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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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[[File:GarageImage_Hs129B3.jpg|420px|thumb|left]]
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The '''Hs.129 B-3''' is a Rank III German attacker with a battle rating of 3.0 (AB/SB) and 3.3 (RB). It was introduced in Update 1.37.
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The Hs 129 is a pure ground attack aircraft, designed mostly to take out tanks and armored vehicles. The anti-tank gun [[7.5 cm KwK 40|PaK 40]] is capable of knocking out medium tanks, while the 7,62 mm LMGs can destroy armored cars and mobile AAAs. The plane is both slow and sluggish, meaning that it practically has to go after ground targets, but the armament and armor somewhat compensate for that and enable the plane to take out nearly all ground targets except pillboxes and heavy tanks.
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The plane is very heavy, which makes it nearly impossible to take out fighters, even most medium bombers are more maneuverable, however the plane is heavily armored, so it can last a while even under heavy fire, even to such a degree that some planes run out of ammunition before taking out a Henschel.
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Flight Performance ===
 
=== Flight Performance ===
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''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Maximum speed, maneuverability, speed and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.''
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="8" | Characteristics
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|-
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! colspan="8" | ''Stock''
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|-
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 3,550 m)
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! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(meters)
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! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
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! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(meters/second)
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! rowspan="2" |Take-off run<br>(meters)
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|-
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! AB
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! RB
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! AB
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! RB
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! AB
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! RB
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|-
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| 418 || 405 || 7,500 || 30.2 || 31.4 || 4.3 || 5.4 || 331
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|-
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! colspan="8" | ''Upgraded''
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|-
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 3,550 m)
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! rowspan="2" |Max altitude (meters)
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! colspan="2" | Turn time (seconds)
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! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(meters/second)
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! rowspan="2" |Take-off run (meters)
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|-
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! AB
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! RB
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! AB
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! RB
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! AB
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! RB
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|-
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| ? || ? || 7,500 || ??.? || ??.? || ?.? || ?.? || ?
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|-
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|}
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====Details====
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="5" | Features
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|-
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! Combat flap
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! Take-off flap
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! Landing flap
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! Air brakes
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! Arrestor gear
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|-
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| ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || X    <!-- ✓ -->
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|-
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|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="5" | Limits
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|-
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! rowspan="2" | Wing-break speed<br>(km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Gear limit<br>(km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Combat flap<br> (km/h)
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! colspan="2" | Max Static G
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|-
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! +
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! -
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|-
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| 700 || 450 || ??? || ~13 || ~13
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|-
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|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities
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|-
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! Ailerons<br>(km/h)
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! Rudder<br>(km/h)
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! Elevators<br>(km/h)
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! Radiator<br>(km/h)
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|-
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| < 310 || < 320 || < 300 || > 230
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|-
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|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="3" | Compressor (RB/SB)
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|-
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! colspan="3" | Setting 1
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|-
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! Optimal altitude
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! 100% Engine power
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! WEP Engine power
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|-
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| 3,??? m || 1,300 hp || 1,530 hp
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|-
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<!--! colspan="3" | Setting 2
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|-
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! Optimal altitude
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! 100% Engine power
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! WEP Engine power
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|-
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| ?,??? m || ?,??? hp || ?,??? hp
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|-
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! colspan="3" | Setting 3
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|-
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! Optimal altitude
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! 100% Engine power
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! WEP Engine power
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|-
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| ?,??? m || ?,??? hp || ?,??? hp
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|- -->
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|}
  
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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* No armour plating
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* No armour glazing
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* Critical components located at front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)
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* More fuel tanks located in wings near fuselage
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
 
=== Offensive armament ===
 
=== Offensive armament ===
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{{main|BK 7,5 (75 mm)|MG 17 (7.92 mm)}}
  
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=== Suspended armament ===
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The Hs 129 B-3 is armed with:
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* 1 x 75 mm BK 7,5 cannon (13 rpg = 13 total)
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* 2 x 7.92 mm MG 17 machine gun (1,000 rpg = 2,000 total)
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The two machine guns are arranged on each side of the fuselage.  The 75 mm cannon is mounted to the underside of the fuselage.
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=== Defensive armament ===
 
=== Defensive armament ===
 
''Defensive armament with turret machine guns or cannons, crewed by gunners. Examine the number of gunners and what belts or drums are better to use. If defensive weaponry is not available remove this subsection.''
 
