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Yak - 9 compared with German fighters
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Re: Yak - 9 compared with German fighters
"There are two kinds of people who are staying on this beach: those who are dead and those who are going to die. Now let’s get the hell out of here".
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Re: Yak - 9 compared with German fighters
they had lots of Yak-9 variants. Some may have been better but some nay have been worse than german counterparts
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Re: Yak - 9 compared with German fighters
Not to mention that the Luftwaffe had other things to worry about. From what I recall their bomber strength was concentrated in the East but fighters were concentrated in the West and defense of the Reich.
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Re: Yak - 9 compared with German fighters
Yaks were okay planes, very good in a dogfight but their superchargers were tuned for lower altitudes, and their firepower was not particularly good.