must have bombs/rockets which will increase their weight by 1/4 or 1/5 depending on fuel taken - alongside added drag so their SEP suffers massively while in CAS configuration. F4’s bomb does not make up this large portion of its mass (only 1/10), but F4 can also only carry 1 small bomb, same for XVI.
Is that such a difficult concept to process? The ability to maintain CAS-Capability to engage any ground target, multiple times, without sacrificing any A2A capability - in fact possessing the typical yak roll rate that allows it to force overshoots and control position.
And as such I doubt the “any day” part. Roll rate makes a massive difference in dogfights because you can take better angles and manage your pursuit curve better - it’s literally part of the reason why at high-speeds, hellcats/wildcats/corsairs can compete with zeros: the zero experiences control lock-up on ailerons at high speeds while the US navy fighters excel at high speed roll-rate.
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Yup. That’s my point.
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