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 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
-;'''Related development'''
+;Related development
 * [[He 112 (Family)]]
-'''Other German aircraft tested by Japan'''
+;Other German aircraft tested by Japan
 * [[Bf 109 E-7 (Japan)]]

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 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=a7he1 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
-;[[He 112 (Family)|Related development]]
+;'''Related development'''
 * [[He 112 B-0]]
 == External links ==

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the aircraft, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the aircraft in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was the Japanese Navy's purchase of the German [[He 112 (Family)|He 112 B-0]] to strengthen the {{Annotation|IJNAS|Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service}} in China. The Germans had stopped using the He 112 for their own purposes after it lost to the [[Bf 109 (Family)|Bf 109]] and sold them to other countries. The Japanese tested the A7He1 against their own [[A5M4|A5M]] fighter, which was the best they had at the time. The [[A6M]], a more advanced fighter, was not ready yet. The A7He1 had more powerful guns and could fly faster than the A5M4, but it was not very agile and could not climb as well. It also did not fit the Navy's flying doctrine. The Japanese decided to cancel the order for more A7He1s and only kept them for studying their features, engine and equipment.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was the Japanese Navy's designation and purchase of the German [[He 112 (Family)|He 112 B-0]] to strengthen the {{Annotation|IJNAS|Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service}} in China. The He 112 was a surplus model that Germany had discarded in favour of the [[Bf 109 (Family)|Bf 109]] and sold to other nations. The Japanese compared the A7He1 with their own [[A5M4|A5M]] fighter, which was their best option at the time. The [[A6M]], a more advanced fighter, was still under development. The A7He1 had superior guns and speed than the A5M4, but it lacked agility and climb performance. It also did not suit the Navy's aerial combat doctrine. The Japanese cancelled the order for more A7He1s and used them only for research purposes, studying their features, engine and equipment.
-It was introduced in [[Update 1.37]]. It provides an interesting yet different playstyle to the Japanese tree. The name of the game is speed and firepower for the A7He1 / [[He 112 B-0]]. It can reach a maximum speed of 690 km/h, which is very fast for its rank. However, it does not have a stellar climb rate, and it is not very agile or responsive. The best feature of this plane is its armament, which consists of two 20 mm cannons and two 7.92 mm machine guns.
+It was introduced in [[Update 1.37]]. It provides an interesting yet different playstyle to the Japanese tree. The main advantages of this plane are speed and firepower. It can reach a maximum speed of 690 km/h, which is very fast for its rank. However, it has a mediocre climb rate, and it is not very manoeuvrable or responsive. The best feature of this plane is its armament, which consists of two 20 mm cannons and two fast-firing 7.92 mm machine guns.
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} Japanese fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.37]]. The {{PAGENAME}} is an exact copy of the German [[He 112 B-0]], which were sent to Japan by the Luftwaffe.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was the Japanese Navy's purchase of the German [[He 112 (Family)|He 112 B-0]] to strengthen the {{Annotation|IJNAS|Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service}} in China. The Germans had stopped using the He 112 for their own purposes after it lost to the [[Bf 109 (Family)|Bf 109]] and sold them to other countries. The Japanese tested the A7He1 against their own [[A5M4|A5M]] fighter, which was the best they had at the time. The [[A6M]], a more advanced fighter, was not ready yet. The A7He1 had more powerful guns and could fly faster than the A5M4, but it was not very agile and could not climb as well. It also did not fit the Navy's flying doctrine. The Japanese decided to cancel the order for more A7He1s and only kept them for studying their features, engine and equipment.
 == General info ==

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 As the [[He 112 (Family)|He 112]] was being phased out of German service in favour of the [[Bf 109 (Family)|Bf 109]], the Germans started considering exporting the design. The first nation placing an order was Japan, who ordered 30 [[He 112 B-0]] to be used on the Chinese front by the Navy. The Japanese Naval designation for the He 112 B-0 was '''A7He1''' (A7 Heinkel 1), as the A6M Zero was still in tweaking stage.
-As the first 12 He 112 B-0 arrived, the Navy started comparing their new purchase with some of their own designs. The main comparison was the '''A7He1''' vs '''[[A5M4|A5M]]'''. From test results, they concluded that the A7He1 was quite the speed demon compared to the A5M but lacked manoeuvrability and climbing speed. Due this, the Navy scrapped the plan for frontline usage of the A7He1 and used them instead for training and teaching purposes. The planes were also studied to research the wing design, engine, landing gear and auxiliary technology. In addition, a single A7He1 was passed down to the Second Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Imperial University for further research.
