BR 4 AND BEYOND
of other nations which are more optimized in terms
of their flight performance at medium altitudes and
Planes to take note of: Yak-9K, Yak-3P, La-9, I-185
above, so care must be taken when engaging them.
series, Il-10 (the first one), Yer-2 series, Tu-2 series
The Soviets have a particularly strong bomber lineup
Replace the La-5 at Tier II with another Tier III
in Tier III when they get their Yer-2 bombers at BR
plane at BR 4.0 to 4.3 (La-5FN, Yak-3, I-185 (M-82),
4.3 to 4.7, as the earlier versions have a maximum
Yak-9K) once you are researching Tier IV rides.
bomb load of 4000 kg, while the ACh-30B engined
versions have 5000 kg, more than enough to take out
The I-185 series offer the Soviet Air Force an high altitude
a minibase with some bombs to spare, and can take
interceptor at higher tiers, something which the Yaks
out an airfield with only a few passes. The Pe-2 dive
and Lalas are not the best at until the later variants as
bombers are more of a niche in arcade mode as they
Soviet doctrine favoured lower altitudes in conjunction
are vulnerable to fighters at that tier, and the smaller
with ground forces. The Yaks and Lalas are mostly
bombs (and the recent bomb radius decrease) mean
incremental improvements to previous versions with
that considerable skill is required to work these
performance bumps, although most of them will have
planes effectively in attacking ground targets. ■
some difficulty challenging the prop-driven fighters
War Thunder Community Magazine
By Chock Wee Boon
The GameOn Magazine // 19