La-200

La-200

Su-9

La-15

La-200

Su-9

La-15

USSR

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
7.3	7.7	8.0

Class:

Fighter

Jet fighter

Research:105 000

Purchase:300 000

Description

The La-200 in the garage

The La-200 is a Rank V Russian jet fighter with a battle rating of 7.3 (AB), 7.7 (RB), and 8.0 (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm". It is last aircraft in the "Lavochkin end" of the research tree.

General info

Flight Performance

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed (km/h at ?,000 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
?	?	13500	??.?	??.?	??.?	??.?	???
Upgraded
Max Speed (km/h at ?,000 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
?	?	13500	??.?	??.?	??.?	??.?	???

Details

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

Limits
Wing-break speed (km/h)	Gear limit (km/h)	Combat flap (km/h)	Max Static G
			+	-
1123	450	650	~??	~?

Optimal velocities
Ailerons (km/h)	Rudder (km/h)	Elevators (km/h)	Radiator (km/h)
< 600	< 700	< 750	> ???

Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
0 m	2430 kgf	No WEP

Survivability and armour

• No armour plating
• No armour glazing
• Critical components located at the front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)
• More fuel tanks located in wings near the fuselage

Usage in battles

Speed is your greatest advantage. The La-200 can outrun every jet at its BR and even some 9.0 jets. At the beginning of a match try to gather speed as soon as possible. In an 8.0 game, if you accelerate up to about 1000km/h noone will catch you even if they dive on you. You can use your speed to zoom climb and surprise any climbing (or AFK-ing) players. Remember that other fighters will be more maneuverable and that you can't afford taking any hits (top speed drops horribly if you get hit). Always make sure that you have enough energy to run away from the enemy if you miss. And you will miss a lot, the 37mm cannons are hard to lead and quite inaccurate, so I wouldn't recommend using them on long distances. They are, however, extremely effective when they hit (one shot is almost always enough) so it's possible to get many kills without landing.

Manual Engine Control

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

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage Repair	Radiator
II		Compressor	Airframe
III	Wings Repair	Engine
IV		Engine Injection	Cover

Pros and cons

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Pros:

- extremely high top speed for an 8.0 jet, can outrun everything at its tier plus some 9.0 jets, can actually go supersonic in a dive

- good acceleration up to 800km/h

- decent climbrate, great zoom climb capability

- hard-hitting guns with decent rate of fire

- second pilot takes over if the first one is knocked out

- effective airbrake

Cons:

- acceleration rate drops significantly above 800km/h

- horrible low speed performance

- top speed drops dreadfully in case of any hull damage

- elevator locks up at high speeds, can lead to a crash if you're not careful

- guns are innacurate, hard to lead and have relatively low ammo count (50 shells for each gun, 150 total)

- huge target with no armor

- bad cockpit visibility

- no payload

- very high landing speed (>240km/h), hard to land even with no damage

- not very useful in 9.0 matches where its greatest advantage, top speed, is taken away

History

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