Hey Vee bat . I just picked this plane up and have tried playing it stock. It just doesn't cut it. I was wondering what upgrade path you would use ? Guns first ? or .... It is my first tier 8 Russian plane so i don't any modules researched .
This plane needs the top guns first IMHO. They get much better reach and your speed isn't that much of an issue as a turn fighter over an airfield (Which is your zone of choice in this). Later the engines just make it faster and meaner. I hated the Yak-3 due to speed, but this is a Yak with a jet engine (quite literally, historically speaking). I love this as my go to turn fighter. Good luck with it! I will keep one of these forever since it is so good at what it does.
6:53 I'm not sure how the worst or second worst (depending on whether one mounts the MK108 or MK103 on the Me209, and even with the big boomstick 103 it's only 10 lower) DPS value of ANY tier 8 fighter in the game qualifies as "absolutely fantastic gunpower"... ;-P I mean, sure, raw DPS isn't everything - it's got a lot of range over the US .50cals, and lots of velocity and ease of use over 30mm cannons, so it's not the absolute worst gun platform overall, quite adequate for such a turny fighter I'd say, but... fantastic might be a bit of a stretch, especially since these do seem to overheat pretty quickly. :-) That little nitpick aside, thank you for the excellent review once again of course! Haven't found the drive to go up this line myself yet, but one day I'm sure - friend of mine absolutely loves his Yak30 to bits, I'm sure that'll get to me one day.
tyrendian89, firstly thank you for the compliment, glad you are enjoying the vids! Secondly, I am glad you point that out since you are correct, and I don’t want to deceive people watching. But as you mentioned, the functional firepower is what I am speaking to. In that particular instance we were gunning down a GA with relative ease (IL-10 being weaker, I know). In my Yak-3 it would have taken way too long and I would have been toasted by the tail gunner. In the end I think i was trying to convey that I don’t think anyone will be disappointed with the damage output when they get here. Again thank you for identifying the error in that statement.
are you going from the Yak-9U or the Yak-3? I found the 9U path to be more enjoyable and it leads to two lines. I had 25 battles in the Yak-3 and quit that and started at the Yak-7. It was a much more enjoyable experience. But that is all personal taste.
Hey Vee bat . I just picked this plane up and have tried playing it stock. It just doesn't cut it. I was wondering what upgrade path you would use ? Guns first ? or .... It is my first tier 8 Russian plane so i don't any modules researched .
This plane needs the top guns first IMHO. They get much better reach and your speed isn't that much of an issue as a turn fighter over an airfield (Which is your zone of choice in this). Later the engines just make it faster and meaner. I hated the Yak-3 due to speed, but this is a Yak with a jet engine (quite literally, historically speaking). I love this as my go to turn fighter. Good luck with it! I will keep one of these forever since it is so good at what it does.
@@Veebat Thanks for the reply. I will free xp the first gun upgrade and try it out again.
6:53 I'm not sure how the worst or second worst (depending on whether one mounts the MK108 or MK103 on the Me209, and even with the big boomstick 103 it's only 10 lower) DPS value of ANY tier 8 fighter in the game qualifies as "absolutely fantastic gunpower"... ;-P
I mean, sure, raw DPS isn't everything - it's got a lot of range over the US .50cals, and lots of velocity and ease of use over 30mm cannons, so it's not the absolute worst gun platform overall, quite adequate for such a turny fighter I'd say, but... fantastic might be a bit of a stretch, especially since these do seem to overheat pretty quickly. :-)
That little nitpick aside, thank you for the excellent review once again of course! Haven't found the drive to go up this line myself yet, but one day I'm sure - friend of mine absolutely loves his Yak30 to bits, I'm sure that'll get to me one day.
tyrendian89, firstly thank you for the compliment, glad you are enjoying the vids! Secondly, I am glad you point that out since you are correct, and I don’t want to deceive people watching. But as you mentioned, the functional firepower is what I am speaking to. In that particular instance we were gunning down a GA with relative ease (IL-10 being weaker, I know). In my Yak-3 it would have taken way too long and I would have been toasted by the tail gunner. In the end I think i was trying to convey that I don’t think anyone will be disappointed with the damage output when they get here. Again thank you for identifying the error in that statement.
Should I choose Su-9 or Yak-15?
Can't go wrong with yak line. Su line is a meme line.
@@Veebat thank you bruh
Soon....not as soon as I'd like, but Soooon...
are you going from the Yak-9U or the Yak-3? I found the 9U path to be more enjoyable and it leads to two lines. I had 25 battles in the Yak-3 and quit that and started at the Yak-7. It was a much more enjoyable experience. But that is all personal taste.
@@Veebat yak-3