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{{Specs-Card|code=hs-129b-2_romania}}
 
{{About
 
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| about = German premium strike aircraft '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
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| about = German premium attacker '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
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| usage = other versions
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| usage = other uses
 
| link = Hs 129 (Family)
 
| link = Hs 129 (Family)
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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} German strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced as a [[wt:en/news/668--en|premium pack]] in [[Update 1.41#19.06.2014 - 1.41.27.12|Update 1.41.27]]. This vehicle can no longer be obtained in the German Tech Tree but can now be found instead in the Italian tree as the [[Hs 129 B-2 (Romania) (Italy)]].
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[[File:GarageImage_Hs_129_B-2_Romania.jpg|420px|thumb|left]]
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} gift twin-engine attacker {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.41#19.06.2014 - 1.41.27.12|Update 1.41.27]].
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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=== Flight performance ===
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=== Flight Performance ===
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''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.''
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 3,550 m)
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! colspan="8" | Characteristics
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! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)
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! colspan="8" | ''Stock''
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at ?,000 m)
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! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(meters)
 
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
 
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
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! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)
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! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(meters/second)
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! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)
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! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(meters)
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! AB
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! RB
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! AB
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! RB
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! RB
 
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| 421 || 404 || {{Specs|ceiling}} || 29.4 || 31.3 || 5.9 || 5.9 || 331
 
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| 421 || 404 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 29.4 || 31.3 || 5.9 || 5.9 || rowspan="2" | 331
 
 
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! Upgraded
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| 466 || 439 || 26.5 || 27.9 || 11.2 || 8.3
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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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! 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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| 466 || 439 || {{Specs|ceiling}} || 26.5 || 27.9 || 11.2 || 8.3 || 331
 
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==== Details ====
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====Details====
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
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! colspan="5" | Features
 
! colspan="5" | Features
 
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear
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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 || X || X || X    <!-- ✓ -->
 
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! colspan="7" | Limits
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! colspan="5" | Limits
 
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! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Wing-break speed<br>(km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Gear limit<br>(km/h)
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! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Combat flap<br> (km/h)
 
! colspan="2" | Max Static G
 
! colspan="2" | Max Static G
 
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
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! -
 
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 287 || 252 || 190 || ~10 || ~6
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| {{Specs|разрушение|конструкции}} || {{Specs|разрушение|шасси}} || 360 || ~13 || ~13
 
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
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! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator
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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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| < 310 || < 320 || < 300 || > 230
 
| < 310 || < 320 || < 300 || > 230
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| 3,000 m || 1,300 hp || 1,530 hp
 
| 3,000 m || 1,300 hp || 1,530 hp
 
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! Optimal altitude
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! 100% Engine power
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=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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* 5 mm Steel - Oil cooler covers
 
* 5 mm Steel - Oil cooler covers
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* 12 mm Steel - Cockpit back plate, floor, and front plates
 
* 12 mm Steel - Cockpit back plate, floor, and front plates
 
* 75 mm Bulletproof glass
 
* 75 mm Bulletproof glass
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=== Modifications and economy ===
 
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{{Specs-Economy}}
 
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
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{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}
 
 
=== Offensive armament ===
 
=== Offensive armament ===
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{{main|MG 151 (20 mm)|MG 17 (7.92 mm)}}
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{{main|MG 151/20 (20 mm)|MG 17 (7.92 mm)}}
  
 
The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:
 
The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:
  
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* 2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannons, fuselage-mounted (250 rpg = 500 total)
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* 2 x 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon, fuselage-mounted (250 rpg = 500 total)
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* 2 x 7.92 mm MG 17 machine guns, fuselage-mounted (1,000 rpg = 2,000 total)
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* 2 x 7.92 mm MG 17 machine gun, fuselage-mounted (1,000 rpg = 2,000 total)
  
 
=== Suspended armament ===
 
=== Suspended armament ===
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{{main|SC50JA (50 kg)|BK 3.7 (37 mm)|MK 103 (30 mm)}}
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{{main|SC50JA (50 kg)|BK 3,7 (37 mm)|MK 103 (30 mm)}}
  
 
The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
 
The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
  
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* Without load
 
 
* 1 x 30 mm MK 103 cannon, belly-mounted (100 rpg)
 
* 1 x 30 mm MK 103 cannon, belly-mounted (100 rpg)
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* 1 x 37 mm BK 3.7 cannon, belly-mounted (12 rpg)
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* 1 x 37 mm BK 3,7 cannon, belly-mounted (12 rpg)
 
