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␗Hs 123 A-1
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Rank
AB
1.0
RB
1.0
SB
1.3
Battle rating
China
Game nation
Bomber
Main role
2,900
RP
Research
700
SL
Purchase
Republic of China
Operator country
General information

The Hs 123 A-1 (China), known as 恆機 (Henschel aircraft) to NRAF, was the dive-bomber of the NRAF during the early days of the 2nd Sino-Japanese War which were obtained in 1938. Before the total outbreak of war, some representatives went to Germany in 1936 as part of their visit to European countries after the enthronement of George VI; after the conversations with German leadership in 1937, the deal for 120 bomber (with 100 Hs 123) aircraft and their ammunition was set but the equipment was only to be delivered after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident in July. Only 12 aircraft arrived China in January of 1938 and contributed very little for the war, all of these were eventually decommissioned due to lack of spare parts in August 1939.

Introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision" as part of the Chinese air tech-tree. It is the same as the German version, but in Chinese markings, and very slight changes in performance. Although the payload might sound insufficient even at its low-tier (at only 5 bombs, with 4 of them being 50 kg bombs), but with practicing and precision hits, most vehicles at its tier will be taken out by the bomb salvo or the larger bomb. Sometimes it can be used as a makeshift pursuit aircraft and take down lightly-protected enemy aircraft.


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Flight performance
Max speed
at 4,000 m 310288327296 km/h
Rate of Climb 128.116.98.1 m/s
Turn time 1516.514.315.8 s
Max altitude 8,000 m
Takeoff Run 294 m

Combat
flaps
Take-off
flaps
Landing
flaps
Air
brake
Gear
control
General characteristics
Crew 1 person
Gross weight 2 t
Engine BMW 132A
Length 8.7 m
Wingspan 13 m

Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS) 577 km/h
Mach Number Limit 1
Flap Speed Limit (IAS) 190 km/h
Offensive armament
2 × 7.92 mm MG 17 machine gun
Ammunition 1,000 rounds
Fire rate 1,200 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP-T/AP-I/AI986300
AP-T/AP/AI/AP-I13127320
AP-T986300
AI/AP/AP/AP/AI13127320
Suspended armament
Setup 1 4 × 50 kg SC50JA bomb
Setup 2 4 × 50 kg SC50JA bomb
250 kg SC250JA bomb
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 105 → 131 SL
RB 150 → 188 SL
SB 189 → 236 SL
Crew training 200 SL
Experts 1,000 SL
Aces 20 GE
Research Aces 96,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
20 / 30 / 50 % SL
100 % RP
Total cost of modifications 2,960 RP
890 SL
Talisman cost 190 GE

Research order:
␗Hs 123 A-1

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