Yak-9T

Yak-9T

Yak-9B

Yak-9K

Yak-9T

Yak-9B

Yak-9K

USSR

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
3.7	4.0	4.0

Class:

Fighter

Research:18 000

Purchase:47 000

This page is about the Russian fighter Yak-9T. For other uses, see Yak-9 (Family).

Description

The Yak-9T is a rank III Russian fighter with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB) and 4.0 (RB/SB). It has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27.

General info

Flight Performance

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed (km/h at 4,000 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
578	561	10000	18.8	19.5	13.7	13.6	366
Upgraded
Max Speed (km/h at 4,000 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
610	593	10000	17.2	18.0	18.5	16.0	366

Details

Features
Combat flap	Take-off flap	Landing flap	Air brakes	Arrestor gear
X	X	✓	X	X

Limits
Wing-break speed (km/h)	Gear limit (km/h)	Combat flap (km/h)	Max Static G
			+	-
		410	~20	~15

Optimal velocities
Ailerons (km/h)	Rudder (km/h)	Elevators (km/h)	Radiator (km/h)
< 380	< 420	< 490	> 270

Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
700 m	1,260 hp	?,??? hp
Setting 2
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
2,900 m	1,175 hp	?,??? hp

Survivability and armour

• 64 mm Bulletproof glass in cockpit front
• 64 mm Bulletproof glass pilot's headrest
• 8 mm Steel plate in the pilot's seat.

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Yak-9T is armed with:

• 1 x 37 mm NS-37 cannon, nose-mounted (30 rpg)
• 1 x 12.7 mm Berezin UB machine gun, nose-mounted (200 rpg)

Usage in battles

The Yak-9T's instrument panel.

The Yakovlev 9-T or Yak-9 as it is most popularly referred to in game, being the most popular of the Yak 9 variants, is best played differently depending on the situation the pilot finds themselves in.

To begin, make sure that you take off and immediately climb. A twenty degree angle may be too much to handle depending on the amount of upgrades purchased on the aircraft, so a fifteen degree climb is recommended. With it, the pilot keeps much needed speed and agility. altitude advantage over your opponent is always preferred, and most pilots of the tier that the Yak 9T fights, do not choose to climb over 2,000 m (6,561 ft) A good altitude to climb to is 3,000 m (9,842 ft) In this way altitude advantage is achieved. Be advised this will not always be the case and some enemies will climb above you, if this happens, try to make them bleed energy until they are slower than you and turn fight them.

At high altitude, the Yak 9T is best suited to energy fighting, which means using the Yak's good energy retention to zoom at an opponent, shoot at them, and then climb up and turn back to your opponent and give chase. They Yak at mid to low altitude is best suited to turn-fighting against all nations except for the Japanese. If facing the Japanese, use the same energy fight tactics as stated above, as Japanese planes will be unable to give chase due to low energy retention of their lightweight aircraft. The Yak-9T comes equipped with flaps, it is critical you use them, as performance is greatly increased in a turn-fight with them extended.

The Yak 9T and all Yak's suffer from constant engine overheat, properly watching this temperature is critical, because if let go too long, the engine will die and the Yak falls fast. Keep eyes on temp at all times. Best advice is to keep throttle at 90% or lower when not in combat. The Yak-9T is best suited to colder maps, if on a hot map, gain altitude and cruise at 85-90% throttle.

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Controllable	Not controllable	Not controllable	Not controllable	Separate	Not controllable	Not controllable

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage repair	Radiator		Offensive 12 mm
II		Compressor	Airframe	New 12 mm MGs
III	Wings repair	Engine		Offensive 37 mm
IV			Cover	New 37 mm cannons

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Cannon is powerful
• 37 mm has reasonably high rate of fire for it's caliber
• Decent maneuverability
• Cannon can knock out medium tanks with several hits in the side or rear.

Cons:

• Once the 37 mm runs out of ammo you have a single 50. Cal MG
• 37 mm has high recoil
• 37 mm is fairly inaccurate even in short bursts.
• Lousy high-altitude performance.

History

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