1/32 ICM WWII Soviet Fighter – Yak-9K 32091

• Scale:1:32
• Date: 14.09.2022
• Time Period: WW2
• Markings:
• Yak-9K. 274th Fighter Aviation Regiment. August 1944
• Yak-9К. 43rd Fighter Aviation Regiment. 1944
• Yak-9K. 812th Fighter Aviation Regiment. Germany. 1945
• Box Size: 410 x 260 x 55 mm

The Yak-9K is a front-line fighter with heavy cannon armament. It became a continuationof the Yak-9 fighter line and a modification of the serial Yak-9T aircraft. Its feature wasa 45-mm gun. the NS-45. which was placed in the vee of the engine and fired through thegearbox shaft. To reduce the force of recoil when fired. the barrel of the gun was equipped with a clearly visible muzzle brake. which absorbed up to 85% of the energy of theshot and was the main visual difference of the aircraft. The armament also included alarge-caliber UBS machine gun. Shooting from a cannon and a machine gun could beconducted simultaneously. and they could also be used separately. The ammunitionconsisted of 29 cannon shots and 200 cartridges for the machine gun. Powerful gunarmament made it possible to hit enemy aircraft with a single projectile. Theseaircraft were involved in combat operations at the front and were recommendedfor adoption as one of the main types of fighters.However. its 45 mm gun wasunderdeveloped. and despite its powerful armament. the fighter was only producedin a small series.