German ww ii manual for hs 129b3s bordkanone bk 7,5 cannon installation. The henschel hs 126 was the luftwaffes main short range reconnaissance aircraft in the early years of the second world war, taking part in the invasion of poland, the campaign in the west in 1940 and the first year of the invasion of the soviet union description. All in all, henschel hs 129 in action is a great, inexpensivelypriced summary of one of the luftwaffes workhorses. Its nickname, the panzerknacker tank cracker, is a deliberate punin german, it also means safe cracker. Jun 07, 2018 the hs 129v1 prototypes gave birth to ten hs 129b0 developmental models which, in turn, produced the initial hs 129b1 production series. There are three books on the hs 129 that i know of. The mushroom orange series combines both developmental and operational histories of the hs 129, from the hs 129 a.
Jun 02, 2017 the full name of the vehicle affected. The hs 129 was supposed to be the a10 of world war ii war. I dont know the reason for this but many models from asia never reach the shelves of european hobby shops. The henschel hs 129 was a world war ii groundattack aircraft fielded by the german luftwaffe. Ez a szocikk reszben vagy egeszben a henschel hs 129 cimu angol wikipediaszocikk az eredeti cikk szerkesztoit annak laptortenete sorolja fel. Battle of kuban and be familiar with its cockpit, engine start, takeoff, and landing procedures.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Hugo diemer, crashed near monte moneta, killing the pilot. The hs 129 may not been as glamorous as the bf 109 but at lowlevel over the russian steppes, its combination of heavy armament and heavy armor protection made it one of the luftwaffes most effective aircraft. The henschel hs 124 lost out to the messerschmitt bf 110 twinengine design in the leadup to world war 2. This is a work in progress as i develop the skill set for this ground attack aircraft. Only a few resin parts were added, the weapons pod, the telescopic sight zfr 3 b. It continued to see frontline service until 1944, only to be withdrawn due to a lack of serviceable airframes and spare parts. The hs 126 was an allmetal stressedskin parasol wing monoplane, with a fixed undercarriage. Henschel hs 129 byl nemecky bitevni letoun uzivany ve druhe svetove valce. The hs 129 was supposed to be the a10 of world war ii. First flight 11 april 1939 status prototypes only primary user luftwaffe. Henschel hs 129 panzerjager martin pegg the ultimate ref. The henschel hs 123 was a singleseat biplane dive bomber and closesupport attack aircraft flown by the german luftwaffe during the spanish civil war and the early to midpoint of world war ii.
Counting the three hs 129 design prototypes and the eight hs 129 production prototypes, only 870 hs 129s appear to have been built, compared to more than 33,000 messerschmitt bf 109s and 20,000 fockewulf. The henschel hs 129 was a twinengined monoplane, with thick low mounted wings. The version b3 was equipped with a huge 75mm pak under the fuselage to destroy any known armament of 2nd wwtanks and the barrel is a perfect landingskid. A total of 865 aircraft of all modifications were built. Henschel hs 129 panzerjager luftwaffe library 001 martin pegg chandos publications. I chose the henschel hs 129b2r4 as a companion to my moskito published in the december 1959 ma as being a typical example of german design. Henschel hs 129 b2, all settings a detailed description of the issue you have or what you see as being erroneous regarding its representation ingame. The cockpit was built as an armoured trough, with a single curved class windscreen and clear perspex sides and roof. Tento dolnoplosnik, ktery mel na ochranu pilota pancerovanou. I have all three, this is the most detailed of them, but it is also the most expensive. Pdf henschel hs 129 download full pdf book download. The henschel hs 129page contains all related products, articles, books, walkarounds and plastic scale modeling projects dedicated to this aircraft. In action series, hs 129 by petr stachra and this one.
Henschel hs 129 project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. A10 tank buster rc jets in action firing dreaded gau8 gatling guncannon with added brrrttt. Squadronsignal publications, aircraft in action no. Henschel hs 129 wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The henschel hs 129 was a world war ii groundattack aircraft fielded by the. If the problem is isolated to one difficulty setting e. Hs129 publishing house mbi hs129 panzerjager classic publications. Sep 03, 2017 my operational procedures ramblings for the duck. For the first few days, everything went fine, and the new german plane created a real panic among the british tank units. Apart from the soviet sturmovik, which was a more versatile armoured attacker, the. A small series of aircraft was used mainly for pilot training. The hs 129v1 prototypes gave birth to ten hs 129b0 developmental models which, in turn, produced the initial hs 129b1 production series. Henschel hs 129 plans aerofred download free model. The aircraft saw combat in tunisia and on the eastern front.
