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Aviation Legends: Lavochkin La-5FN
4 March 2016 eSport
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10 best players of the Tournament:

# АB RB SB
1 Ayabo _Thranduil AaronFreeman
2 ESHO_SAMKO Gladiator_N1 KAMiKADZEO_o
3 Sta1ker97 CoDzillaPWNZ LoGo_7
4 Alfa_Samec93 MCNick Krupnski
5 MaXmudE _Headshoter sirozha
6 Venatores _Obstacle murahiga
7 GrimShock BRATiSHKA VTK560
8 nycmblLLlka Ch_Vayron donifan
9 Reality4 _Madshark_ Loorrr
10 vvs6 KREATOR Rafiz

Current total score for Arcade Battles

# Nickname Hurricane Mk1 A6M2 Bf.109E-4 F6F3 La-5FN Total Score:
1 Ayabo 23 23 27 25   98
2 ESHO_SAMKO 0 29 30 30   89
3 Sta1ker97 30 28 29 0   87
4 Alfa_Samec93 0 30 23 29   82
5 MaXmudE 11 19 22 20   72
6 Venatores 29 27 14 0   70
7 GrimShock 18 25 0 24   67
8 nycmblLLlka 0 20 18 28   66
9 Reality4 0 0 28 23   51
10 vvs6 0 18 12 19   49
11 _Eagle_fighter_ 0 0 21 27   48
12 DemoS_3BEPb 5 9 15 16   45
13 XO66IT 6 11 9 17   43
14 CrazyTURK 20 10 4 8   42
15 RageDevil 21 21 0 0   42
16 _KuRt_ 16 0 0 22   38
17 kobeoneal 0 0 17 21   38
18 Moscow0Antony 0 24 13 0   37
19 BlackEagle_Tr 12 5 10 9   36
20 _9IHNC_ 0 0 5 26   31
21 NYGMA 14 17 0 0   31
22 Red_300 0 22 8 1   31
23 _SickRussian_ 10 12 6 0   28
24 SANYA_47_RUS 28 0 0 0   28
25 Willy_Walker 27 0 0 0   27
26 ___KAMIKADZ98519 0 26 0 0   26
27 _FFaria_ 26 0 0 0   26
28 GeNDaLF_822 0 0 26 0   26
29 _S_t_e_a_l_t_h_ 0 0 25 0   25
30 meta11urg174 0 0 7 18   25
31 RC_sirioja 25 0 0 0   25
32 Alone_InThe_Sky 8 16 0 0   24
33 DahkaDahka_CCCP 24 0 0 0   24
34 shootingpaper 0 0 24 0   24
35 A_H_A_P_X_u_C_T 22 0 0 0   22
36 maximys588 0 14 0 7   21
37 SunHi 0 0 20 0   20
38 One_Way_Charlie 19 0 0 0   19
39 predator313HU 9 0 0 10   19
40 PRO100_ChaoS 0 15 0 4   19
41 UbiVaLA 0 13 0 6   19
42 yura_kilka 0 0 19 0   19
43 _PRAID_ 4 2 0 11   17
44 NightFury_Koala 17 0 0 0   17
45 marean 0 0 16 0   16
46 ADAMANT_vainah_ 0 0 0 15   15
47 hakdf 15 0 0 0   15
48 D1ment1y_UA_22 0 0 0 14   14
49 JustSoEasy 13 0 0 0   13
50 Shaitan1010 0 0 0 13   13

Current total score for Realistic Battles

# Nickname Hurricane Mk1 A6M2 Bf.109E-4 F6F3 La-5FN Total Score
1 _Thranduil 21 21 30 22   94
2 Gladiator_N1 28 3 21 26   78
3 CoDzillaPWNZ 23 19 0 27   69
4 MCNick 14 9 15 25   63
5 _Headshoter 30 14 0 15   59
6 _Obstacle 29 29 0 0   58
7 BRATiSHKA 0 18 19 19   56
8 Ch_Vayron 26 0 0 29   55
9 _Madshark_ 0 0 29 20   49
10 KREATOR 10 13 0 24   47
11 Loorrr 0 0 24 21   45
12 __LeGoLaS__ 22 22 0 0   44
13 bender165 1 25 0 17   43
14 YBERITE_ZAKRULKI 0 23 0 14   37
15 Mentor1989 27 2 0 7   36
16 Mr_Salvatore 8 0 28 0   36
17 sag_82 9 27 0 0   36
18 Zeus_Rus 25 0 0 8   33
19 maks_flip 0 16 0 16   32
20 Alexander_1_rus 0 0 0 30   30
21 Oleg50665 13 0 12 5   30
22 WTCREWLEADER 0 30 0 0   30
23 DaRgO 2 0 27 0   29
24 GFox54 0 1 0 28   29
25 WindXABK 0 26 0 3   29
26 Disbeliever 6 4 18 0   28
27 true_story_bro 0 28 0 0   28
28 _THG_ 0 0 26 0   26
29 Sta1ker97 0 0 25 0   25
30 CITTZEN 24 0 0 0   24
31 ColdSpark32 0 24 0 0   24
32 NaTisK 18 6 0 0   24
33 Mathreeujla 0 0 23 0   23
34 MihaShtopor 0 0 0 23   23
35 _lumen_ 16 0 6 0   22
36 ArthurPsk 12 0 10 0   22
37 bad_boy0 0 0 22 0   22
38 Just2die4art 0 11 0 11   22
39 cekupa_nepyHa 4 0 17 0   21
40 Dart_Anyan 0 0 20 0   20
41 lastrix 20 0 0 0   20
42 leon_24251 0 20 0 0   20
43 APJIEKIH 17 0 0 2   19
44 Kabs 0 0 1 18   19
45 Little_PiP 19 0 0 0   19
46 osipoov 0 17 0 0   17
47 ImmeLman 0 0 16 0   16
48 Mozart_13 0 15 0 0   15
49 ScrappyRug 15 0 0 0   15
50 sansthelavandil 5 0 9 0   14

