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Henschel Hs 129 B-3

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''It was decided that the 7.5 cm (2.95 in) semi-automatic Rheinmetall PaK 40 anti-tank gun, which had already been adapted for use in the Junkers Ju 88P-1, would be further modified for use in the Hs 129. This resulted in the BK 7,5 (Bordkanone 7,5), which, even though it weighed 1,200 kg (2,600 lb), was lighter than the PaK 40. Fully automatic, it featured a new, hydraulic recoil-dampening system and a new, more aerodynamic muzzle brake. An autoloader system, with 12 rounds in a rotary magazine, was fitted in the empty space behind the cockpit, within the rear half of the wing root area. The gun and its recoil mechanism occupied a substantial gun podunder the fuselage, and a circular port at the rear of the pod allowed rearwards ejection of spent cartridges immediately after firing. While this new variant, the Hs 129 B-3, was theoretically capable of destroying any tank in the world, the added weight worsened the aircraft's general performance and it was inferior to previous variants.''

Special thx to Quackie to let me feature his Ju 88A4

Aircraft feature Junkers Ju 88A4

General Characteristic

Role:

Attacker

Crew:

1

Powerplant:

2 x Gnome Rhone Baumuster 14M

Weapons:

75 mm BK 7.5 cannon 13 rounds

2 x 7.92 mm MG 17 machine gun 2,000 rounds

Controls

Roll: Roll

Pitch: Pitch

Yaw: Yaw

Landing Gear: Gear

Flaps: VTOL

2 x 7.92 mm MG 17 machine gun: AG5