Denes bernad colour illustrations by krzysztof wolowski sample. The henschel hs was a german highaltitude reconnaissance and bomber aircraft developed in world war ii. It suffered from various mechanical faults and was never used operationally, only existing as prototype airframes. Although likely to be a good antitank weapon, it never really had a chance to prove itself in any real way, the plane was produced in only small numbers and deployed during a time when the luftwaffe was unable to protect them from attack. Henschel hs 129 closesupport antitank ground attack aircraft. Powerful longrange armament effective against armored ground targets very high survivability, resistant to critical damage and fire. The henschel hs 129 was the only aircraft of world war ii and, apart from todays a10, virtually the only aircraft in all history to be designed explicitly for destroying hostile amour. The hs 129, feared as the flying can opener by the allied soldiers, will finally be released as an the henschel hs 129 was mounted with powerful groundattack weapons to destroy soviet tanks in the ii. The aircraft saw combat in tunisia and on the eastern front a key requirement of the original specification was that the aircraft be powered by engines that were not in demand for other designs. The transfer flight over the mediterranean sea claimed a victim as well. The model was designed by peter wheldon as a sport scale control line aircraft, 36span and powered by two. The henschel hs129 was a dedicated closesupport and antitank aircraft, the only aircraft specifically designed for this role to see service with the luftwaffe in.
Henschel hs 129 closesupport antitank ground attack. Model aircraft magazines henschel hs 129 the heinkel hs 129 was a twin engine ground attack aircraft that achieved moderate success during ww2 as a tankkiller on the soviet front. A hs 129 a nemet henschel repulogepgyar altal kifejlesztett ketmotoros alacsonytamado repulogep, melyet a luftwaffe megrendelesere terveztek meg. Hi, yes i had seen that thread made a fantastic job of it, there arent any reports of it flying yet. Various engine limitations, combat use, important airspeeds. I highly recommend this book it is very informative and interesting read on early close air support planes. Machine gun and autocannon armament effective against ground targets very high survivability, resistant to critical damage and fire. Hs 129 aces the henschel hs 129 was a world war ii. On the hs 129b the only version to enter service they had a straight leading edge and tapering trailing edge. Henschel submitted a design for rlm approval in aprilmay 1944 wind tunnel testing had already started, see wind tunnel model below, which was approved as the hs 2. Nemet beceneve a panzerknacker, azaz a pancelostoro lett, alapveto feladatkore miatt. By 1942, the hs 129b2 came about as a need to upgun the existing hs 129b1 production models.
The fuselage was of a circular crosssection, and constructed entirely of metal, and the single. Early version of the armored hs 129 attack aircraft fitted with argus engines. The mushroom orange series combines both developmental and operational histories of the hs 129, from the hs 129 a0 to the hs 129 b 3, the last of the hs 129. Media in category henschel hs 129 the following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total. It proved to be robust, durable and effective especially in severe conditions. Henschel hs 129 panzerjager martin pegg the ultimate.
Missing 4 x mg 17 gun pod on centerline a detailed description of the fix you suggest. In combat service the hs 129 lacked a sufficient chance to prove itself. The henschel hs 129, often referred to by its nickname, the panzerknacker, tank cracker, was a world war ii ground attack aircraft fielded by the luftwaffe. The hs 129 was immediately fielded to the eastern front to take on the divisions of russian armor in force. On 5 may, the henschel piloted by flieger gert borghardt was shot down in flames north of mateur, the pilot being reported as killed in action. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Close support, ground attack and antitank aircraft. Although likely to be a good antitank weapon, it never really had a chance to prove itself in any real way, the plane was produced in only small numbers and deployed during a time when. The model, henschel hs 129 b3 the hasegawa version of the b3 is not officially available in austria. Apart from the soviet sturmovik, which was a more versatile armoured attacker, the allies had no aircraft in this class. Counting the three hs 129 design prototypes and the eight hs 129 production prototypes, only 870 hs 129s appear to have been built, compared to more than 33,000 messerschmitt bf 109s and 20,000 fockewulf fw 190s, the luftwaffes main fighter aircraft. The hs 129 was a dedicated closesupport and antitank aircraft in service with the luftwaffe in ww2. After the succesfull 2nd maiden of my nemesis air racer i decided to build another big eppfoamie.
Even though there had been several models of professional close support and ground attack planes in world war one, this class had been almost dismissed before the spanish civil war demonstrated, back again, that this class is among the most crucial among all. It continued to see frontline service until 1944, only to be withdrawn due to a lack of serviceable airframes and spare. Henschel hs 129 military wiki fandom military wikia. It is not a pretty aircraft but does make a most attractive model. Rudolfheinz ruffer scored a large number of his 80 soviet tank kills in the hs 129. Henschel hs 129 available for download and read online in other formats. War thunder the magnificent adventure of the tank busting ducky. Henschel hs 124 kampfzerstorer heavy fighter bomber. Henschel hs 129 b2, all settings a detailed description of the issue you have or what you see as being erroneous regarding its representation in game. It gives me great pleasure to be able to announce my first release as a publisher, namely martin peggs henschel hs 129 panzerjager. This page was last edited on 27 december 2016, at 22. The result was that henschel made relatively few aircraft.
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