Yak-9 - First Look - IL-2 Great Battles.

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The Yak-9 was the first model in the most mass-produced family of the WWII Soviet fighters - with its many modifications the total amount of units produced reached 16,769. The work on the new long-range recon and fighter plane began in the Yakovlev design bureau during Spring 1942 and it resulted in the creation of Yak-7DI, which was adopted by the VVS as early as August 6th of that same year under the designation Yak-9. The new model had a boosted M-105PF engine, a lighter wing of composite structure, and the lower spine with a bubble canopy that significantly improved the rearward visibility. In comparison to the earlier Yak-7b, the armament was reduced to one nose-mounted 12.7mm UBS MG and one 20mm SHVAK engine-mounted cannon firing through the propeller hub.
The mass production of the new fighter and its arrival to the frontline units begun only in 1943. In combat, the Yak-9 proved itself as very maneuverable and easy to control fighter, earning the love and respect of many Soviet pilots along with volunteer French from the Normandie Niemen fighter regiment.

[@MaverickCulp]

That’s the music of my childhood! I remember back in 2005 when my dad was showing me the ropes of flight sims

[@Wolfpack345]

Great times!

[@sophiamarchildon3998]

I do so ever appreciate those specific and à propos briefings at every start of videos.

[@Wolfpack345]

Glad you like them!

[@Brusselpicker]

Well done on using "Great Patriotic War" when reviewing a Soviet era warplane.

[@Wolfpack345]

Details matter :)

[@Ironbudokan]

I like the Yak a lot. Great plane.

[@Wolfpack345]

It's pretty awesome!

[@jefferynelson]

Thanks to the video game industry for creating such detailed models of these machines.

[@brettbricker1810]

The music took me back to my childhood. Awesome!

[@Wolfpack345]

It is a great soundtrack!

[@Flagrum3]

Out of all the Yaks, I enjoyed the Yak-9U the best. Great firepower with 1x20mm cannon in the nose and 2x12.7 machine guns. A three second burst would usually take an opponent down. It was so stable also, as you could flip that thing around and barely ever worry about stalling. At lower altitudes it killed any German fighter.

[@e.kent.d9561]

I was wondering about the music as I had not played the earlier games. Nice this look at a more advanced Yak. Would not mind if it would be a career, but always good to see what you come up with next.

[@Wolfpack345]

Thanks Kent! I certainly want to return to the eastern front one of these days.

[@Aardvark892]

That's the first time I've seen an aircraft in GB that looks like it's hovering about an inch above the ground at a standstill. This was really common in 1946, but up until now I hadn't noticed it.

[@callsignnictmere465]

I got the Yak collectors no regrets here. Another good video nice shooting I see how you lead just right to score hits. well done sir.(479)

[@user-uo8px3tf5h]

Спасибо за музыку из Ил-2.Ностальгия.

[@emkaes7625]

Good lord, I'm about a minute in and the music is making me almost tear up.

[@jefferynelson]

0:04 who thinks Wolfpack plays accordion ? I appreciate him stating information about the plane & it's weapons

[@Wolfpack345]

Haha I do not unfortunately.

[@kubanskiloewe]

lol , the good old IL2 music :-) :-)

[@jameswatson7270]

that was cool :thank's man :):)

[@Wolfpack345]

Thanks!

[@JustPeasant]

There is yet to witness the ultimate incarnation, and final of Yakovlev Yak family of single engine, piston fighters: The Yakovlev Yak-3 (Яковлев Як-3).

[@Wolfpack345]

Maybe we will get it in game eventually!

[@JustPeasant]

@@Wolfpack345 most likely. Almost definitely. It was THE best WWII fighter Союз Советских Социалистических Республик had produced.

[@HunterTeddy010]

There it is, Wolfpack shot up his first pilot going for the silk.

[@willgnue2240]

Great video, loved the paint jobs, very strong aircrafts armament, what was it like to fly heavily damaged.

[@Wolfpack345]

It wasn't too bad. I think I could have brought it back home. At least until my engine overheated.

