The Yakovlev Yak-3 was a single-engine, single-seat World War II Soviet fighter. Robust and easy to maintain, it was much liked by both pilots and ground crew. One of the smallest and lightest combat fighters fielded by any combatant during the war, its high power-to-weight ratio gave it excellent performance and it proved to be a formidable dogfighter.
Lighter and smaller than the Yak-9 but powered by the same engine, the Yak-3 was a forgiving, easy-to-handle aircraft loved by both novice and experienced pilots. It was robust, easy to maintain and a highly successful dog-fighter. It was used mostly as a tactical fighter, flying low over battlefields and engaging in dogfights below 4,000 m (13,000 ft).
The first 197 Yak-3 were lightly armed with a single motornaya pushka-mount 20 mm (0.79 in) ShVAK cannon and one 12.7 mm (0.50 in) UBS synchronized machine gun, with subsequent aircraft receiving a second UBS for a weight of fire of 2.72 kg (6.0 lb) per second using high-explosive ammunition. All armament was installed close to the axis of the aircraft with a cannon mounted in the engine "vee" firing through the propeller boss, synchronised machine guns in the fuselage, helping accuracy and leaving wings unloaded.
Marcel Albert, a World War II French ace who flew the Yak-3 in the USSR with the Normandie-Niémen Group, considered it a superior aircraft to the P-51D Mustang and Supermarine Spitfire. It was also flown by Polish Air Forces (of the Polish People's Army formed in USSR) and the Yugoslav Air Force, after the war.
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Hmm, that seems better. The way it was explained to me is that it had a post-9/11 vibe to it that got uncomfortable.
It’s not entirely wrong, but one has to keep in mind that there over 20 books alone with many authors. I don’t doubt there is at least one author who tried to make it that way, a book set on a desert planet where the locals do an anti droid pogrom under a deep cover agent’s influence, stands out as coming to mind now that I think about it more.
It’s pretty easy to skip books though, if you like Star Wars there is a lot to enjoy in the series. The first one I read was like almost near the end and it worked out. The opening section of vector prime alone is worth reading because it’s basically a horror movie.
Lots of unintentional criticisms of liberal ideology in the sections where Leia does political stuff to stop a deeply misguided leader from tanking the war effort through appeasement.