''Defensive armament with turret machine guns or cannons, crewed by gunners. Examine the number of gunners and what belts or drums are better to use. If defensive weaponry is not available remove this subsection.''
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== Usage in the battles ==
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[[File:Cockpit_Hs129B.jpg|thumbnail|right|The Hs 129 B's instrument panel.]]
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====Tactics====
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The Hs 129 B-3 is capable of killing most mission relevant ground targets. Tanks of all sorts as well as light pillboxes can be destroyed in one hit, provided armor piercing ammunition is used. Thanks to the 13 shells available, this can make a single Hs 129 B-3 a game-changing aircraft.
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The Hs 129, however, does have major drawbacks. Its engines are weak which results in poor top speed, acceleration and climb rate. This, combined with the armor of nearly one ton weight, makes it perform poorly in air combat and very vulnerable to attacks of enemy fighters. This, however, goes so far that sometimes enemy pilots underestimate the Hs 129 and overshoot it after a tight turn, which gives the Hs 129 pilot a moderate chance of defending himself.
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===Manual Engine Control===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="7" | MEC elements
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|-
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! rowspan="2" |Mixer
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! rowspan="2" |Pitch
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! colspan="3" |Radiator
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! rowspan="2" |Supercharger
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! rowspan="2" |Turbocharger
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|-
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! Oil
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! Water
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! Type
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|-
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| Controllable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable || rowspan="2" | Separate || rowspan="2" | Not ontrollable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable
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|-
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|}
  
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===Modules===
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Tier
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! Flight performance
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! Survivability
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! Weaponry
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| I
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| Fuselage Repair, Raidiator
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|
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| Offensive 7 mm
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|-
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| II
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| Compressor
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| Airframe
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| New 7 mm MGs
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|-
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| III
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| Wing Repair, Engine
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| Offensive 75 mm
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|-
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| IV
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| Engine Injection
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| Cover
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| New 75 mm Cannon
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|-
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|}
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
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* The combination of the 7.92 mm machine guns and the 75 mm anti-tank gun can make short work of armored columns.
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* A well timed shot from the 75 mm gun when firing High Explosive can tear an aircraft apart.
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* Extremely effective in tank RB when your team has air superiority. The 75 mm can take out even the most heavily armoured allied tanks.
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* The 7.62 mm machine guns allow you to engage unarmoured targets without wasting your 75 mm ammunition.
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* Can take a fair amount of punishment.
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* Quite a stable gun platform.
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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* Extremely slow from under-powered engines.
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* Very poor climb rate.
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* Not particularly maneuverable.
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* Poor energy retention.
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* Damage to engines can sometimes make you lose power to the extent that you simply fall out of the sky.
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* No defensive armament means you are a "sitting duck" in some combat situations. Having no friendly fighters in the air can be a problem.
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* The above cons make you an easy target for enemy fighters.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
 
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== Sources ==
 
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* [http://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/195202-ugly-ducklings-hs-129/ [Ugly Ducklings<nowiki>]</nowiki> - Hs 129]
 
* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
* ''page on aircraft encyclopedia;''
 
* ''page on aircraft encyclopedia;''
 
* ''other literature.''
 
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{{Germany attackers}}

Revision as of 17:04, 13 November 2018

VTOL | Rank 5 USA
AV-8A Harrier Pack
Hs 129 B-3
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Hs 129 B-3
Germany flag.png Germany
II Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
2.0 2.0 3.0
Class:
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Purchase:10 000 Specs-Card-Lion.png
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Description

GarageImage Hs 129 B-3.jpg


The Hs.129 B-3 is a Rank III German attacker with a battle rating of 3.0 (AB/SB) and 3.3 (RB). It was introduced in Update 1.37.

The Hs 129 is a pure ground attack aircraft, designed mostly to take out tanks and armored vehicles. The anti-tank gun PaK 40 is capable of knocking out medium tanks, while the 7,62 mm LMGs can destroy armored cars and mobile AAAs. The plane is both slow and sluggish, meaning that it practically has to go after ground targets, but the armament and armor somewhat compensate for that and enable the plane to take out nearly all ground targets except pillboxes and heavy tanks.

The plane is very heavy, which makes it nearly impossible to take out fighters, even most medium bombers are more maneuverable, however the plane is heavily armored, so it can last a while even under heavy fire, even to such a degree that some planes run out of ammunition before taking out a Henschel.

