Yak-9B - Revision history

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‎Description

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Minor naming

U74396666: New Description Project - USSR Priority: Planes - Yak-9B

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New Description Project - USSR Priority: Planes - Yak-9B

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‎Pros and cons

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 == History ==
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+An experimental fighter-bomber version of the Yak-9D with four vertical tube bomb bays behind the cockpit. The bomb bay had a capacity of up to 4 x 100 kg (220 lb) FAB-100 bombs or 4 PTAB cassettes with 32 x 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) bomblets each. The typical loadout was 200 kg (440 lb) of bombs.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovlev_Yak-9</ref> The Yak-9B was evaluated by the 30th Fighter Division from 18 December 1944 until 20 February 1945, with the trials proving unsuccessful. Bomb release could be achieved at dive angles of less than 45 degrees, but a 400 kg bomb load could not be released this way, which limited the ability to take advantage of the plane's total bomb capacity. Poor handling with a full bomb load and full fuel load, combined with a lack of special aiming equipment, limited the Yak-9B's combat usefulness.<ref>https://airpages.ru/eng/ru/yak9.shtml</ref> The Soviet Air Forces report back to the factory concluded: "Pilots did not want to fly the aircraft. The Chief Designer must redesign the aeroplane." The Yak-9B was not redesigned and never entered full production.<ref>https://www.airvectors.net/avyak1.html#m5</ref>
 == Media ==

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 * [[wt:en/devblog/current/817|[Devblog] Yak-9B and Hawker Hunter F.1]]
-* [https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/272435-yakovlev-yak-9b/ Official data sheet - more details about the performance]
+* [https://old-forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/272435-yakovlev-yak-9b/ Official data sheet - more details about the performance]
 {{AirManufacturer Yakovlev}}
 {{USSR fighters}}