[@jefferynelson]

8:09 'his friend', gee whiz you shoot a lot of your friends Wolfpack

[@Wolfpack345]

Lmao

[@glennledrew8347]

I'm surprised at the degree of transparency - nearly to the point of invisibility - of the edge of the reflector plate on the PBP-1 sight modeled in this sim. In reality, the edge was not normally finished to an 'optical' polish, but rather was fairly rough, to the point of essentially full opacity. You would never so clearly see through the edge; the surface would completely scatter light and present as a diffuse obstructor. I did a lot of picture research online when designing my own creation of this sight for IL-2 1946. I even gave the reflector edge a black paint finish, as I found to be present for a few pics of the real thing. By the way, I'm WxTech on some of the Forums.

[@foreverpinkf.7603]

I´m always surprised, how easy you can shoot down FW 190 compared to the older and more fragile ME 109.

[@clarkdewar7122]

Wolfpack...your starting to remind me of Erich Hartman flying the Yak9...cudos.

[@redjacc7581]

yak-3 was the one the germans feared.

[@157RANDOM]

I was considering picking up the Yak-9T but since I don't fly much Soviet beyond the IL-2 it wasn't worth it for me. I still want to pick up the Hurricane when that comes out though.

[@tlofrank5689]

I keep killing its engine!!! I was told to fly it like a yak 1

[@Wolfpack345]

Are you overheating it?

[@tlofrank5689]

@@Wolfpack345 maybe. I'm flying at 100% rpm and throttle, 80% mixture and 50-80% oil radiator and water radiator. After 30 min the engine dies

[@RobinHartJones]

@@tlofrank5689 That is odd. It is not known for being easy to overheat and in the last patch they fixed the Yak-7b overheat tendency as well. Your settings should be fine.

[@jedinight235]

The Yak-9 also had a 45mm Nudelman

[@TheRaptorXX]

Brilliant last shots on that Duck! Pop! Pop! One engine and then the other. Good shootin' there Cowboy!! Can we see you landing one please? Pleeease?

[@Wolfpack345]

I know you won't believe me.. But I am actually pretty good at landing this one!

[@TheRaptorXX]

@@Wolfpack345 Ha! Ha! Time will tell, time WILL tell. I look forward to the video!!

[@TobiasRieper047]

Wolfpack finally turned in to a 1930's Blyatman lmao Edit; Hope you do a series of this, would be cool to see how far you'd come on a USSR campaign...

[@snaicli]

Great shooting. Although I would love to see you challenge more "capable" opponents online!

[@Wolfpack345]

Thanks! Unfortunately I am not that good online haha

[@pascalgermanfpv238]

You will get better with practice tho

[@FinnishJager]

Very stylish thumbnail.

[@Wolfpack345]

It is a work of art.

[@Billyshatner88]

Gotta Throw this out here but nice call on the F 51D Mustang most people wouldn't have known they changed the P to an F when they made the air force an independent force

[@Wolfpack345]

Thank you!

[@bobscott248]

Great Videos, are these aircraft videos or are they games that are available were/ thanks

[@Wolfpack345]

The sim is called IL-2 Great Battles. It is available on PC. il2sturmovik.com/

[@bobscott248]

@@Wolfpack345 wud yu recommend these games/ start off with the less pricy sims to be sure befor going into the latest sims right. thanks for the reply. why are these games not noted as to were they are available on your videos?

[@davidz2016]

I like to see how war games have become so good . Also the historical plans look so good . Now if the could only do this with star wars lol plant runs lol . How can you tell the damage. At least the A.I are not Op .

[@davidkatz1503]

Great looking plane, great video. Would you ever do a Finnish continuation war campaign?

[@Wolfpack345]

If they ever add the maps to make it happen I certainly will!

[@Yunesieh]

nice and funny

[@localbod]

Surely Bf-109s? I believe that Luftwaffe pilots were instructed to not engage one of the Yak types below 5000m, but I could be mistaken. Perhaps it was the Yak 3.

