The Yakovlev Yak-9 was the Soviet Union’s most produced WWII fighter fast, versatile, and adaptable to missions from bomber escort to anti-tank strikes. Its Yak-9T variant carried a 37 mm cannon ...

The year 1942 represented the beginning of the end for the German Army in Europe. With supply lines extended beyond their limits, and a leadership that had to blindly follow Hitler’s at times erratic ...

There were never bigger enemies in the history of the world than the U.S. and the Soviet Union. The two nations held knives at each others’ throats for decades, and came to the brink of war on several ...

From its first appearance in the skies over the battlefields in 1944, the Yak-3 became a true headache for German pilots. The lightest (over two tons) fighter aircraft of WWII, it had impressive ...

Armed with a 45mm cannon, the Yak-9 could shred tanks from the sky—but its poorly placed fuel tank made it a flying death trap. Feared by foes and fatal to its own pilots, this Soviet warbird was both ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad - Yak-9 Series 1 Collector Plane Yak-9 proved itself as very maneuverable and easy to control fighter, earning the love ...