Hs 123 A-1 (China)

2020-04-12T16:54:04Z

U98298631: Completed several sections. Data is sourced from "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henschel_Hs_123", the Wiki article itself cites legitimate sources for its info.

{{Specs-Card|code=hs-123a-1_china}}
{{About
| about = bomber '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
| usage = the German version
| link = Hs 123 A-1
}}

== Description ==

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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Chinese bomber {{Battle-rating}}. 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.''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="8" | Characteristics
|-
! colspan="8" | ''Stock''
|-
! colspan="2" | Max Speed (km/h at 4,000 m)
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude (meters)
! colspan="2" | Turn time (seconds)
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb (meters/second)
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run (meters)
|-
! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB
|-
| 293 || 289 || {{Specs|ceiling}} || 15.8 || 16.5 || 8.2 || 8.2 || 294
|-
! colspan="8" | ''Upgraded''
|-
! colspan="2" | Max Speed (km/h at 4,000 m)
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude (meters)
! colspan="2" | Turn time (seconds)
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb (meters/second)
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run (meters)
|-
! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB
|-
|325||310|| {{Specs|ceiling}} ||14.4||15.0||16.8||12.0|| 294
|-
|}

==== Details ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="5" | Features
|-
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear
|-
| ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ 
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="5" | Limits
|-
! rowspan="2" | Wing-break speed (km/h)
! rowspan="2" | Gear limit (km/h)
! rowspan="2" | Combat flaps (km/h)
! colspan="2" | Max Static G
|-
! + !! -
|-
| {{Specs|destruction|constructions}} || {{Specs|destruction|chassis}} || 320 || ~12 || ~8
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities
|-
! Ailerons (km/h)
! Rudder (km/h)
! Elevators (km/h)
! Radiator (km/h)
|-
| < 220 || < 220 || < 380 || > 270
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="3" | Compressor (RB/SB)
|-
! colspan="3" | 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 ===

{{main|MG 17 (7.92 mm)}}

The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:

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

=== Suspended armament ===

{{main|SC50JA (50 kg)|SC250JA (250 kg)}}

The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' 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 ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="7" | MEC elements
|-
! rowspan="2" | Mixer
! rowspan="2" | Pitch
! colspan="3" | Radiator
! rowspan="2" | Supercharger
! rowspan="2" | 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 ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Tier
! colspan="2" | Flight performance
! Survivability
! colspan="2" | 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).

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'''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).

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== 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 ==
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

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

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