Yak 3 - The Soviet Arrow

The Yakovlev Yak-3 was sometimes considered the best Soviet fighter of the Second World War, we take an in-depth look at its qualities and shortcomings.

0:00 History
3:05 Strengths
3:38 Weaknesses
4:14 Variants
4:33 Specifications
6:10 Head-to-head
7:39 Rating
7:55 In Action
8:26 Notable Pilots
9:38 Conclusion

Game footage
War Thunder -    / warthunder  

Music by order of appearance
-Spirit Of The Dream by Keys of Moon |   / keysofmoon  
-Where Stars Fall by Scott Buckley |   / scottbuckley  
-Helios by Scott Buckley |   / scottbuckley  
-Red Baron’s Theme | The Grand Score by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

-On Your Six by Arthur Vyncke |   / arthurvost  
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

-Vladimir by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com
-USSR | The Grand Score by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

SFX
Old Vintage Film Scratches:
http://www.videezy.com/Free Stock Video Footage by Videezy.com

Sources
Aircraft of World War II - Chris Grant - ISBN 1-84013-336-8
Fighting Aircraft of World War II - Bill Gunston - ISBN 1-84065-092-3
Aircraft Legends of World War 2 - Iain Wyllie & Tony Holmes - ISBN 1-84176-155-9
The Complete Book of Fighters - William Green & Gordon Swanborough - ISBN 0-86288-220-6
Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II - ISBN 1-85170-493-0
The Gatefold Book of World War II Warplanes - ISBN 1-85627-947-2

I do not own any of the images used in this video. The owners of such images are identified in the video itself.