+As the first 12 He 112 B-0 arrived, the Navy started comparing their new purchase with some of their own designs. The main comparison was the '''A7He1''' vs [[A5M4|A5M]]. From test results, they concluded that the A7He1 was quite the speed demon compared to the A5M but lacked manoeuvrability and climbing speed. Due this, the Navy scrapped the plan for frontline usage of the A7He1 and used them instead for training and teaching purposes. The planes were also studied to research the wing design, engine, landing gear and auxiliary technology. In addition, a single A7He1 was passed down to the Second Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Imperial University for further research.
 The remaining order of He 112 B-0 was cancelled due to delays and the design being considered inferior to domestic Japanese plane design as well as being too deviant from the IJN's fighter doctrine. The He 112 B-0s of the order remaining in Germany were diverted to the Condor Legion to fight in the Spanish Civil War instead.
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 == See also ==
-''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
+<!-- ''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.''
+* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
 == External links ==

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the aircraft, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the aircraft in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} Japanese fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.37]] and costs 550 Golden Eagles {{ge}}. The {{PAGENAME}} is an exact copy of the German [[He 112 B-0]], which were sent to Japan by the Luftwaffe.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} Japanese fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.37]]. The {{PAGENAME}} is an exact copy of the German [[He 112 B-0]], which were sent to Japan by the Luftwaffe.
 == General info ==
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 The offensive weapons are equal to the [[Bf 109 E-3]] with one exception: the nose-mounted machine guns have half the ammo. While this seems to be a drawback for the He 112/A7He1, it really is not. With 500 rounds per gun, the Heinkel will not run out of ammo any time soon.
-The [[MG 17 (7.92 mm)|MG 17's]] major advantage comes in handy for adjusting shots at long range. The 7.92 mm bullet has better bullet ballistics than the [[MG FF (20 mm)|20 mm MG FF]], but they can still be used for predicting the bullet drop of the 20 mm cannon shells. Keep in mind that the MG 17's successor, the 13 mm [[MG 131 (13 mm)|MG 131]], has the ''same'' ballistics as the MG 17; a decision deliberately made in real life to allow pilots to immediately use the new MG without having to adjust for a change bullet behaviour.
+The 7.92 mm MG 17s major advantage comes in handy for adjusting shots at long range. The 7.92 mm bullet has better bullet ballistics than the 20 mm MG FF, but they can still be used for predicting the bullet drop of the 20 mm cannon shells. Keep in mind that the MG 17's successor, the 13 mm MG 131, has the same ballistics as the MG 17; a decision deliberately made in real life to allow pilots to immediately use the new MG without having to adjust for a change bullet behaviour.
-On paper, the A7He1 appears to be quite well armed, having two machine guns and two MG FF cannons. However, the cannons are quite underwhelming, especially with the ''Air targets'' belt. Many of the belts' rounds seem to explode on the surface of enemy aircraft, damaging external features such as control surfaces, but doing very little internal damage. Sometimes, multiple hits can be placed on an aircraft with little or no effect. It is recommended to aim for control surfaces, particularly ailerons and elevators on the wings and tail. This means that if an aircraft can't be knocked out of the sky via firepower, it can be forced to crash due to loss of control.
+On paper, the A7He1 appears to be quite well armed, having two machine guns and two MG FF cannons. However, the cannons are quite underwhelming, especially with the Air targets belt. Many of the belts' rounds seem to explode on the surface of enemy aircraft, damaging external features such as control surfaces, but doing very little internal damage. Sometimes, multiple hits can be placed on an aircraft with little or no effect. It is recommended to aim for control surfaces, particularly ailerons and elevators on the wings and tail. This means that if an aircraft can't be knocked out of the sky via firepower, it can be forced to crash due to loss of control.
 The A7He1 can perform well in naval battles, especially Naval RB. Compared to other early German and Japanese aircraft which only have poor-penetrating 7.92/7.7mm machine guns, the A7He1 has two powerful cannons which can deal a lot of damage, especially to small boats. It is recommended to use stealth belt in this role, as this belt has lots of APHE rounds.
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 <!-- ''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).'' -->
-As the [[He 112 (Family)|He 112]] was being phased out of German service in favour of the [[Bf 109 (Family)|Bf 109]], the Germans started considering exporting the design. The first nation placing an order was Japan, who ordered 30 [[He 112 B-0]]'s to be used on the Chinese front by the Navy. The Japanese Naval designation for the He 112 B-0 was '''A7He1''' (A7 Heinkel 1), as the A6M Zero was still in tweaking stage.