Current total score for Simulator Battles

# Nickname Hurricane Mk1 A6M2 Bf.109E-4 F6F3 La-5FN Total Score:
1 AaronFreeman 29 30 29 30   118
2 KAMiKADZEO_o 30 29 27 29   115
3 LoGo_7 28 28 26 25   107
4 Krupnski 22 24 28 28   102
5 sirozha 23 27 25 26   101
6 murahiga 15 18 24 18   75
7 VTK560 27 17 0 21   65
8 donifan 20 19 10 14   63
9 Loorrr 0 0 30 27   57
10 Rafiz 8 10 9 23   50
11 _Yoschi_ 26 0 23 0   49
12 MigelsoN 0 26 22 0   48
13 Vjik_96 0 0 21 24   45
14 ipser 24 13 0 7   44
15 Chip_93 0 23 0 20   43
16 _WAVAK_ 14 25 0 0   39
17 akula941 10 0 16 13   39
18 PARADOXAL 0 22 17 0   39
19 Ainar1 0 11 5 22   38
20 Rrrocknrolla 18 7 0 11   36
21 Stalinskiy_SOKOL 4 0 15 17   36
22 TARPAN 17 14 4 0   35
23 *Squier_d 19 0 11 0   30
24 JPear 0 5 19 6   30
25 Dision1110 0 0 20 9   29
26 Cigan1 16 0 12 0   28
27 NelitaF 12 16 0 0   28
28 Ad0nay 0 0 14 12   26
29 _Oem 25 0 0 0   25
30 SaKaNa 0 0 18 5   23
31 Aaron_Freeman 21 0 0 0   21
32 B777R 0 21 0 0   21
33 NaSsiXi_JP 0 20 0 0   20
34 AlphaParticle 0 0 0 19   19
35 V_Korneev 9 9 0 0   18
36 Mobius1 0 0 0 16   16
37 JG4_Karaya 0 0 0 15   15
38 norazzZ 0 15 0 0   15
39 Mustang_55 0 0 13 0   13
40 Pastry 13 0 0 0   13
41 erjik_777 0 12 0 0   12
42 VAT_IRSS_KAT 11 0 0 0   11
43 tatsu4046 0 0 0 10   10
44 Nachtigall2T 0 8 0 0   8
45 omega13IL2 0 0 0 8   8
46 PATURAEC 0 0 8 0   8
47 egor_sun 6 0 1 0   7
48 Gaiechka_76 7 0 0 0   7
49 MISTIK 0 0 7 0   7
50 Christoph27 0 6 0 0   6

Results of the duels on the Bf 109Е-4

# Arcade Battles: Realistic Battles: Simulator Battle:

Score:
1 ESHO_SAMKO Alexander_1_rus AaronFreeman 30
2 Alfa_Samec93 Ch_Vayron KAMiKADZEO_o 29
3 nycmblLLlka GFox54 Krupnski 28
4 _Eagle_fighter_ CoDzillaPWNZ Loorrr 27
5 _9IHNC_ Gladiator_N1 sirozha 26
6 Ayabo MCNick LoGo_7 25
7 GrimShock KREATOR Vjik_96 24
8 Reality4 MihaShtopor Rafiz 23
9 _KuRt_ _Thranduil Ainar1 22
10 kobeoneal Loorrr VTK560 21
11 MaXmudE _Madshark_ Chip_93 20
12 vvs6 BRATiSHKA AlphaParticle 19
13 meta11urg174 Kabs murahiga 18
14 XO66IT bender165 Stalinskiy_SOKOL 17
15 DemoS_3BEPb maks_flip Mobius1 16
16 ADAMANT_vainah_ _Headshoter JG4_Karaya 15
17 D1ment1y_UA_22 YBERITE_ZAKRULKI donifan 14
18 Shaitan1010 voeN_Allaxa akula941 13
19 STRYKER_ drunkyyy Ad0nay 12
20 _PRAID_ Just2die4art Rrrocknrolla 11
21 predator313HU Arishka_R tatsu4046 10
22 BlackEagle_Tr ADAMANT_vainah_ Dision1110 9
23 CrazyTURK Zeus_Rus omega13IL2 8
24 maximys588 Mentor1989 ipser 7
25 UbiVaLA ___Deadshot___ JPear 6
26 BELIZAR Oleg50665 SaKaNa 5
27 PRO100_ChaoS Major_ET Arslan1606 4
28 aqidoqade WindXABK DedBabaj 3
29 Kosimazaki APJIEKIH yaki_butter 2
30 Red_300 SunlightDivine AvaLona 1

The winner of the third stage will receive the "2v2 Duellist" title and 300! Scores will be considered in the overall standings in the tournament series "Aviation Legends".

