Hs 123 A-1 (China)

␗Hs 123 A-1

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␗Hs 123 A-1

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China

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
1.0	1.0	1.3

Class:

Bomber

Dive bomber

Research:2 900

Purchase:700

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This page is about the bomber Hs 123 A-1 (China). For the German version, see Hs 123 A-1.

Description

The ␗Hs 123 A-1 is a rank I Chinese bomber with a battle rating of 1.0 (AB/RB) and 1.3 (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision".

General info

Flight performance

The plane behaves almost the same as other Interwar-period designed fighter biplanes, relatively slow but highgly maneuverable aircrafts, this in particular being somewhat slower and with a lower climb rate, because of its payload.

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed (km/h at 4,000 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
293	289	8000	15.8	16.5	8.2	8.2	294
Upgraded
Max Speed (km/h at 4,000 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
325	310	8000	14.4	15.0	16.8	12.0	294

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear
✓	✓	✓	X	✓

Limits
Wing-break speed (km/h)	Gear limit (km/h)	Combat flaps (km/h)	Max Static G
			+	-
		320	~12	~8

Optimal velocities
Ailerons (km/h)	Rudder (km/h)	Elevators (km/h)	Radiator (km/h)
< 220	< 220	< 380	> 270

Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
850 m	660 hp	747 hp

Survivability and armour

As most of Interwar-period designed biplanes, the Hs 123 A-1 has no armour and offers no protection to its pilot nor its critical components (engine, not self-sealing fuel tanks, oil-cooling systems, so the survivability depends on the pilot's skills. Being a metallic-frame, cloth-covered construction and not having self-sealing fuel tanks, regular Ball and AP rounds won't damage it a lot (unless they directly hit the pilot), but it's specially susceptible to Incendiary and Tracer rounds, which can ignite it if hit the fuel tanks or the cloth cover itself.

It is recomended to carry the maximum fuel load possible, cause a full tank of liquid fuel will have little to no space to gassified fuel, reducing the fire hazard (incendiary sources ignite the gassified fuel, but liquid fuel in a confined space is not inherently flammable).

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Hs 123 A-1 (China) is armed with:

• 2 x 7.92 mm MG 17 machine guns, nose-mounted (500 rpg = 1,000 total)

Suspended armament

The Hs 123 A-1 (China) can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 4 x 50 kg SC50JA bombs (200 kg total)
• 1 x 250 kg SC250JA bomb + 4 x 50 kg SC50JA bombs (450 kg total)

Usage in battles

Being a dive-bomber oriented plane, its main role it´s self explained. Anyway, its frontal armament -like other fighters of its BR- makes it useful to be used in a Fighter role, specially after dropping its bombs, which leaves a lighter and in consequence faster and more maneuverable plane.

Stealth rounds are recommended for ground attack, being Armour Piercing and Incendiary, while Tracers are better suited for air targets (being Armour Piercing and Incendiary thanks to its Tracer component).

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Controllable	Not controllable Not auto controlled	Not controllable Not auto controlled	Not controllable Not auto controlled	Combined	Not controllable 1 gear	Not controllable

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage repair	Radiator		Offensive 7 mm
II		Compressor			ETC 250/IV
III	Wings repair	Engine	Airframe	New 7 mm MGs
IV		Engine injection	Cover

Pros and cons

Pros: Highly maneuverable, good payload for its BR, MG 17 machine guns are reliable and useful either against ground targets (Stealth rounds) and air targets (Tracer rounds).

Cons: Slow, has a lower max altitude compared with monoplane dive-bombers such as British, American and Soviet dive-bombers, no defensive armament makes it vulnerable while diving, has no armour protection and lacks of self-sealing fuel tanks, its rifle-caliber machine guns are useless against fortified artillery pieces, bunkers and tanks, and less effective against armored planes (even on its BR, like the soviet I-153).

History

Chinese Nationalist Air Force received twelve of its planes acquired from Germany, which were used it against Imperial Japanese Navy warships in the Yangtze River, during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

• reference to the series of the aircraft;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

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• https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henschel_Hs_123

Henschel & Son Corporation (Henschel und Sohn Aktiengesellschaft)
Attackers	Hs 129 B-2 · Hs 129 B-3
Bombers	Hs 123 A-1
Export	␗Hs 123 A-1
	Hs 129 B-2 (Romania) · Hs 129 B-2 (Romania)