+As the [[He 112 (Family)|He 112]] was being phased out of German service in favour of the [[Bf 109 (Family)|Bf 109]], the Germans started considering exporting the design. The first nation placing an order was Japan, who ordered 30 [[He 112 B-0]] to be used on the Chinese front by the Navy. The Japanese Naval designation for the He 112 B-0 was '''A7He1''' (A7 Heinkel 1), as the A6M Zero was still in tweaking stage.
-As the first 12 He 112 B-0 arrived, the Navy started comparing their new purchase with some of their own designs. The main comparison was the '''A7He1''' vs '''[[A5M4|A5M]]'''. From test results, they concluded that the A7He1 was quite the speed demon compared to the A5M but lacked maneuverability and climbing speed. Due this, the Navy scrapped the plan for frontline usage of the A7He1 and used them instead for training and teaching purposes. The planes were also studied to research the wing design, engine, landing gear and auxiliary technology. In addition, a single A7He1 was passed down to the Second Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Imperial University for further research.
+As the first 12 He 112 B-0 arrived, the Navy started comparing their new purchase with some of their own designs. The main comparison was the '''A7He1''' vs '''[[A5M4|A5M]]'''. From test results, they concluded that the A7He1 was quite the speed demon compared to the A5M but lacked manoeuvrability and climbing speed. Due this, the Navy scrapped the plan for frontline usage of the A7He1 and used them instead for training and teaching purposes. The planes were also studied to research the wing design, engine, landing gear and auxiliary technology. In addition, a single A7He1 was passed down to the Second Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Imperial University for further research.
-The remaining order of He 112 B-0's was cancelled due to delays and the design being considered inferior to domestic Japanese plane design as well as being too deviant from the IJN's fighter doctrine. The He 112 B-0s of the order remaining in Germany were diverted to the Condor Legion to fight in the Spanish Civil War instead.
+The remaining order of He 112 B-0 was cancelled due to delays and the design being considered inferior to domestic Japanese plane design as well as being too deviant from the IJN's fighter doctrine. The He 112 B-0s of the order remaining in Germany were diverted to the Condor Legion to fight in the Spanish Civil War instead.
 == Media ==
-''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
+<!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
 == See also ==
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 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''-->

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the aircraft, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the aircraft in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} Japanese fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.37]] and costs 550 Golden Eagles {{ge}}. The {{PAGENAME}} is the exact copy of the [[He 112 B-0]] from the Luftwaffe.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} Japanese fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.37]] and costs 550 Golden Eagles {{ge}}. The {{PAGENAME}} is an exact copy of the German [[He 112 B-0]], which were sent to Japan by the Luftwaffe.
 == General info ==
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 The offensive weapons are equal to the [[Bf 109 E-3]] with one exception: the nose-mounted machine guns have half the ammo. While this seems to be a drawback for the He 112/A7He1, it really is not. With 500 rounds per gun, the Heinkel will not run out of ammo any time soon.
-The [[MG 17 (7.92 mm)|MG 17's]] major advantage comes in handy for adjusting shots at long range. The 7.92 mm bullet has better bullet ballistics than the [[MG FF (20 mm)|20 mm MG FF]], but they can still be used for predicting the bullet drop of the 20 mm cannon shells. Keep in mind that the MG 17's successor, the 13 mm [[MG 131 (13 mm)|MG 131]], has the ''same'' ballistics as the MG 17; a decision made in real life to allow pilots to immediately use the new MG without having to adjust for a change bullet behaviour.
+The [[MG 17 (7.92 mm)|MG 17's]] major advantage comes in handy for adjusting shots at long range. The 7.92 mm bullet has better bullet ballistics than the [[MG FF (20 mm)|20 mm MG FF]], but they can still be used for predicting the bullet drop of the 20 mm cannon shells. Keep in mind that the MG 17's successor, the 13 mm [[MG 131 (13 mm)|MG 131]], has the ''same'' ballistics as the MG 17; a decision deliberately made in real life to allow pilots to immediately use the new MG without having to adjust for a change bullet behaviour.
-On paper, the A7He1 appears to be quite well armed, having two machine guns and two MG FF cannons. However, the cannons are quite underwhelming, especially with the ''Air targets'' belt. Many of the belts rounds seem to explode on the surface of enemy aircraft, damaging external features such as control surfaces, but doing very little internal damage. Sometimes, multiple hits can be placed on an aircraft with little or no effect. It is best to aim for flaps, particularly ailerons and elevators. This means that if an aircraft can't be knocked out of the sky, it can be forced to crash due to loss of control.