Semyon Lavochkin

The La-5 and Semyon Lavochkin
From 12.00 GMT on March the 5th until 12.00 GMT on March the 10th.

Available aircraft: Soviet La-5 designed by Semyon Lavochkin
Available modes: Arcade, Realistic and Simulator

Tournament series rules:

  • Each successive stage of the tournament takes place over 5 days (120 hours). All stages will be held consecutively.
  • Each stage is independent and rewards winners in accordance with the rules of the series.
  • Winners of all five stages receive a special prize.
  • Participation in the tournament is available to players who are the owners of an aircraft (purchased and crewed) as listed in the tournament.
  • When entering a tournament battle, the player must use his own aircraft with modules he has unlocked and crew he has trained.

Attention! The ability to create squads (of 2 players) for participation in the event has been restored.

Rewards:

  1. Every 10 victories within a single stage, a reward is provided in the form of a Trophy of Legend with one of the following prizes:
  • 10-75% discount on premium aircraft of the corresponding country;
  • A random Talisman for aircraft of the corresponding country;
  • Between 50,000 and 500,000 Silver Lions;
  • A random 40-200% booster for Research Points or Silver Lions.
  1. Players occupying the top 30 positions in the leaderboard of each stage are rewarded with:
  • The "2v2 Duelist" title;
  • 300 .
  1. All players in the top 50 at the end of all five stages of a single series receive a special prize:
  • The "2v2 Master Duelist" title;
  • 1000 ;
  • The elite ‘Duelist’ decal.
From February 13th to March 10th, participate in the "Aviation Legends" Tournament Series:

Take part in 5 tournaments dedicated to some of the most legendary aircraft in history!

Hundreds of hours spent at the controls of your favourite aircraft have served you well – battles with most opponents are already easy, encountering enemies equal to your strength is a rare treat. You are an experienced pilot who wields your favorite aircraft as if it were part of you, at last today, you will demonstrate the results of your extended training.

Dear pilots of all modes, we are pleased to present to you a new type of tournament: Aviation Legends. Battle 2 vs 2 using identical aircraft from some of the most iconic aviation designers. The Aviation Legends tournament series will take place between February the 13th and March the 4th and will include 5 tournaments featuring some of the most well-known aircraft of the Second World War.

Read more about the historical background by clicking here!

The La-5 and Semyon Lavochkin

Much has been written of the difficult life of aircraft designer Lavochkin and his creation the La-5. The selfless team at the design bureau managed to install the star-shaped M-82 engine on the LaGG-3, test the aircraft and surprise the Kremlin leadership in an incredibly short period of time. This is how Lavochkin’s new plane practically saved the design bureau and his own career, as the Kremlin leadership had doubts about him since the beginning of the Great Patriotic War.

The appearance of the LaGG-3 M-82 (later renamed as the La-5) in 1942 predetermined the further development of national aviation for several years ahead. Now, Lavochkin’s fighters would keep being improved alongside the most widespread planes in the USSR from Yakovlev. The La-5F version of the La-5 with an improved engine was created soon after it appeared, while the La-5FN modification was created in 1943 and featured both an improved engine and a fuel injection system.

Out of all the La-5 modifications, it was the La-5FN version that went to the front in 1943 and had the best flight and technical characteristics. In dogfights with the Bf.109G-2, this plane was more effective, with a better performance at low and medium altitudes and also surpassed its German opponent in turning and horizontal flight speed. The La-5FN is responsible for many heroic deeds. Probably the most famous event in its combat career is connected to Alexey Maresyev, who made his first flight with a prosthetic leg in an La-5FN. Even though the La-5FN was difficult to control with the rudder (the pilot had to expend a lot of effort to push the left or right pedal) Maresyev shot down an enemy Ju.87 in his second combat mission on the first day of flight. He shot down seven planes in total after the amputation of his legs. Legendary Soviet ace Ivan Kozhedub also flew in the La-5FN. He achieved 64 air victories and was the top-scoring fighter pilot among the Allies.

The La-5FN is rather well-rounded in air combat. The pilot can get into a turning fight with some enemy planes while attacking during passes with others. Because the La-5FN is quite good at conserving energy and accelerating in a dive it can also be used for boom and zoom tactics. The plane is great for training in different air combat maneuvers and improving piloting skills, even if you have unlocked later Soviet fighters.

You will have the opportunity to go into battle with this legendary aircraft in the final stage of the air duels in War Thunder. Good luck!

Are you ready to show off your dogfighting skills in the La-5? Take part in air duels using these fearsome flying machines!

Interested in intense Tournament Battles? Watch their Replays through our website!

 

The War Thunder Team

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