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| − | | {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || N/A || 320 || ~11 | + | | {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || N/A || 320 || ~11 || ~8 |
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! colspan="2" | Empty mass || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel) | ! colspan="2" | Empty mass || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel) | ||
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| − | | colspan="2" | Klimov RD-500 || | + | | colspan="2" | Klimov RD-500 || 1 |
| colspan="2" | 2,110 kg || colspan="2" | 208 kg/m<sup>2</sup> | | colspan="2" | 2,110 kg || colspan="2" | 208 kg/m<sup>2</sup> | ||
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| 0.65 || 0.58 || 0.53 || 0.42 | | 0.65 || 0.58 || 0.53 || 0.42 | ||
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| − | | ''Optimal'' || 1,367 kgf<br | + | | ''Optimal'' || 1,367 kgf<br>(0 km/h) || 1,519 kgf<br>(0 km/h) |
| 0.65 || 0.58 || 0.53 || 0.42 | | 0.65 || 0.58 || 0.53 || 0.42 | ||
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== Usage in battles == | == Usage in battles == | ||
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The Yak-23 has an extremely light airframe and relatively powerful jet which gives it an enormous thrust-to-weight ratio, making it one of the best accelerating (and climbing) jets in War Thunder. The Yak-23 is not only a good bomber hunter but also an excellent fighter. Almost no jet can accelerate better than the Yak-23 below 800 km/h and no jet in the Yak-23's BR bracket can compete with its climb rate unless it has a massive energy advantage. This gives the Yak-23 a huge advantage over the vast majority of opponents it meets. The Yak-23 cannot carry any ordinance and is thus purely subjugated to fighter duties and should be used accordingly. | The Yak-23 has an extremely light airframe and relatively powerful jet which gives it an enormous thrust-to-weight ratio, making it one of the best accelerating (and climbing) jets in War Thunder. The Yak-23 is not only a good bomber hunter but also an excellent fighter. Almost no jet can accelerate better than the Yak-23 below 800 km/h and no jet in the Yak-23's BR bracket can compete with its climb rate unless it has a massive energy advantage. This gives the Yak-23 a huge advantage over the vast majority of opponents it meets. The Yak-23 cannot carry any ordinance and is thus purely subjugated to fighter duties and should be used accordingly. | ||
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=== Pros and cons === | === Pros and cons === | ||
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'''Pros:''' | '''Pros:''' | ||
| − | * Acceleration below 800 km/h and climb rate | + | * Acceleration below 800 km/h and climb rate unrivalled by anything but rocket-powered aircraft |
* Excellent manoeuvrability | * Excellent manoeuvrability | ||
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* Plane wobbles badly while manoeuvring beyond 700 km/h | * Plane wobbles badly while manoeuvring beyond 700 km/h | ||
| − | * 23 mm guns with low muzzle velocity and low fire rate tend to spark | + | * 23 mm guns with low muzzle velocity and low fire rate tend to spark |
* Small ammunition pool | * Small ammunition pool | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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== Media == | == Media == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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* [https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/392613-yakovlev-yak-23/ Official data sheet - more details about the performance] | * [https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/392613-yakovlev-yak-23/ Official data sheet - more details about the performance] | ||
Revision as of 10:56, 28 April 2021
Contents
Description
The Yak-23 is a rank V Soviet jet fighter with a battle rating of 8.7 (AB/RB) and 7.7 (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.75 "La Résistance".
The Yak-23 is a single-engined jet fighter initially designed to intercept high altitude, long range bombers such as the B-29.
General info
Flight performance
Max speed
at 0 m929 km/h
Turn time19 s
Max altitude14 500 m
EngineKlimov RD-500
TypeJet
Cooling systemAir
Take-off weight4 t
| Characteristics | Max Speed (km/h at 0 m - sea level) |
Max altitude (metres) |
Turn time (seconds) |
Rate of climb (metres/second) |
Take-off run (metres) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | |||
| Stock | 915 | 904 | 14500 | 19.2 | 19.9 | 37.7 | 36.5 | 650 |
| Upgraded | 939 | 929 | 18.8 | 19.0 | 52.8 | 45.0 | ||
Details
| Features | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat flaps | Take-off flaps | Landing flaps | Air brakes | Arrestor gear | Drogue chute |
| X | X | ✓ | X | X | X |
| Limits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wings (km/h) | Gear (km/h) | Flaps (km/h) | Max Static G | |||
| Combat | Take-off | Landing | + | - | ||
| 0 | 350 | N/A | N/A | 320 | ~11 | ~8 |
| Optimal velocities (km/h) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ailerons | Rudder | Elevators | Radiator |
| < 450 | < 420 | < 500 | N/A |
Engine performance
| Engine | Aircraft mass | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine name | Number | Empty mass | Wing loading (full fuel) | |||
| Klimov RD-500 | 1 | 2,110 kg | 208 kg/m2 | |||
| Engine characteristics | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) | Max Takeoff Weight | ||||
| Weight (each) | Type | 9m fuel | 20m fuel | 30m fuel | ||
| 567 kg | Centrifugal-flow turbojet | 2,341 kg | 2,608 kg | 2,851 kg | 3,590 kg | |
| Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB / SB) | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (112%) | |||||
| Condition | 100% | 112% | 9m fuel | 20m fuel | 30m fuel | MTOW |
| Stationary | 1,367 kgf | 1,519 kgf | 0.65 | 0.58 | 0.53 | 0.42 |
| Optimal | 1,367 kgf (0 km/h) |
1,519 kgf (0 km/h) |
0.65 | 0.58 | 0.53 | 0.42 |
Survivability and armour
Crew1 person
Speed of destruction
Structural0 km/h
Gear350 km/h
- 57 mm Bulletproof glass in cockpit front.
