Attack Plane using buff perks
Henschel Hs 129 B1-B3 "Panzerknacker" or "Panzerjäger" 1941-1943
Produced in limited quanities in three varients, 800 or so, many ammo loadouts 20mm, 2-30mm's <mk101-103>, 37mm, 75mm, 2-50kg's....
Small perk price 15-30
Would be great fun in game as a ground attack plane at a small "buff" perk price.
"The Hs 129 was by far a perfect aircraft for close-support duty. It was relatively underpowered - even with the twin Gnome-Rhone radial engines - and the cockpit small enough to cram just one person. Visibility was reported to be far from superior though something about the overall design likened the Reichsluftahrtministerium to it. Armament consisted of two nose-mounted MG FF 20mm cannons and two MG 17 7.92mm machine guns. The Hs 129V-1 prototypes gave birth to ten Hs 129B-0 developmental models which, in turn, produced the initial Hs 129B-1 production series. The Hs 129 was immediately fielded to the Eastern Front to take on the divisions of Russian armor in force.
By 1942, the Hs 129B-2 came about as a need to “up-gun” the existing Hs 129B-1 production models. The B-2 became a series that varied in armament provisions that would include the R1, which was fielded with 2 x 20mm cannons and 2 x 13mm machine guns, R2, 2 x 20mm cannons and 1 x 30mm cannon and the R3, 1 x 37mm gun along with the standard 2 x 20mm cannons or 2/4x 50kg bombs. The B-3 model series would produce 25 or so with 2 x 20mm and the larger 75mm gun system and would become the final production Hs 129 systems in service.
The Hs 129 was fielded in the East against the might of the Soviet Union by design, though later they were consequently fielded throughout North Africa and Europe (post D-Day) by necessity. By all accounts, performance results of the system proved sublime, with the Hs 129 accounting for the destruction of hundreds of Soviet tanks, particularly at the Battle of Kursk in 1943. The Hs 129 proved to be a viable asset in the close-support role, capable of engaging even the most stubborn of Allied armor with an array of cannons, machine guns and bombs."
Henschel Hs 129 5PzSG1 TunisMay1943
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X-Large transport, Fritz X and Henschel Hs 293 platform, and small ring Radar refresh capable... Buff perks.
Junkers JU 290 A-0/A-9
KG-200
Ju-290 A-5
Transport opening
Hs-293
Fritz X
Produced in very limited quanities in 5-9 varients, 50 planes or so, and armed to the teeth on the A-3 up to the A-9.
This would be a great addition to the game and could be used in many different ways.
1)A Large transport capable of bringing up a field,
2)Glide bomb platform for air to ship/shore,
3)radar refresh ring around base once plane hit a certain height, say 1/3 the size of the regular ring, up to a certain distance away from base.
4)Fly to insert 2-3 small-med GV's with 3 guns on the plane manable.
It would it introduce 3-5 new elements into the game and have a most diverse load out.
Heavy perk price 150-300 and no formation
"It flew in August 1942, and production was started immediately. The two Ju 290A-0 and five Ju 290A-1 aircraft were completed as transports, and used on the Eastern front and in the Mediterranean. They had the defensive armament as tried on the Ju 90V8, that is: a gun turret above and behind the cockpit, a gondola under the left half of the nose with fore and aft guns, a tail gun, and beam guns.
The first combat model was the Ju 290A-2. This was basically a Ju 290A-1 with FuG 200 Hohentwiel search radar. The Hohentwiel radar could detect a convoy at a distance of about 100km. The Trapoklappe was retained. The Ju 290A-3 was almost identical, but had a Focke-Wulf gun turret with a lower profile. The A-4 model had an additional dorsal gun turret, further aft. On 15 October 1943 Fernaufklaringsgruppe 5 (studmuffinr.5) began operations from Mont-de-Marsan, in France. They replaced the Fw 200C in its role of gatherer of information for the U-boats. After two A-2s, three A-3s, and five A-4s, it received the first A-5.
The A-5 was a fully operational combat aircraft, and appeared in the spring of 1944. It had protected fuel tanks, armour plating for the crew positions, and redesigned beam gun positions. Also, all but one of the 13mm MG131 guns were replaced by 15mm MG151 cannon, with a difference in firepower much larger than the small increase in calibre suggests. The crew was increased for seven to nine. The Ju 290A-5 was well armed, could absorb damage and did not have the structural weaknesses of the Fw 200C. This was a good replacement for the Condor, but only 11 were completed. And three Ju 290A-5s were retracted from studmuffinr.5 after delivery. All their armament was removed, and additional fuel tanks installed. They made a non-stop trip to Manchuria, and a similar flight back, to exchange documents and strategic materials with the Japanese. After the loss of the Atlantic coast, the Ju 290s were all used as transports. Some went to the famous KG200, that seems to have used the bombers to drop agents and supplies behind the Allied lines.
The single A-6 was built as a personal transport for Hitler, originally with a pressure cabin but later this was abandoned and a 40-seat interior was installed. In April 1945 it flew to Spain, where it was used for some years.
Despite an order for 25 of them, Junkers completed only a few A-7s, which had an additional MG151 in a bulbous, glazed nose and was equipped to carry guided weapons. The A-8 had again increased armament, but only three or four were completed. The final version, Ju 290A-9, had reduced armament but more fuel, so that range could be increased to 8300km. The production programme was hit when the Red Army occupied the factories near Prague, but in October 1944 the programme was completely terminated: Germany could no longer afford to build the Ju 290. It needed to concentrate all resources on just a few types. The Ju 290B, C, D and E models never left the drawing board."
Both of these planes could bring a good argument for perked loadouts along with another plane I wont mention.
Just a thought and still thinking,
