[Coming Soon] La-11 – Prop Fighter’s Final Frontier

The La-11 was a formidable contender, arriving just as the era of propeller-driven fighters was coming to an end. Fortunately, you can experience its full potential in the skies of War Thunder Mobile!

Historical Note

The La-11 was designed as a long-range escort fighter, featuring high fuel capacity and powerful armaments to ensure effectiveness over extended distances. The additional fuel, however, came with the trade-off of increased weight, so the aircraft was equipped with the sturdy Shvetsov ASh-82 engine, though one of its guns had to be removed to accommodate the engine cowl. Despite seeing action well into the 1950s and achieving numerous air victories, the La-11 ultimately faced an unbeatable foe: the passage of time.

Overshadowed by the rise of jet aircraft, the La-11 transitioned into a trainer for Soviet pilots and continued to serve in the air forces of China and North Korea.

La-11 (Rank VII)

SWOT Analysis

Strengths: Equipped with some of the most powerful guns for its rank.
Weaknesses: Struggles to remain competitive at high altitudes; high drag when firing.
Opportunities: Excels in head-on engagements and close air support with 23 mm cannons.
Threats: Energy fighters that can consistently maintain altitude superiority.

Positioned solidly in Rank VII, the La-11 stands out for its powerful engine and formidable firepower. Its three 23 mm cannons deliver a strong, synchronized burst. A high level of crew upgrades increases firing accuracy.

While the La-11 can reach speeds of up to 680 km/h in a straight line at low to medium altitudes, it struggles against other fighters above 4 kilometers. This makes it most effective as a boom-and-zoom fighter. Climb to around 3,500 to 4,000 meters, dive on unsuspecting targets below, and regain altitude after each engagement. By doing so, you'll maximize the engine’s performance at low to medium altitudes, but it's best to avoid combat above 3,500 meters.

Premium ♠La-11♠︎ (Rank VII)

The Premium variant of the ♠︎La-11♠︎ is an extra plane for your roster! The premium ♠︎La-11♠ maintains the same performance as the standard variant, though it comes in a unique camouflage. With the premium ♠︎La-11♠, you’ll be able to enjoy faster Silver Lion and Research Point gains, and earn some Golden Eagles in your battles.

If you’re lucky enough to unlock both the premium and the standard variants, you will be able to use them both in the same battle!

Release Details

To unlock the standard La-11 fighter, you need to collect 1,000 blueprints.

Here’s how you can get them:

In Medium Trophy: Chance to receive 700 aircraft blueprints in the jackpot, or 10 to 100 per attempt. Each attempt also grants a small chance to unlock the aircraft instantly.
In Big Trophy: Chance to receive 700 aircraft blueprints, or 80 to 200 blueprints per attempt.
Via the in-game store: Getting the Blueprints Folder for Silver Lions grants a chance to receive some blueprints for the standard variant even after the season ends.
By reaching the top-10 in the Aircraft Leaderboard.
In special offers.

As for the premium ♠︎La-11♠:

Every Big Trophy attempt has a minor chance to unlock the plane instantly.
You can also find this plane in some special offers.

Any excess blueprints are converted into Golden Eagles.

Other

Important features of the airplane trophies of the ”High Aces” update:

The airplane campaign trophies always contain only vehicles of the highest rank for the current season.
The jackpot is shared between the Medium and Big Trophy. Once you’ve received the jackpot in one of the Trophy activities, you can’t get it again for that plane in the other.
The jackpot contains one of the blueprints of from its three types of aircraft blueprints, and this jackpot can only be received once per Medium Trophy, and once per Big Trophy.
The jackpot does not contain any nick frames or avatars.
Once you’ve unlocked an aircraft or collected all of its blueprints, this aircraft is removed from the Trophy rewards table (however, unlocking the premium variant doesn’t remove the standard variant’s blueprints from the rewards table).
The jackpot is guaranteed after 50 attempts in the Medium Trophy, and 14 attempts in the Big Trophy respectively.
You can collect the blueprints of earlier seasons from Trophies and the in-game store until you collect enough to unlock the plane (valid only for this rank).
Once you’ve unlocked all standard aircraft available in the Medium and Big Trophy, the jackpot grants you Golden Eagles instead.