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the aircraft, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the aircraft in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''Yakovlev-9B''' is a modified subvariant of the Yak-9D, which is the third variant of the [[Yak-9 (Family)|Yakovlev-9 fighter aircraft family]]. The Yak-9B is a fighter-bomber configuration of the Yak-9D (factory official designation Yak-9L) with four vertical tube bomb bays aft of the cockpit capable of carrying up to four 100 kg FAB-100 bombs or four PTAB cassettes with 32 1.5 kg bomblets each, though only 200 kg of weapons were normally carried. The Yak-9D is a longer-range variant of the standard Yak-9, with a fuel capacity increase from 440 to 650 litres and a maximum range of 1,400 km. Since the Soviet Army went on the offensive in 1943, covering operational advances from the air has required an increased number of fighters. The Yak-9D has two 208-litre root gas tanks and two 117-litre console tanks. As a result, the gas tank capacity was raised to 650 litres from 440 litres for the Yak-9D. The Yak-9D underwent modifications to produce the Yak-9B, which could carry bombs, but this modification did not result in mass production as the Yak-9B armed with bombs has poor manoeuvrability, limiting its combat effectiveness versus other fighters. Furthermore, the lack of bomb-aiming equipment makes bomb targeting inaccurate.
+The '''Yakovlev Yak-9B''' was a modified subvariant of the Yak-9D, which was the third variant of the [[Yak-9 (Family)|Yak-9 fighter aircraft family]]. The Yak-9B was a fighter-bomber configuration of the Yak-9D (factory official designation Yak-9L) with four vertical tube bomb bays aft of the cockpit capable of carrying up to four 100 kg FAB-100 bombs or four PTAB cassettes with 32 1.5 kg bomblets each, though only 200 kg of weapons were normally carried. The Yak-9D was a longer-range variant of the standard Yak-9, with a fuel capacity increase from 440 to 650 litres and a maximum range of 1,400 km. Since the Soviet Army went on the offensive in 1943, covering operational advances from the air required an increased number of fighters. The Yak-9D underwent modifications to produce the Yak-9B, which could carry bombs, but this modification did not result in mass production as the Yak-9B armed with bombs had poor manoeuvrability, limiting its combat effectiveness against other fighters. Furthermore, the lack of bomb-aiming equipment made bomb targeting inaccurate.
-Introduced in [[Update 1.53 "Firestorm"]], the Yak-9B is the only Yak fighter aircraft with an internal bomb bay. Players can experience the Yak-9B's unique design of being able to ground strike as well as compete for aerial supremacy against adversaries. This is very useful in ground realistic battle mode. Playstyles are identical to those of other Yak families, with the exception that manoeuvrability is slightly reduced when armed with bombs. It remains on the low-altitude spectrum for best performance, though engines are slightly more powerful as compared to [[Yak-1 (Family)|Yak-1 combat aircraft families]].
+Introduced in [[Update 1.53 "Firestorm"]], the Yak-9B is the only Yak fighter aircraft with an internal bomb bay. Players can experience the Yak-9B's unique design of being able to ground strike as well as compete for aerial supremacy against adversaries. This is very useful in ground realistic battle mode. Playstyles are identical to those of other Yak families, with the exception that manoeuvrability is slightly reduced when armed with bombs. It remains on the low-altitude spectrum for best performance, though the engines are slightly more powerful as compared to the [[Yak-1 (Family)|Yak-1 variants]].
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the aircraft, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the aircraft in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The ''' Yakovlev-9B''' is a modified subvariant of the Yak-9D, which is the third variant of the [[Yak-9 (Family)|Yakovlev-9 fighter aircraft family]]. The Yak-9B is a fighter-bomber configuration of the Yak-9D (factory official designation Yak-9L) with four vertical tube bomb bays aft of the cockpit capable of carrying up to four 100 kg FAB-100 bombs or four PTAB cassettes with 32 1.5 kg bomblets each, though only 200 kg of weapons were normally carried. The Yak-9D is a longer-range variant of the standard Yak-9, with a fuel capacity increase from 440 to 650 litres and a maximum range of 1,400 km. Since the Soviet Army went on the offensive in 1943, covering operational advances from the air has required an increased number of fighters. The Yak-9D has two 208-litre root gas tanks and two 117-litre console tanks. As a result, the gas tank capacity was raised to 650 litres from 440 litres for the Yak-9D. The Yak-9D underwent modifications to produce the Yak-9B, which could carry bombs, but this modification did not result in mass production as the Yak-9B armed with bombs has poor manoeuvrability, limiting its combat effectiveness versus other fighters. Furthermore, the lack of bomb-aiming equipment makes bomb targeting inaccurate.
+The '''Yakovlev-9B''' is a modified subvariant of the Yak-9D, which is the third variant of the [[Yak-9 (Family)|Yakovlev-9 fighter aircraft family]]. The Yak-9B is a fighter-bomber configuration of the Yak-9D (factory official designation Yak-9L) with four vertical tube bomb bays aft of the cockpit capable of carrying up to four 100 kg FAB-100 bombs or four PTAB cassettes with 32 1.5 kg bomblets each, though only 200 kg of weapons were normally carried. The Yak-9D is a longer-range variant of the standard Yak-9, with a fuel capacity increase from 440 to 650 litres and a maximum range of 1,400 km. Since the Soviet Army went on the offensive in 1943, covering operational advances from the air has required an increased number of fighters. The Yak-9D has two 208-litre root gas tanks and two 117-litre console tanks. As a result, the gas tank capacity was raised to 650 litres from 440 litres for the Yak-9D. The Yak-9D underwent modifications to produce the Yak-9B, which could carry bombs, but this modification did not result in mass production as the Yak-9B armed with bombs has poor manoeuvrability, limiting its combat effectiveness versus other fighters. Furthermore, the lack of bomb-aiming equipment makes bomb targeting inaccurate.
 Introduced in [[Update 1.53 "Firestorm"]], the Yak-9B is the only Yak fighter aircraft with an internal bomb bay. Players can experience the Yak-9B's unique design of being able to ground strike as well as compete for aerial supremacy against adversaries. This is very useful in ground realistic battle mode. Playstyles are identical to those of other Yak families, with the exception that manoeuvrability is slightly reduced when armed with bombs. It remains on the low-altitude spectrum for best performance, though engines are slightly more powerful as compared to [[Yak-1 (Family)|Yak-1 combat aircraft families]].

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 === Pros and cons ===
 '''Pros:'''
-*Accurate centre-mounted armament
+* Accurate centre-mounted armament
-*Excellent performance at altitudes below 3km
+* Excellent performance at altitudes below 3,000 m
-*Experience with the Yak-1 series and standard Yak-9 carry over to this plane
+* Experience with the Yak-1 series and standard Yak-9 carry over to this plane
-*Slightly better engine than the Yak-1 series
+* Slightly better engine than the Yak-1 series
-*Internal bomb bay decreases performance reduction when carrying bombs
+* Internal bomb bay reduces drag when carrying bombs over being carried externally
 '''Cons:'''
-*Low ammunition count, requires accurate firing to get kills
+* Low ammunition count, requires accurate firing to damage enemy planes
-*Low max dive speed
+* Low maximum dive speed
-*Performance decreases at altitudes above 3km
+* Performance decreases at altitudes above 3,000 m
-*Engine overheats at full throttle
+* Engine overheats at full throttle
-*No WEP in Realistic and Simulator battles
+* No WEP in Realistic and Simulator battles
 == History ==