Finally, let me wish you all the best in 2018 and a lot of fun a interesting info at this Massimo's pages.
Regards,
66misos
The same to you, and to all the rest of our Sovietwarplanes comrades!
For what it's worth, I edited my two previous posts in this thread to correct my error regarding the weaponry of the Yak-9/-9D/-9B. I was so hung up about the wing root shell ejection chute being a provision for the
cannon shells that, after reading the drawing note regarding 12.7mm shell ejection, I mistakenly referred to the engine-mounted weapon on these aircraft as the 12.7mm UBS machine gun, not the 20mm ShVAK as it really was. In other words, the chutes were for machine gun shell ejection, not cannon shells. No one corrected my error, so I am confessing it myself! In summary:
Yak-9/-9D/-9B: 20mm motor cannon with internal cartridge shell accumulation, 12.7mm cowling machine gun with external shell ejection through the wing root
Yak-9T: 37mm motor cannon with internal cartridge shell accumulation, 12.7mm cowling machine gun also with internal cartridge shell accumulation
Yak-9K: 45mm motor cannon with internal cartridge shell accumulation, 12.7mm cowling machine gun with internal cartridge shell accumulation
Now I'll just go and write that out 500 times as my punishment...
Again, happy New Year to all, and best wishes for 2018! Maybe this thread and its excellent artwork will bring us good luck, and a brand-new, accurate, and well-detailed 1/72 Yak-9D/-9T kit will
finally appear on the shelves of our favourite hobby shops!
John