Yakovlev Yak-9K Russian fighter
Ark Models 48021

Dimensions: 180
No. of parts: 55

The Yak-9K (K standing for "krupnokalibernyi" – the Russian for "large-caliber") was a version of the Yak-9T fighter and carried the 45-mm NS-45 cannon instead of the 37-mm NS-37. The "up-gunned" aircraft became effective against both aerial threats and armored ground vehicles. In addition, it featured a larger fuel capacity. Following the successful tests, a 53-ship series of Yak-9Ks was made in April through July 1944. The warplanes have proved themselves in battle in the Donbas, Melitopol, Nikolayev and the Crimea (Sevastopol in particular) and during the Vitebsk, Minsk and Berlin operations.