 | what was the best russian fighter of ww2| Aviation Discuss what was the best russian fighter of ww2 in the World War II - Aviation forums; in my opinion the yak 3 was the best.
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08-09-2005, 09:04 PM
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| what was the best russian fighter of ww2
in my opinion the yak 3 was the best.
on the 14th of july 1944 18 yak 3s met 30 german fighters and destroyed 15 for only the loss of one yak.
the normandy-niemen group changed from yak 9s to yak 3s and scored the last 99 of their 273 victories in these machines.
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08-10-2005, 04:35 PM
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| I would go for the Lagg 7. mainly because it was faster and with a heavy armament. With 3 x 20mm it could take on anything and its speed of around 425mph was as good as most. | |
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08-10-2005, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Glider I would go for the Lagg 7. mainly because it was faster and with a heavy armament. With 3 x 20mm it could take on anything and its speed of around 425mph was as good as most. | Do you mean the La-7? | |
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08-10-2005, 04:53 PM
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| Yup. I will now go and hang my head in shame, a pretty dumb oversight. | |
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08-10-2005, 05:39 PM
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08-10-2005, 06:05 PM
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| Make your choice, its a bit like saying the best fighter in the BOB was either the 109 or the Spitfire. | |
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08-10-2005, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Glider Yup. I will now go and hang my head in shame, a pretty dumb oversight. | No need to, for the Germans consistently said LaGG in the combat claims. | |
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08-11-2005, 07:58 AM
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Country:  | I'd say La-7. Would prefer a Yak-9 though.
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08-13-2005, 11:34 PM
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| Hi JCS,
Just curious. Since you posted a reply about the Yak-3 and La-7, why did you post a picture of Fiat G-55s?
Not complaining, just curious ... nevermind, it is a signature!
Call me stupid ... no, just kidding ...
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08-14-2005, 07:08 AM
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08-14-2005, 12:32 PM
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| La-7 all the way. Fly it in Il-2 Sturmovic and you'll see. (Well why not Lol) It might not be as fun to fly as a Yak-3, but it's tougher and mor heavily armed. Just as i thought. 
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08-18-2005, 03:16 PM
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Country:  | we tend to try not to bais opinions of aircraft like that on flight sims, no matter how accurate they are........
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08-18-2005, 07:19 PM
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