A couple of beginner questions

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by Harakka74

Thank you for advice, the ROF seems to be the solution. Feels like it adds some time to reloading.

By the way, have anyone noticed that Yaks (at least the Yak-9) have no fuel meter?! Or am I missing something? Usually the fuel is no concern but sometimes it could be nice to know how much you have left - at least when you have gas pouring out of the bullet holes! The Yak-9 Range is something around 875 km /550 miles. But that would be with economic cruise. In combat, much less, maybe 30 to 50% range, I quess. Also, is the aircraft range actually a one way trip 875 km or "875 km and back", does anyone know?

Cheers,

The Yak-1/7/9 fuel gauge is located out on the wings on the actual fuel tank itself. In real life a pilot could lean out and check the indicator directly. In IL-2 you can't because until recently you couldn't even lean to get the right angle... so effectively there is no fuel indicator until you fly the Yak-3 or Yak-9U.

The Yak-9D carries more fuel than most of the other types so if you're really worried then pick that one. It has two extra fuel tanks (plus some extra weight).

[Woke Up Dead]

The Yak 9 has a low fuel warning light in the upper left, just like the P40E/M. 30% fuel is enough for 17-19 minutes of aggressive combat flight in most of the older Yaks without fuel gauges.