Its rate of roll was excellent. Its performance was better than any Soviet fighter then in service. While still inferior to the best German fighters at high altitudes, the La-5 proved to be every bit their match closer to the ground. However, they are crippled by mediocre damage per shot and by having close to the worst HEI round in the game, so one should focus on the critical components of a plane such as an engine and pilot.
"The Lavochkin La-5 was a single-engine monoplane fighter, a single-seater with an enclosed cockpit, wooden frame and a canvas skin. La-5FN Standard camouflage 1944: Shoot down 150 players Mikhail Gudkov, one of the original designers of the LaGG-3, had already attempted to do the same thing, resulting in the Gu-82 fighter. This aircraft has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27. The two designers met at a conference in Moscow, and Shvetsov agreed to help Lavochkin fit the M-82 engine to the LaGG-3 airframe. After flying, the LaG-5 (the change in name reflecting that one of the original LaGG designers was no longer with the programme), Air Force test pilots declared it superior to the Yak-7, and intensive flight tests began in April.
Never engage in a turn fight with the British In early 1942, Semyon Lavochkin's LaGG-3 fighter was under threat of having its production cancelled, having proved itself to be a flawed fighter, underpowered and overweight.
The La-5F is a rank III Russian fighter with a battle rating of 3.3 (AB/RB/SB). The guns were pneumatically or mechanically operated." Lavochkin's OKB was, in the meantime, transfer to the backwaters of Tbilisi, Georgia and he and his team had to work almost illegally and in harsh conditions to modify the LaGG-3 for the M-82 engine. This was designated the La-5FN and would become the definitive version of the aircraft. FN in the designation stands for Boosted, Fuel Injection. Its ASh-82FN engine could reach 1,850 HP and remain at takeoff power settings for up to 10 minutes.
The game is based around combined arms battles on air, land, and sea with vehicles from the Spanish Civil War to today. At the same time, Arkady Shvetsov faced a lack of demand for his M-82 radial engine, only successfully used by the Sukhoi Su-2 ground attack aircraft that was also in danger of being cancelled. The La-5FN is the last of the La-5 modifications available before moving on to the improved La-7 and is one of the best planes at its BR. Nevertheless, this was not enough, and the lack of power remained a significant problem. The La-5 is an energy fighter. Sporting accurate twin 20 mm cannons and amazing low altitude performance, the La-5FN is a plane with heart that can provide some blood pumpin… Further refinement of the aircraft involved a fuel-injected engine, further lightening of the aircraft, and fixed slats to improve all-round performance. The cannons themselves are accurate, even in stock configuration and have the fastest rate of fire of any of its contemporaries (Hispano Mk.II's/404's, MG 151's, Ho-5's, Type 98/99's). Designed to be contemporary to the German A purebred energy fighter through and through, one should employ energy fighting tactics such as stall fighting, vertical scissors and others. Series LaG-5s suffered from poor quality, which reduced performance considerably. Further refinements of the aircraft would lead to the Lavochkin La-7. As was revealed in the test flights, pilots found it to be a more difficult aircraft to fly than the Yak-1 or LaGG-3, but the radial engine enhanced protection during head-on attacks.