* 4 x 50 kg SC50JA bombs (200 kg total)
 
* 4 x 50 kg SC50JA bombs (200 kg total)
  
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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The plane is very heavy, which makes it nearly impossible to take out fighters (unless the fighters come to the Hs 129 B-2, see below), even most medium bombers are more manoeuvrable, however the plane is heavily armoured, 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. That combined with the heavy armament makes it ideal to attack B-17 formations, even though it requires time and effort to climb and match the speed of the formation. The armour around the cockpit makes it nearly immune to 7.92 mm rounds and could also fly with one engine, albeit with great difficulty. The planes incredibly stable flight behaviour makes aiming even for joystick pilots very easy and accurate thus not wasting too much ammunition.
 
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Once the 30 mm additional gun with its impressive 100-round belt has been researched (the 37 mm with its smaller belt and low rate of fire should be avoided), the plane has very heavy firepower. In combination with the great stability and thus firing accuracy, this makes it an ideal heads-on fighter. With a bit of experience, it's relatively easy to finish off enemy fighters with one or two short bursts before they are even in range for the target indicator to appear. In situations where enemy planes coming at 0.5 to 1.0 km interval from the same direction, the Hs 129 B-2 can easily achieve triple or even quadruple air victories before needing to turn around for reloading.
 
  
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===Manual Engine Control===
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Using the 30 mm MK 103, which can be unlocked as an additional armament option, the Hs 129 B-2 is capable of destroying most mission relevant ground targets. Tanks of all sorts, as well as light pillboxes, can be destroyed in up to three hits, provided armour piercing ammunition (HVAP-T) is unlocked. Thanks to the 100 rounds of ammunition available, this can make a single Hs 129 B-2 a game-changing aircraft. The same can be achieved using the BK 3.7, however, it is generally considered harder to use and thus not a viable option.
 
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The Hs 129 B-2, however, does have major drawbacks. Its engines are weak which results in poor top speed, acceleration and climb rate. This, combined with the armour 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 B-2 pilot a moderate chance of defending itself.
 
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'''Enemies worth noting:'''
 
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[[Yak-2 KABB]]: Do not think that the {{PAGENAME}} can confidently outmanoeuvre this plane just because it is twin-engined. The Yak-2 has an amazing turn rate for a heavy fighter, thus the {{PAGENAME}} must avoid turning with it, if not dogfighting with it in general. It bears a pair of ShVAK cannons that can easily damage vital parts like engine or cooling systems. It has green camo, greatly resembling an Me 410 but with an H-tail like a Bf 110's.
 
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[[ZSD63]]: A deadly enemy to face in Tank Realistic Battles. Though it is hard to identify specific SPAA vehicles on the ground (especially when they are shooting tracers at the plane), if a ZSD63 is identified, avoid it at all costs and '''do not''' attempt head-ons with it, ever. It can easily snap a wing off by causally putting a short burst in the {{PAGENAME}}'s flight path. Don't even get close to it unless it is occupied with another friendly or if the {{PAGENAME}} is equipped with a bomb that it can use. The {{PAGENAME}}'s 30mm / 37mm cannons in the secondary armaments cannot effectively damage it as its hull is overall quite empty, causing your shells to do little to no damage. Some identifying features of the ZSD63 is its rather boxy and tall hull with a geometric turret sitting at the back, slightly similar to a Wirbelwind's. The firing manner is also distinctive: the sound and green tracers are very rapid, much like a buzz saw, but then it will remain silent for half a minute reloading. Note that an experienced ZSD player will hold its fire or shoot in single salvos with long halts between, making it look like that it's reloading. Armour piercing belt is recommended since their high penetration can tear through the ZSD's armour with ease and knock out its crews.
 
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=== Manual Engine Control ===
 
 
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! Water
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! Type
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===Modules===
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| I
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| Fuselage repair
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| Radiator
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| Offensive 7 mm
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| Offensive 20 mm
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| ETC 50/VIIId
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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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| New 20 mm cannons
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| R2 modification
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| III
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| Wings repair
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| Engine
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| Offensive 30 mm
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| Offensive 37 mm
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| BK 3,7 cannon
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| IV
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| Engine injection
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| Cover
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| New 30 mm cannons
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| New 37 mm cannons
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''
 
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* Resistant to light machine guns and Russian heavy machine guns
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* Very good firepower when carrying either the 30 mm or 37 mm cannon pods
 
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* 30 mm MK 103 is a high-velocity cannon with a decent rate of fire, which allows for versatility in targets, and is especially devastating against armoured vehicles
 
