Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Yak 38 Forger

Soviet carrier-borne V/STOL strike aircraft operated from Kiev-class aviation ships.

Also searchable as Yak 38.

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  1. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    0:00Yak-38 as the other Cold War V/STOL fighterChapter
  2. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    2:20Yak-36 lessons behind Soviet V/STOL developmentChapter
  3. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    7:29How the Yak-38 generated lift and controlled its hoverNotable Point
  4. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    10:03What the Yak-38's SAU-36 automatic controls didNotable Point
  5. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    12:45Yak-38 thrust, payload and rangeNotable Point
  6. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    16:04Why compare the Yak-38 with Sea Harrier 2?Notable Point
  7. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    19:52Soviet risk culture shaped the Yak-38Notable Point
  8. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    21:34Yak-38 testing delays and flight-crew shortagesChapter
  9. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    25:00Why six Yak-38s could still help a missile cruiserNotable Point
  10. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    26:04Yak-38 accidents, serviceability and withdrawalChapter
  11. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    27:31Why 231 built did not mean 231 available Yak-38sNotable Point
  12. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    32:37What the Yak-38 gave the Kiev classChapter
  13. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    34:31Kiev's foreign flights and the Minsk interceptNotable Point
  14. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    40:39Six hundred Yak-38 sorties in mission contextNotable Point
  15. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    42:44Why the Yak-38's Cold War shock fadedNotable Point
  16. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    44:02A larger Kiev air group and a better Yak-38Notable Point
  17. The Reality of Soviet Naval Presence in the Cold War: Destroyers are the Fleet
    48:28Kiev's air cover supports diesel-submarine bastionsNotable Point
  18. Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy II
    3:25:35Making the Kiev class and Yak-38 more credible against NATOQ&A
  19. Bruships 205: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:15:51The worst Cold War carrier-aircraft choicesQ&A
  20. Bruships 170: Once more unto the Kalax dear listners, once more unto the Kalax!
    50:46Could a ski jump improve the Yak-38?Q&A
  21. Bruships 170: Once more unto the Kalax dear listners, once more unto the Kalax!
    1:11:20Soviet carrier politics beyond the Montreux ConventionQ&A
  22. Bruships 170: Once more unto the Kalax dear listners, once more unto the Kalax!
    2:00:34A Stalingrad aviation cruiser in the Red Fleet timelineQ&A
  23. Soviet Naval Aviation Doctrine: Always Wrestling the Same Demons
    1:23:29From Yak-38 close cover to Su-33 fleet air defenceNotable Point
  24. Through Deck Cruisers: The Kiev & Invincible Classes of Aircraft Carrier
    21:49A missile-heavy battle carrier with a limited Yak-38Notable Point
  25. Through Deck Cruisers: The Kiev & Invincible Classes of Aircraft Carrier
    46:55Sea Harrier experience versus Yak-38 experimentationChapter
  26. Through Deck Cruisers: The Kiev & Invincible Classes of Aircraft Carrier
    1:46:45The Kiev class developed Soviet carrier knowledge by evolutionChapter
  27. Bruships 163: I need a Kalax Kalax, a Kalax is what I need! Naval History Questions & Chat
    3:49:26Sea Harrier payload and range against the Yak-38 ForgerNotable Point
  28. The Red Fleet Project Teaser: Discussing Graf Zepplinski with Fleet of Oceans
    1:30:38Does Graf Zepplinski become a helicopter assault carrier?Q&A
  29. Bruships(Christmas Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    2:04:33A sensible Kiev design must choose carrier or cruiser firstQ&A
  30. Bruships 131: Battleships...
    1:12:31Why the Yak-38 outpaced its supporting technologyQ&A
  31. Kara Class: Comment Response
    8:15Yak-38 and Blackburn Blackburn: looks versus utilityQ&A
  32. Kara Class: Comment Response
    14:11Why the Yak-38 faced a harder problem than a conventional carrier aircraftQ&A
  33. Red Storm Rising: The GIUK Gap in a 1980 conventional war between the Warsaw Pact & NATO(Patreon 77)
    3:06:10Which Soviet major warships were actually available in 1980?Chapter
  34. Red Storm Rising: The GIUK Gap in a 1980 conventional war between the Warsaw Pact & NATO(Patreon 77)
    3:18:24Kiev or Minsk could anchor a Soviet forward task groupChapter
  35. Soviet Navy 1918-1991
    4:02:15Kiev and the Yak-38 solved a peacetime air-cover problemChapter
  36. Soviet Navy 1918-1991
    4:08:24Why did the Sea Harrier have better fighter prospects than the Yak-38?Q&A
  37. Soviet Navy Part 3/3: 1965-1991 - Trying to Win Cold War before it turned Hot?
    36:42Kiev's cruiser, command, and aviation rolesChapter
  38. Soviet Navy Part 3/3: 1965-1991 - Trying to Win Cold War before it turned Hot?
    40:20Yak-38s, aircraft identification, and peacetime interceptionNotable Point
  39. Doug Clarke Bruships; As today would have been my Dad's Birthday, it's his books today
    1:03:10The Yak-38 as a shoestring first-generation carrier aircraftNotable Point
  40. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (11)
    3:22:41Why the Kiev class was built around the wrong aircraftQ&A
  41. Patreon 22: If the Cold War went hot in 1986 would NATO's navies keep the Altantic Going?
    1:03:49Why the Yak-38 adds little to the Kiev strike groupQ&A
  42. Patreon 11: "The effect of the early jet age on naval warfare strategy/tactics?"
    2:04:18Russia's abandoned V/STOL carrier routeQ&A