These will shred this plane, since no amount of resilience will bounce a round that large.Ģ.) The HS 129 cannot dogfight! Though it has been known to get a lucky shot off in an aerial joust (a head-to-head approach) with enemy fighters, if it comes down to a turning battle, you will almost always be shot down. Beware the late game 85mm, or any of the larger autocannons. Since most of these heavier guns are Phase B or later, it can pay off well to call this in earlier, rather than later. Even the smaller AAA cannons like bofors or 20mm will have trouble downing this aircraft unless grouped or overlapping. 50 calibers or Maxims are ignorable by the plane. A few things are key to using this aircraft:ġ.) The high resilience means that you have little to fear from most ground fire. It will not accomplish a 'fire at area' order due to a lack of real AOE capability, but is fantastic when actually targeting most vehicles. The Blast rating on the heavy cannon allows for good suppression and the occasional splash kill or cook off when assaulting light vehicles or entrenched infantry (such as in buildings or trenches) and can be used very effectively when combined with good reconnaissance to keep a unit well sighted for the plane. With good resilience and a very good cannon, this is best deployed in an early or mid game against light to medium vehicles.
It was continuously upgunned to keep pace with Allied and Soviet weapon development, replacing the original MK 101 with MK 103 30 mm cannon and eventually the famous BK 3,7 proven on the Ju 87G. At first indistinguishable from B-1, with a mix of changes between the two, the B-2 eventually accumulated enough to come into its own. The B-2 variant of the Hs 129 entered service in May 1942, after just 50 units of the B-1 were delivered. The pair of counter-rotating engines were also armored and provided an excellent, stable platform for tank-busting weaponry. The cramped cockpit was almost impossible to move in, with some of the instruments and the gunsight mounted outside the canopy. It was built with survivability in mind, with the entire nose area enclosed in steel armored plating, angled to increase effective protection from anti-aircraft fire. The Henschel Hs 129 was the result of this program, created after three years of experimentation and iteration. The concept of a dedicated ground-attack aircraft, once balked at, was vindicated by the Kondor Legion and its use of the Henschel Hs 123 against Republican targets, spurring the development of dedicated aircraft. Using the trusty Mk1 eyeball and shaky camera technique, I offered up the gun and mounting to the experiences of the Spanish Civil War were instrumental in the development of the precepts of modern warfare in Nazi Germany and aviation was no exception. After a short while on the Inter-web searching, I found this image and line drawing of the gun and loading mechanism.Īirfix Hs 129 build 6 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Problem is, the way Airfix has the barrel moulded, it just looks way too long. The B-3 model had the 75mm cannon and there's a picture of it on this page. The glorious Airfix box art has a pair of Henschel's over some battlefield, most likely Eastern Front, going all 'Brrrrrt' on a Russian Convoy in true 1970's comic book style.Īirfix Hs 129 Box art by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Some more done.internal ribs for the u/c bays which won't really be seen when it's finished.Īirfix Hs 129 build 5 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr
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