Hs 129

[oakranger]

OOO, this is a nice addition for LW early and mid war. 

General characteristics

Crew: one, pilot
Length: 9.75 m (32 ft)
Wingspan: 14.2m (46 ft 7 in)
Height: 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)
Wing area: 28.9 m² (312 ft²)
Empty weight: 4,060 kg (8,932 lb)
Loaded weight: 5,110 kg (11,242 lb)
Powerplant: 2× Gnome-Rhône 14M 14-cylinder radial engine, 522 kW (700 hp) each
Performance

Maximum speed: 408 km/h (253 mph)
Range: 880 km (546 mi)
Service ceiling 9,000 m (29,525 ft)
Rate of climb: 7.083 m/s (1,394 ft/min)
Armament


(B-1) 2 × 7.92 mm MG 17 machine guns
2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 cannons
up to 8 × 50 kg (110 lb) fragmentation bombs or a 30 mm MK 101 armor piercing gun externally
(B-2) as B1, but MG 17 replaced by 13 mm MG 131 machine gun
Bordkanone series, BK 3.7 (37 mm), or BK 7.5 (75 mm), anti-tank gun in under-fuselage pod

[moot]

10,000lbs/1400hp is very slow.  Would this be a better choice than a Stuka?

[oakranger]

Yea, and can come with a 37 mm or 75 mm

[Lusche]

Yea, and can come with a 37 mm or 75 mm

Only 25 Hs 129 were rebuilt to carry the 75mm and pilots found it very difficult to fly & fight with such huge cannon on such a small, underpowered plane.

[Ack-Ack]

Only 25 Hs 129 were rebuilt to carry the 75mm and pilots found it very difficult to fly & fight with such huge cannon on such a small, underpowered plane.

Very difficult to fly is an understatement, it was barely able to generate enough speed and lift to fly due to the weight of the 75mm cannon.

ack-ack

[waystin2]

I would say no this for addition to the inventory.  I had never even heard of this bird before, so ever curious about WWII stuff me found this picture...

[Rino]

     It would be interesting to see how sunglare affected the gunsight.  You KNOW
a cockpit is small when they have to mount the sight forward of the windscreen 

[oakranger]

Only 25 Hs 129 were rebuilt to carry the 75mm and pilots found it very difficult to fly & fight with such huge cannon on such a small, underpowered plane.

What was i thinking?  OK, take out the the Bordkanone series. 

[Krusty]

     It would be interesting to see how sunglare affected the gunsight.  You KNOW
a cockpit is small when they have to mount the sight forward of the windscreen 

Other dials were mounted on the inner faces of the engine nacelles. The pilot face was LITERALLY right against the glass.

The plane was a flop. They used it as a test bed for bigger guns, to be sure, but it was so underpowered it could barely fly high enough to attack ground vehicles. It was a deathtrap much of the time, being so slow that many returned to their field shot to tattered pieces. Without a giant weighty, drag-inducing, gun under the centerline, the armament was very light.

The Ju87G would be a far more effective and flight-worthy anti-tank ride.

[Lusche]

[Krusty]

WHY they didn't just shift the seat back 2 feet, I'll never know!

They MADE it, they could have MADE it with a bit more room, doncha think? One of the other planes was just as bad, but I can't recall which one. Maybe one of the rocket planes.

[Lusche]

Actually it already has more room. That's a HS 129B
The A series was rejected by the Luftwaffe not only because of the much weaker engines (2x 465 HP) but also because of the even worse cockpit. the B had a redesigned, slightly bigger cockpit with "enlarged" windows

[oakranger]

HOLY BISCOTS.  That is just as bad, if not, worst then the P-38.