+On paper, the A7He1 appears to be quite well armed, having two machine guns and two MG FF cannons. However, the cannons are quite underwhelming, especially with the ''Air targets'' belt. Many of the belts' rounds seem to explode on the surface of enemy aircraft, damaging external features such as control surfaces, but doing very little internal damage. Sometimes, multiple hits can be placed on an aircraft with little or no effect. It is recommended to aim for control surfaces, particularly ailerons and elevators on the wings and tail. This means that if an aircraft can't be knocked out of the sky via firepower, it can be forced to crash due to loss of control.
-The A7He1 suits naval battles, especially naval RBs. Compared to other early German and Japanese aircraft which have poor-penetrating 7.92/7.7mm machine guns, the A7He1 has two powerful cannons which can deal a lot of damage, especially to small boats. The stealth belt suits this method best, as this belt has lots of APHE shots.
+The A7He1 can perform well in naval battles, especially Naval RB. Compared to other early German and Japanese aircraft which only have poor-penetrating 7.92/7.7mm machine guns, the A7He1 has two powerful cannons which can deal a lot of damage, especially to small boats. It is recommended to use stealth belt in this role, as this belt has lots of APHE rounds.
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 * Mediocre sustained turn rate
 * Low cannon ammunition count
-* MG FF cannons don't provide the punch as expected of the calibre
+* MG FF cannons' damage can be inconsistent
-* Ineffective against large bombers
+* No armour or protection around important modules
-* No armour or protection whatsoever
+* Armament can be ineffective in ground attack
-* Ineffective at ground attack
+* Armament can be ineffective against large bombers
 * Poor handling at high speeds
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 <!-- ''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).'' -->
-As the [[He 112 (Family)|He 112]] was phased out of German service in favour for the [[Bf 109 (Family)|Bf 109]], the Germans started considering to export the He 112's instead. The first nation placing an order was Japan, who ordered 30 [[He 112 B-0]]'s to be used on the Chinese front by the Navy. The Japanese Naval designation for the He 112 B-0 was '''A7He1''', as the A6M was already green lighted but still in tweaking stage.
+As the [[He 112 (Family)|He 112]] was being phased out of German service in favour of the [[Bf 109 (Family)|Bf 109]], the Germans started considering exporting the design. The first nation placing an order was Japan, who ordered 30 [[He 112 B-0]]'s to be used on the Chinese front by the Navy. The Japanese Naval designation for the He 112 B-0 was '''A7He1''' (A7 Heinkel 1), as the A6M Zero was still in tweaking stage.
-As the first 12 He 112 B-0 arrived, the Navy started comparing and testing their new purchase. As the Navy compared the '''A7He''' To the '''[[A5M4|A5M]]'''. Out of this they concluded that the A7He is quite the speed demon compared to the [[A5M4|A5M]] but lacks all maneuverability and climbing speed. Due this, the Navy scrapped the plan for frontline usage and used the A7He1 for training and teaching purposes. It was also used to research the wing design, engine, landing gear and auxiliary technology. In addition, a single A7He1 has been passed down to the Second Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Imperial University.
+As the first 12 He 112 B-0 arrived, the Navy started comparing their new purchase with some of their own designs. The main comparison was the '''A7He1''' vs '''[[A5M4|A5M]]'''. From test results, they concluded that the A7He1 was quite the speed demon compared to the A5M but lacked maneuverability and climbing speed. Due this, the Navy scrapped the plan for frontline usage of the A7He1 and used them instead for training and teaching purposes. The planes were also studied to research the wing design, engine, landing gear and auxiliary technology. In addition, a single A7He1 was passed down to the Second Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Imperial University for further research.
-The remaining order of He 112 B-0's has been cancelled due to delays and considered inferior to domestic Japanese plane design / doctrine. These planes have been transferred to the Condor Legion to fight in the Spanish Civil War.
+The remaining order of He 112 B-0's was cancelled due to delays and the design being considered inferior to domestic Japanese plane design as well as being too deviant from the IJN's fighter doctrine. The He 112 B-0s of the order remaining in Germany were diverted to the Condor Legion to fight in the Spanish Civil War instead.
 == Media ==
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 == 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.''

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 ! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
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-| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 520 || 520 || 320 || ~10 || ~4
+| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 498 || 469 || 320 || ~14 || ~14
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