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* 30 mm HVAP-T generally destroys air targets in one to three hits with a high potential to combust targets
 
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* 30 mm HE-I/HEI-T Minengeschoß in the default belts means grinding once the 30 mm is available isn't that difficult
 
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* 30 mm has a reasonable ammo pool of 100 rounds and the low fire rate combined with hit success allows it more than enough to obtain down five planes before running out
 
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* Cockpit has 70 mm of armoured glass at the front, reasonable all-round protection for the pilot
 
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* Great at head-on passes in all game modes (shoot and duck/roll away)
 
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'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
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* Poor climb rate, bad manoeuvrability, heavy aircraft
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* The engines are underpowered and if even one is shot-up, the plane will fall from the sky
 
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* Engine uses a carburettor, preventing prolonged inverted G-load state
 
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* Has no defensive armament compared to other attack aircraft of its rank
 
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* Engine and internal wing fuel tanks are ideal targets for enemy pilots
 
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* Needs the gun pods to do well
 
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* Cockpit armour is very thin
 
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== History ==
 
== History ==
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At the start of WW2 Romania had adopted a position of neutrality. However following the Soviet Annexation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina in June - July 1940, the loss of Northern Transylvania to Hungary on 30 August 1940, and the loss of Southern Dobruja to Bulgaria on 7 September 1940 the popularity of the Romanian government plummeted. This led to a series of government changes, followed by a Coup and the instalment of Ion Antonescu as the country's leader. Antonescu promptly got Romania to join the Tripartite Pact on 23 November, becoming allied with Nazi Germany.<ref name="Williamson1">Williamson 2017 I</ref>
 
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Becoming allies with Nazi Germany gave Romania access to German aircraft. It is reported that Romania received Hs 129 A series aircraft.<ref name="Kretaner">Kretaner n.d.</ref> The Hs 129 A was known for being extremely underpowered with its Argus As 410 engines, and B series aircraft were soon produced with more powerful Gnome-Rhône 14M radial engines. Romania received the latest Hs 129 B-2 version in June 1943; and they were put to use against Soviet forces on the Eastern Front<ref name="Joseph">Joseph 2012</ref>. The Romanian Hs-129 B-2s typically carried a 30 mm cannon under the fuselage, and proved to be very effective in the ground attack role, reportedly "bringing Soviet tank and infantry attacks to a halt time and again".<ref name="Joseph" /> On 23 August 1944 after Romania had been suffering heavy losses against the advancing Soviet forces King Michael I of Romania ordered Antonescu to surrender. When Antonescu refused the king had him arrested and declared war on Nazi Germany, joining the Soviet advance.<ref name="Williamson2">Williamson 2017 II</ref> It is unclear if the Hs 129s were used against Germany.
 
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One Romanian ace to fly the Hs 129 was Teodor Zăbavă, who achieved four air-to-air kills in his Hs 129 (and more in his IAR 80). One kill occurred on 25 October 1943 against a Soviet Yak fighter.<ref name="Bernad">Bernad 2012</ref>
 
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The German Henschel Hs-129 was a single-seater twin-engine attack aircraft built for combat with tanks.
 
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For the designers of the Henschel firm, which specialized in the manufacture of armoured vehicles for the Army, the most difficult challenge was aircraft survivability. They sought to protect the pilot and the most vulnerable components of the aircraft. Their desire to keep mass as low as possible led them to build a cockpit encased in 75 millimeters of glass. The design was very cramped and poorly regarded. Among other inconveniences were the tiny control panel and short control stick.
 
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During flight testing, it was found that the aircraft could not dive, since any angle greater than 30 degrees resulted in the pilot being unable to control the aircraft. In addition, it was found that the Hs-129 could not fly well on one engine. This fact, combined with the reasoning that the plane could land using the other engine should its partner fail, led to the plane's twin-engine design.
 
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Despite the plane's shortcomings, the Luftwaffe desperately needed aircraft for the assault of 1940, and in the winter of 1940, Henschel received an order for a series of Hs-129 planes. With the occupation of France, a large number of Gnome-Rhone 14M engines were confiscated, each running at 700 hp. Experiments with installing more powerful (albeit unreliable) engines led to the creation of the Hs-129 B, which had superior specs to the original Hs-129 and could return all the way to base if forced to fly with only one engine.
 
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Serial production of the Hs-129 B-1 began in 1941, and May of the following year saw the launch of the modified Hs-129 B-2, which had a modified fuel system (along with several other minor changes).
 
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All in all, 878 Hs-129s were produced.
 