[@PyromaN93]

No, they have been instructed to not engage Yaks in maneuvurable fight, especially 9's and later 3's. In Eastern front usually fighters fought in mid/low altitudes.

[@conmcgrath7502]

Delighted to see you flying again! Hoping comrade Sgnt 'Lugwrench' Siefer (Siever? apologies) will join the ground crew soon. Young 'spotty' got promoted and transferred (for every bodies better health) but he won't do much more than kick tires unless he has the Sarge's blessing...... shame really, he seems to be sparking up a relationship with a soviet mechanic, we're not entirely sure if 'it is wholesome' (the book is still open, is She a He) but she stuffs the overalls completely, even if the legs are 8 inches too long...the guys are already calling her 'the Soviet Block', stupid really, I don't think it will ever catch on?

[@Wolfpack345]

Awesome! My new career will be coming out this week. Stay tuned :)

[@conmcgrath7502]

@@Wolfpack345 Sir, not only am I agog, I am the king of the gogs, that's right, you heard me, you may address me as 'your highness'. One commands that you proceed with all alacrity and that you avoid trees whenever possible. Pax

[@jiggs4812]

soundtrack of long load times

[@arthurcrego8297]

Wow that Yak is a flying Wolf amongst German sheep

[@Wolfpack345]

For sure. That cannon is insane.

[@PyromaN93]

@@Wolfpack345 pfffff. This is a toy cannon to shoot sparrows. НС-45 (NS-45) - thats the true firepower. That piece of DAKKA was mounted on Yak 9K. It was the best solution to down the fucking bombers.

[@flankersea6622]

whats the bgm

[@whistlerhomesforsale]

What server or mode were you playing? The German kites seemed somewhat passive and/or clueless. I'm not dissing your abilities, it's just that when I play, the opposition is much livelier.

[@Wolfpack345]

I was fighting the AI in the career mode.

[@nikkibaugher2427]

Expected to see "34" .. Hahaha..

[@soroosh_abd2589]

Do they get the 37mm ?

[@Wolfpack345]

Yeah The Yak-9T has the 37mm cannon.

[@usaygaming9555]

Did the Russians refer to the P-51 and BF-109 as F-51 and ME-109 respectively? You used those terms while I know in game they are labeled as the former

[@jtkfox4717]

They changed name from P-51 to F-51 in 1947. (F-for-Fighter, redesignated from P-for-Pursuit).

[@jtkfox4717]

So with other words the US did use F-51 Mustang in the Korea war and P-51 Mustang in WW2. Same plane different names. :)

[@Skyhawk1998]

The Bf-109 was also called the Me-109. Both are correct, but Bf- is more commonly used. As for the P-51, they were in US service past the end of the war as attack aircraft. When the USAAF (United States Army Air Force) was split into the independent USAF (United States Air Force) in '47 the aircraft naming system changed. The "P" (Pursuit) designation changed to "F" (Fighter). The Mustang was renamed accordingly. There were no P-51s in the Korean War, but there were a lot of F-51s.

[@airsheep]

15:24 henlo

[@Wolfpack345]

haha

[@alexandergowriluk1687]

This is why you read history: So many people trying to outturn a Yak 9 in a Bf 109F-G and FW 190A. What's the point of having more powerful engines, better climb performance, and better dive performance, if you're just going to dogfight? lol

[@adamtruong1759]

The intro is like some propaganda video from back then, with the music, the shots of the plane being featured, and the voice that informs you about said aircraft.

[@juhapostari2597]

Now Russian best war fichter IS Irans styrox glider 😝

[@nicolaslopez2662]

Seems all the pilots had the same girlfriend!

[@nikkireborn5923]

Well, with it being Russian, an iron man campaign you don't have to worry about dying...more "immersion" of the attrition seen on the Eastern Front...btw...a very good looking model. Thanks!

[@Wolfpack345]

I do need to do a Eastern Front Career soon...

[@Stephengirty]

Trump ads on Russian aircraft seem perfect Comrad!