General info

Flight Performance

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed
(km/h at 3,550 m) 		Max altitude
(meters) 		Turn time
(seconds) 		Rate of climb
(meters/second) 		Take-off run
(meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
418 405 7,500 30.2 31.4 4.3 5.4 331
Upgraded
Max Speed
(km/h at 3,550 m) 		Max altitude (meters) Turn time (seconds) Rate of climb
(meters/second) 		Take-off run (meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
 ?  ? 7,500  ??.?  ??.?  ?.?  ?.?  ?

Details

Features
Combat flap Take-off flap Landing flap Air brakes Arrestor gear
✓ ✓ ✓ X X
Limits
Wing-break speed
(km/h) 		Gear limit
(km/h) 		Combat flap
(km/h) 		Max Static G
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700 450  ??? ~13 ~13
Optimal velocities
Ailerons
(km/h) 		Rudder
(km/h) 		Elevators
(km/h) 		Radiator
(km/h)
< 310 < 320 < 300 > 230
Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude 100% Engine power WEP Engine power
3,??? m 1,300 hp 1,530 hp

Survivability and armour

  • No armour plating
  • No armour glazing
  • Critical components located at front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)
  • More fuel tanks located in wings near fuselage

Armaments

Offensive armament

Main articles: BK 7,5 (75 mm), MG 17 (7.92 mm)

The Hs 129 B-3 is armed with:

  • 1 x 75 mm BK 7,5 cannon (13 rpg = 13 total)
  • 2 x 7.92 mm MG 17 machine gun (1,000 rpg = 2,000 total)

The two machine guns are arranged on each side of the fuselage. The 75 mm cannon is mounted to the underside of the fuselage.

Usage in the battles

The Hs 129 B's instrument panel.

Tactics

The Hs 129 B-3 is capable of killing most mission relevant ground targets. Tanks of all sorts as well as light pillboxes can be destroyed in one hit, provided armor piercing ammunition is used. Thanks to the 13 shells available, this can make a single Hs 129 B-3 a game-changing aircraft.

The Hs 129, however, does have major drawbacks. Its engines are weak which results in poor top speed, acceleration and climb rate. This, combined with the armor of nearly one ton weight, makes it perform poorly in air combat and very vulnerable to attacks of enemy fighters. This, however, goes so far that sometimes enemy pilots underestimate the Hs 129 and overshoot it after a tight turn, which gives the Hs 129 pilot a moderate chance of defending himself.

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer Pitch Radiator Supercharger Turbocharger
Oil Water Type
Controllable Not controllable Not controllable Not controllable Separate Not ontrollable Not controllable

Modules

Tier Flight performance Survivability Weaponry
I Fuselage Repair, Raidiator Offensive 7 mm
II Compressor Airframe New 7 mm MGs
III Wing Repair, Engine Offensive 75 mm
IV Engine Injection Cover New 75 mm Cannon

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • The combination of the 7.92 mm machine guns and the 75 mm anti-tank gun can make short work of armored columns.
  • A well timed shot from the 75 mm gun when firing High Explosive can tear an aircraft apart.
  • Extremely effective in tank RB when your team has air superiority. The 75 mm can take out even the most heavily armoured allied tanks.
  • The 7.62 mm machine guns allow you to engage unarmoured targets without wasting your 75 mm ammunition.
  • Can take a fair amount of punishment.
  • Quite a stable gun platform.

Cons:

  • Extremely slow from under-powered engines.
  • Very poor climb rate.
  • Not particularly maneuverable.
  • Poor energy retention.
  • Damage to engines can sometimes make you lose power to the extent that you simply fall out of the sky.
  • No defensive armament means you are a "sitting duck" in some combat situations. Having no friendly fighters in the air can be a problem.
  • The above cons make you an easy target for enemy fighters.

History

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Media

An excellent addition to the article will be video guides, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.

Read 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.

Sources

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Germany strike aircraft
Messerschmitt 
Bf 110  Bf 110 C-6 · Bf 110 C-7 · Bf 110 F-2 · Bf 110 G-2 · Bf 110 G-4
Me 410  Me 410 A-1 · Me 410 A-1/U4 · Me 410 B-1 · Me 410 B-2/U4 · Me 410 B-6/R3
Dornier 
Do 335  Do 335 A-0 · Do 335 A-1 · Do 335 B-2
Focke-Wulf 
Fw 190  Fw 190 F-8
Heinkel 
He 219  He 219 A-7
Henschel 
Hs 129  Hs 129 B-2 · Hs 129 B-2 (Romania) · Hs 129 B-3
Junkers 
Ju 87  Ju 87 G-1 · Ju 87 G-2
  Foreign:
USSR  ▀IL-2 (1942)

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