Yakovlev Yak-3
Yak-3
Totals
1310000 Price |
260 Survivability |
2732 kgWeight |
212.4 Damage |
Speed
1447.9 Airspeed |
650 km/hTop Speed at Sea Level |
650 km/hTop Speed at Best Altitude |
1100 mOptimum Altitude |
750 km/hMaximum Dive Speed |
123.6 m/sRate of Climb |
110 km/hStall Speed |
320 km/hOptimum Airspeed |
Mobility
86.8 Controllability |
8.5 sAverage Time to Turn 360 deg |
140 °/sRate of Roll |
1512.3 Maneuverability |
VII

1310000
Tech Tree
Engine

0
EngineVK-105PF2
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Applicability:Lavochkin LaGG-3, Yakovlev Yak-9, Yakovlev Yak-1M, Yakovlev Yak-3, Yakovlev Yak-9U


12500
EngineVK-107A
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Applicability:Yakovlev Yak-1M, Yakovlev Yak-3, Yakovlev Yak-9U

12500

17000
EngineVK-108
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Applicability:Yakovlev Yak-3

17000

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Applicability:Yakovlev Yak-3

Airframe

17400
AirframeYak-3 (1945)
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Applicability:Yakovlev Yak-3

17400

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Airframe
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AirframeYak-3 (1944)
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Hub-mounted weapon

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Machine gun20 mm ShVAK (1941) (H)
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Applicability:Lavochkin LaGG-3, Yakovlev Yak-1, Yakovlev Yak-7, Yakovlev Yak-9, Yakovlev Yak-1M, Yakovlev Yak-3, Yakovlev Yak-9U


16600
Machine gun23 mm NS-23 (H)
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Applicability:Yakovlev Yak-3

16600

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Synchronized machine gun

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Machine gun12.7 mm UBS (S)
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Applicability:Yakovlev Yak-9, Yakovlev Yak-1M, Mikoyan-Gurevich I-210, Yakovlev Yak-3, Yakovlev Yak-9U


13700
Machine gun20 mm B-20 (S)
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13700

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Applicability:Yakovlev Yak-3



Modules

Engine
Tier | Engine | Engine Power, hp / Thrust | Type | Weight, kg | Price, |
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VII | VK-107A | 1500 | water-cooled | 755 | 74000 |
VIII | VK-108 | 1850 | water-cooled | 684 | 140000 |
VIII | 1850 | water-cooled | 684 | 140000 |

Airframe
Tier | Airframe | Survivability | Weight, kg | Price, |
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VII | Yak-3 (1945) | 280 | 1875 | 100000 |
VII | 280 | 1875 | 100000 |

Hub-mounted weapon
Tier | Machine gun | Caliber | Muzzle Velocity, m/s | Damage | Rate of Fire, rounds/min | Weight, kg | Price, |
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V | 20 mm ShVAK (1941) (H) | 20 | 1440 | 84 | 420 | 90 | 37950 |
VIII | 23 | 1600 | 125 | 420 | 90 | 76600 |

Synchronized machine gun
Tier | Machine gun | Caliber | Muzzle Velocity, m/s | Damage | Rate of Fire, rounds/min | Weight, kg | Price, |
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VII | 20 mm B-20 (S) | 20 | 1520 | 95 | 420 | 90 | 40300 |
VII | 20 | 1520 | 95 | 420 | 90 | 40300 |

Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Top armament is all-autocannon loadout, landing shells consistently will tear apart other fighters
- Top armament has outstanding gun range, can get away with mid-range sniping
- Respectable airspeed and engine performance for its tier
- 60 more hitpoints than the Yak-1m with the top airframe
Cons:
- Will frequently get its wings and tail knocked out due to calibers sported by foreign planes it sees
- Can easily become a Flying Match stick if you're not careful
- Armament feels somewhat lacking when engaging tier VIII ground attack craft, especially IL-20s
History for this plane not found
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