He 219 A-7 - Revision history

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U120610831: /* Radars */ Also fixed radar in "Main" link

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‎Radars: Also fixed radar in "Main" link

U120610831: /* Radars */ Fixed radar to FuG 220 instead of 202

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‎Radars: Fixed radar to FuG 220 instead of 202

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} German strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.59 "Flaming Arrows"]]. The He 219 A-7 is unique as it is the first user-created vehicle to be featured in the game as part of the [[Affiliate_Program_Revenue_Share|Revenue Share Program]], created by Daniil ''"Joy_Division__"'' Zaitsev, inspired by ''"NovA29R"''. The plane texture was created by Arthur ''Pacifica'' Carley. The He 219 A-7 is purchasable in-game with {{ge}} and a percentage of the sale goes back to the model author who created it under the Revenue Share Program.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} German strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.59 "Flaming Arrows"]] This aircraft is only purchasable for a limated time. The He 219 A-7 is unique as it is the first user-created vehicle to be featured in the game as part of the [[Affiliate_Program_Revenue_Share|Revenue Share Program]], created by Daniil ''"Joy_Division__"'' Zaitsev, inspired by ''"NovA29R"''. The plane texture was created by Arthur ''Pacifica'' Carley. The He 219 A-7 is purchasable in-game with {{ge}} and a percentage of the sale goes back to the model author who created it under the Revenue Share Program.
 The Heinkel He 219 A-7 Uhu was produced by the legendary Heinkel company, which was renowned for making excellent aircraft. He 219 A-7 Uhu, is a powerful German Night Fighter, with less than 300 aircraft created during the war. It has a very distinct external appearance, the design of the aircraft resembles a "Tasman beaked whale". He-219-A7 features a pressurised cockpit, one pilot and one radar operator; who operates the plane. The plane offers a powerful twin "Daimler-Benz DB 603 E" engines. Each engine offers up to 1,774 metric horsepower with a top speed of 388 mph with WEP. The plane is able to climb up to altitudes of 8,000 m (26,248 feet) within 18 minutes and 22 seconds without using WEP.

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 ** Landing gear is strong, can take a fast hard landing
 ** Can make it back to the airfield with one engine
-** Can put wing fuel tank fires out in a dive as longed as the engine is throttled back
+** Can put wing fuel tank fires out in a dive as long as the engine is throttled back
 ** Engines cool down quickly
 * Has access to radar

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 AAA and Artillery can be left alone, or killed easily with the Mk 108s or MG 151s, as you probably want to save the Mk 103s for heavier targets.
-===Radars===
+=== Radars ===
-{{main|FuG-220}}
+The He 219 A-7 is equipped with a [[FuG-220]] search radar, located in the nose of the aircraft; a control box which is part of the radar damage model is located in the rear of the cockpit.
-The He 219 A-7 is equipped with a [[FuG-220|FuG 220]] search radar, located in the nose of the aircraft; a control box which is part of the radar damage model is located in the rear of the cockpit.
-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
-! colspan="4" | [[FuG-220|FuG 220]] - Target Detection Radar
+! colspan="5" | [[FuG-220]] - Band B detection radar
 |-
-| 8,000 m || 8,000 m || ±35° || -55°/+20°
+! Mode
 |-
 |}
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 ** Tough and sturdy airframe
 ** Landing gear is strong, can take a fast hard landing
 ** Can make it back to the airfield with one engine
 ** Can put wing fuel tank fires out in a dive as longed as the engine is throttled back
 ** Engines cool down quickly
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 ** No defensive or additional armament
 * Airframe, performance and handling
 ** Below average manoeuvrability
 ** Hard to evade enemies if they are on your tail
 ** Can start to overheat quickly when using WEP
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 ** Mediocre climb rate performance without WEP
 ** Can stall easily, if you put it in a steep climb
 ** Long landing distance
 ** Heavy airframe makes it a subpar dogfighter
 ** Fuselage fires cannot be put out
 ** Can be hard to control at low speed and steep angles
 ** At an 85-90 degree roll in a turn, the plane will flip over; this can be very hard to recover from at low altitude
 ** Impossible to land without landing gear as the tail section will snap off upon impact with the ground
 ** Massive ballistic performance difference between your three different cannons, making it in most scenarios impossible to fully utilize the full firepower of all 3

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 ===Radars===
-{{main|FuG 202}}
+{{main|FuG-220}}
 The He 219 A-7 is equipped with a [[FuG-220|FuG 220]] search radar, located in the nose of the aircraft; a control box which is part of the radar damage model is located in the rear of the cockpit.
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

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 ===Radars===
 {{main|FuG 202}}
-The He 219 A-7 is equipped with a [[FuG 202]] search radar, located in the nose of the aircraft; a control box which is part of the radar damage model is located in the rear of the cockpit.
+The He 219 A-7 is equipped with a [[FuG-220|FuG 220]] search radar, located in the nose of the aircraft; a control box which is part of the radar damage model is located in the rear of the cockpit.
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
-! colspan="4" | [[FuG 202]] - Target Detection Radar
+! colspan="4" | [[FuG-220|FuG 220]] - Target Detection Radar
 |-
 ! {{Annotation|Maximum<br/>Detection<br/>Range|The maximum possible range at which a target can be detected}}
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 ! {{Annotation|Max Elevation<br/>Scan Angle|How far up and down the radar can scan (widest search mode)}}
 |-
-| 4,000 m || 4,000 m || ±30° || ±30°
+| 8,000 m || 8,000 m || ±35° || -55°/+20°
 |-
 |}

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 The below tactics, can be used in all games modes:
-Climb to a high altitude, make sure the enemy aircraft is below you, descend and stay on their tail. Since most of your cannons are mounted in the fuselage you don't need to set convergence. However you will still have to set it, since your two Mk 108 30 mm cannons are mounted in the wings, set it for 600 m. Since this will allow them to help with main fuselage cannons to cause critical damage and/or to destroy the enemy plane.
+Climb to a high altitude, make sure the enemy aircraft is below you, descend and stay on their tail. Since most of your cannons are mounted in the fuselage you don't need to set convergence. However, since your two Mk 108 30 mm cannons are mounted in the wings, set it for 600 m anyway. This will allow them to help with main fuselage cannons to cause critical damage and/or to destroy the enemy plane.
 '''Bombers'''<br>

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 Once you locate the enemy bombers, perform a fast descent, keeping your energy and speed up in the process. Once you are closing in, fire a short burst to get your attack angles right. As you start closing on your target, your target's gunners may start firing. The rugged airframe of the He-219 should be able to withstand hits.
-This does not mean you should only stay only on the bombers six o'clock during the attack, just staying on the six o'clock will result in your untimely death. You need to keep moving around erratically and being unpredictable, if the gunners on the target aircraft have not been neutralised.
+This does not mean you should stay only on the bombers six o'clock during the attack; only staying on the six o'clock will result in your untimely death. You need to keep moving around erratically and being unpredictable, if the gunners on the target aircraft have not been neutralised.
 Use WEP and fire two to three second bursts; this will bring the bomber down. Once the bomber is down, ascend and find your next prey. For tougher bombers such as the B-25 Mitchell, you will need to fire a longer burst if aiming for the fuselage, this should be about five seconds. However, you could always aim for the engines and wings and fire a much shorter burst of about two seconds, this will cause major damage to the engine, wing spar, flaps and ailerons, often causing the target aircraft to catch alight and/or lose control and crash which will award you with a kill.