- 8 mm Steel plate behind the pilot.
Modifications and economy
Repair costBasic → Reference
AB3 385 → 4 268 
RB9 671 → 12 195
SB14 038 → 17 701
Total cost of modifications102 000 
164 000
Talisman cost2 200 
Crew training98 000
Experts340 000
Aces1 800
Research Aces780 000
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
120 / 380 / 600 %
202 / 202 / 202 %
| Flight performance | Survivability | Weaponry | ||||||||||||
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Armaments
Offensive armament
The Yak-23 is armed with:
- 2 x 23 mm NR-23 cannons, nose-mounted (90 rpg = 180 total)
Usage in battles
The Yak-23 has an extremely light airframe and relatively powerful jet which gives it an enormous thrust-to-weight ratio, making it one of the best accelerating (and climbing) jets in War Thunder. The Yak-23 is not only a good bomber hunter but also an excellent fighter. Almost no jet can accelerate better than the Yak-23 below 800 km/h and no jet in the Yak-23's BR bracket can compete with its climb rate unless it has a massive energy advantage. This gives the Yak-23 a huge advantage over the vast majority of opponents it meets. The Yak-23 cannot carry any ordinance and is thus purely subjugated to fighter duties and should be used accordingly.
- Combat tactics
Always take minimum fuel (9 min) as fuel forms a significant part of the Yak-23's mass. An important fuel load will severely dampen the Yak-23's performance. Ammo is limited enough as it is so extra fuel should not be necessary anyway.
The Yak-23 should fight in the vertical and utilize its excellent manoeuvrability to take careful shots and stay out of the line of fire of enemy guns. Energy-conserving chandelles and stalls are by far the most effective tactics to utilize as they best use the Yak-23's insane acceleration and climb rate while depleting your enemy's energy.
The G.91 is by far the greatest threat to the Yak-23, as it is a small target, faster, and has high-velocity quick-firing Browning M3 machine guns that will make quick work of the Yak-23. That, combined with its excellent roll rate makes it exceedingly difficult to hit with the low-velocity 23 mm cannons mounted on the Yak-23.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Acceleration below 800 km/h and climb rate unrivalled by anything but rocket-powered aircraft
- Excellent manoeuvrability
Cons:
- Plane wobbles badly while manoeuvring beyond 700 km/h
- 23 mm guns with low muzzle velocity and low fire rate tend to spark
- Small ammunition pool
History
Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under === In-game description ===, also if applicable).
Media
- Skins
- Videos
"Energy Fighting" Examples In The Russian Me 163 - Yak-23 - DEFYN
For Those Days You Just Want to Turn Fight Everything - Yak23 Gameplay - WhooptieDo (Review starts at 1:00)
Realistic: Yak-23 [Still king at 7.7!] - Jengar
See also
Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:
- reference to the series of the aircraft;
- links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.
External links
| A.S. Yakovlev Design Bureau (Яковлев Опытное конструкторское бюро) | |
|---|---|
| Fighters | |
| Yak-1 | Yak-1 · Yak-1B |
| Yak-3 | Yak-3 · Eremin's Yak-3(e) · Yak-3 (VK-107) · Yak-3P · Yak-3T · Yak-3U |
| Yak-7 | Yak-7B |
| Yak-9 | Yak-9 · Yak-9B · Yak-9K · Golovachev's Yak-9M · Yak-9P · Yak-9T · Yak-9U · Yak-9UT |
| Twin-engine fighters | I-29 |
| Jet fighters | |
| Yak-15 | Yak-15P · Yak-15 |
| Yak-17 | Yak-17 |
| Yak-23 | Yak-23 |
| Yak-30 | Yak-30D |
| Yak-141 | Yak-141 |
| Strike aircraft | |
| Yak-2 | Yak-2 KABB |
| Yak-38 | Yak-38 · Yak-38M |
| Bombers | Yak-4 |
| Jet bombers | Yak-28B |
| Foreign use | ▄Yak-3 · Challe's ▄Yak-9T · ◔Yak-9P |
| Captured | ▀Yak-1B |
| USSR jet aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Bereznyak-Isayev | BI |
| Yakovlev | Yak-15 · Yak-15P · Yak-17 · Yak-23 · Yak-28B · Yak-30D · Yak-38 · Yak-38M · Yak-141 |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich | MiG-9 · MiG-9 (l) · MiG-15 · MiG-15bis · MiG-15bis ISh · MiG-17 · MiG-17AS · MiG-19PT |
| MiG-21F-13 · MiG-21PFM · MiG-21S (R-13-300) · MiG-21SMT · MiG-21bis | |
| MiG-23M · MiG-23ML · MiG-23MLD · MiG-27M · MiG-27K | |
| MiG-29 · MiG-29SMT | |
| Lavochkin | La-174 · La-15 · La-200 |
| Sukhoi | Su-9 · Su-11 |
| Su-7B · Su-7BKL · Su-7BMK · Su-17M2 · Su-17M4 · Su-22M3 | |
| Su-24M | |
| Su-25 · Su-25BM · Su-25K · Su-25T · Su-25SM3 · Su-39 | |
| Su-27 · Su-27SM | |
| Su-34 | |
| Ilyushin | IL-28 · IL-28Sh |
| Tupolev | Tu-14T |
