1294 Italeri - 1/72 Henschel Hs-129 B2 WWII  [IT-1294S]

Period: 2nd World War

Nation: Germany

Model Dim.: 13,5 cm

HENSCHEL HS-129 B-2

Near the end from 30s, the Luftwaffe needed the German industry to produce only a little and maneuverable ground attack twin-engine aircraft. The original Henschel HS 129 was delivered into the Spring of 1942 and had been instantly put on the Russian front component. The Henschel HS 129 wound up being fitted with two 700 hp Gnome-Rhône 14M Mars 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial machines, permitting the aircraft to fly at above 250mph despite its hefty load. Armed with two 7,92mm MG17 machine-guns and two 20mm MG 151 autocannons, it would likely furthermore carry different bomb kinds for ground hits. In difficult cinema associated with the Eastern front side, it immediately discovered its use as a fruitful anti-tank aircraft. To boost its tank-killing ability, it was fitted with a very good 30mm MK 101 autocannon, mounted an additional slot under the fuselage. Through the war, above 800 HENSCHEL HS 129 were built.