Yak-38

Yak-38

Yak-38

USSR

VI Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
9.3	9.3	9.3

Class:

PREMIUM

Strike aircraft

Naval aircraft

Purchase:8 910

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Description

The Yak-38 is a premium gift rank VI Soviet jet fighter with a battle rating of 9.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "New Power".

General info

Flight performance

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

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	_,___	_,___	12500	__._	__._	__._	__._	520
Upgraded	1,208	1,199		37.0	38.0	117.4	98.0

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear	Drogue chute
_	_	_	_	_	_

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
1265	500	___	___	___	~__	~__

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< ___	< ___	< ___	N/A

Survivability and armour

Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Yak-38 is armed with:

• A choice between two presets:
  • Without offensive armament
  • 1 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannon, nose-mounted (160 rpg)

Suspended armament

The Yak-38 can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• 2 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg = 500 total)
• 4 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg = 1,000 total)
• 10 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (1,000 kg total)
• 2 x 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs (500 kg total)
• 4 x 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs (1,000 kg total)
• 2 x 500 kg FAB-500M-54 bombs (1,000 kg total)
• 2 x 500 kg FAB-500M-54 bombs + 2 x 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs (1,500 kg total)
• 64 x S-5KP rockets
• 64 x S-5KP rockets
• 96 x S-5KP rockets
• 40 x S-8M rockets
• 2 x S-24B rockets
• 4 x S-24B rockets
• 32 x S-5KP rockets + 2 x S-24B rockets
• 2 x R-60 missiles
• 2 x R-60 missiles + 2 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (200 kg total)
• 2 x R-60 missiles + 2 x 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs (500 kg total)
• 2 x R-60 missiles + 32 x S-5KP rockets
• 2 x R-60 missiles + 2 x S-24B rockets
• 2 x Kh-23M missiles

Usage in battles

Describe the tactics of playing in the aircraft, the features of using aircraft in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but instead, give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I
II
III
IV
This is a premium vehicle: all modifications are unlocked on purchase

Pros and cons

Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in the bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".

Pros:

Cons:

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

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

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

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• topic on the official game forum;
• other literature.