General info for Yak-3

  • Country USSR
  • Vehicle role Fighter
  • Rank 3
  • Battle rating in
    • arcade battles 4
    • realistic battles 4
    • simulator battles 4.7

Extended parameters

Arcade Battles
  • Price 140,000€
  • Wp bonus 90%
  • Exp bonus 148%
  • Max speed 650 km/h
  • Turn time 17.5 s
  • Training cost 39,000€
  • Climb speed 20.7 m/s
  • Airfield len 348 m
  • Free repairs 10
  • Mass per sec (shot) 2.53 kg/s
  • Max altitude 10400 m
  • Max speed alt 4100 m
  • Weapon presets 1
  • Full repair cost 1,760€
  • Weapon
    20 mm ShVAK cannon (Ammo: 120) Reload Time 40s
    12.7 mm Berezin UB machine gun x2 (Ammo: 300) Reload Time 20s
  • Full repair time crew 15h 44m
Realistic Battles
  • Price 140,000€
  • Wp bonus 310%
  • Exp bonus 148%
  • Max speed 650 km/h
  • Turn time 17.5 s
  • Training cost 39,000€
  • Climb speed 20.7 m/s
  • Airfield len 348 m
  • Free repairs 10
  • Mass per sec (shot) 2.53 kg/s
  • Max altitude 10400 m
  • Max speed alt 4100 m
  • Weapon presets 1
  • Full repair cost 6,057€
  • Weapon
    20 mm ShVAK cannon (Ammo: 120) Reload Time 40s
    12.7 mm Berezin UB machine gun x2 (Ammo: 300) Reload Time 20s
  • Full repair time crew 1d 12h
Simulator Battles
  • Price 140,000€
  • Wp bonus 300%
  • Exp bonus 148%
  • Max speed 650 km/h
  • Turn time 17.5 s
  • Training cost 39,000€
  • Climb speed 20.7 m/s
  • Airfield len 348 m
  • Free repairs 10
  • Mass per sec (shot) 2.53 kg/s
  • Max altitude 10400 m
  • Max speed alt 4100 m
  • Weapon presets 1
  • Full repair cost 5,952€
  • Weapon
    20 mm ShVAK cannon (Ammo: 120) Reload Time 40s
    12.7 mm Berezin UB machine gun x2 (Ammo: 300) Reload Time 20s
  • Full repair time crew 1d 12h

Yak-3 / statistics for the last 1 month

These may be very different from the real, because we are monitoring only those players who use our site.

Arcade Battles
  • Battles 412
  • Win rate 65.45%
  • Air frags per battle 3.91
  • Air frags per death 3.84
  • Ground frags per battle 0.24
  • Ground frags per death 0.23
Realistic Battles
  • Battles 317
  • Win rate 50.59%
  • Air frags per battle 3.98
  • Air frags per death 4.27
  • Ground frags per battle 0.15
  • Ground frags per death 0.2
Simulator Battles
  • Battles 33
  • Win rate N/A
  • Air frags per battle N/A
  • Air frags per death 4
  • Ground frags per battle N/A
  • Ground frags per death N/A

Wiki info about Yak-3

Official War Thunder wiki

The Yak-3 was a Soviet single-engine fighter of the WWII era. It was the first combat aircraft designed by Alexander Yakovlev's construction bureau. The Yak-3 was a further modification of the Yak-1, produced in 1944 and 1945, with a total of 4,848 built, and considered one of the best fighters of the war. In February 1943, a new Yak-1M variant was completed. It was a further development of the Yak-1, differing from it mainly in lower weight and smaller wing span. By September 1943, yet another improved variant was ready, designated Yak-1M Dubler, on which the canvas skin on the tail section was replaced with 2mm plywood, and oil and water radiators were improved. The Dubler also had a new mastless antenna, a ring sight instead of a reflector sight, improved armor and a new propeller. Test pilots were impressed by the new prototype. Their report stated in part: "Yak-1M possessed excellent horizontal, and especially vertical, maneuverability. Top speed greatly improved compared to earlier serial-production Yaks. Despite improved performance, the aircraft remains easy to fly and does not require extensive pilot training." Therefore, the new modification went into production, receiving a new designation, Yak-3. One of the most memorable air battles for the Yak-3 took place on 16th July 1944, when the plane showed it could confidently engage superior enemy forces. On that day, 10 Yak-3s met 8 Bf-109s and 4 FW-190s, with the battle eventually growing to 18 Soviet and 24 German planes. In the end, 15 German planes were shot down, for the loss of a single Yak-3.