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== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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== See also ==
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''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
  
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;Related development
 
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Hs 129 B-2 (Romania)
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Hs 129 B-2 (Romania)
This page is about the German premium attacker Hs 129 B-2 (Romania). For other uses, see Hs 129 (Family).

Description

GarageImage Hs 129 B-2 (Romania).jpg


The Hs 129 B-2 (Romanian Air Force) is a rank gift twin-engine attacker with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.41.27.

General info

Flight Performance

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Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed
(km/h at ?,000 m) 		Max altitude
(meters) 		Turn time
(seconds) 		Rate of climb
(meters/second) 		Take-off run
(meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
421 404 29.4 31.3 5.9 5.9 331
Upgraded
Max Speed
(km/h at ?,000 m) 		Max altitude (meters) Turn time (seconds) Rate of climb
(meters/second) 		Take-off run (meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
466 439 26.5 27.9 11.2 8.3 331

Details

Features
Combat flap Take-off flap Landing flap Air brakes Arrestor gear
X X X X X
Limits
Wing-break speed
(km/h) 		Gear limit
(km/h) 		Combat flap
(km/h) 		Max Static G
+ -
360 ~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
3,000 m 1,300 hp 1,530 hp

Survivability and armour

  • 5 mm Steel - Oil cooler covers
  • 5 mm Steel - Lower engine cowl protection
  • 2 mm Steel - Cockpit side plates
  • 12 mm Steel - Cockpit back plate, floor, and front plates
  • 75 mm Bulletproof glass

Armaments

Offensive armament

Main articles: MG 151/20 (20 mm), MG 17 (7.92 mm)

The Hs 129 B-2 (Romania) is armed with:

  • 2 x 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon, fuselage-mounted (250 rpg = 500 total)
  • 2 x 7.92 mm MG 17 machine gun, fuselage-mounted (1,000 rpg = 2,000 total)

Suspended armament

Main articles: SC50JA (50 kg), BK 3,7 (37 mm), MK 103 (30 mm)

The Hs 129 B-2 (Romania) can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

  • 1 x 30 mm MK 103 cannon, belly-mounted (100 rpg)
  • 1 x 37 mm BK 3,7 cannon, belly-mounted (12 rpg)
  • 4 x 50 kg SC50JA bombs (200 kg total)

Usage in battles

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Manual Engine Control

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

Modules

Tier Flight performance Survivability Weaponry
I Fuselage repair Radiator Offensive 7 mm Offensive 20 mm ETC 50/VIIId
II Compressor Airframe New 7 mm MGs New 20 mm cannons R2 modification
III Wings repair Engine Offensive 30 mm Offensive 37 mm BK 3,7 cannon
IV Engine injection Cover New 30 mm cannons New 37 mm cannons
This is a premium vehicle: all modifications are unlocked on purchase

Pros and cons

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Pros:

Cons:

History

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Media

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See also

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  • reference to the series of the aircraft;
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External links

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  • topic on the official game forum;
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Henschel & Son Corporation (Henschel und Sohn Aktiengesellschaft)
Attackers  Hs 129 B-2 · Hs 129 B-3
Bombers  Hs 123 A-1
Export  ␗Hs 123 A-1
  Hs 129 B-2 (Romania) · Hs 129 B-2 (Romania)

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)

Germany premium aircraft
Fighters  He 51 B-2/H · BV 155 B-1
He 112  He 112 B-1/U2 · He 112 B-2/U2
Bf 109  Flegel's Bf 109 A · Bf 109 E-7/U2 · Bf 109 G-2
Fw 190  Fw 190 A-5/U14 · Fw 190 C · Fw 190 D-13
Captured  ▀Marcolin's C.R.42 CN · ▀Hawk H-75A-2 · ▀Yak-1B · ▀La-5FN · ▀P-47D-16-RE · ▀P-47D · ▀Tempest Mk V
Twin-engine fighters  Bf 109 Z-1 · Ju 388 J · Ta 154 A-1
Jet fighters  ◄Sea Hawk Mk.100 · ◄G.91 R/4 · FFA P-16 · ◄MiG-21 SPS-K · ◊MiG-21 "Lazur-M"
Strike aircraft  Hs 129 B-2 (Romania) · ▀IL-2 (1942) · Bf 110 C-6 · Do 335 B-2 · He 219 A-7 · ◄Tornado IDS WTD61 · ◄Su-22M4 WTD61
Bombers  Ar 196 A-3 · BV 238 · Fw 189 A-1 · He 177 A-3 · Ju 87 R-2 Libya · Ju 288 C · ▀Wellington Mk Ic

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