WOW259 Desert Henschel

Name: WOW259 Desert Henschel
SKU: 16235
Availability: OutOfStock

£450.00

Out of stock

SKU: 16235 Category: mothballed

Description

The Henschel Hs 129 was a World War II ground-attack aircraft fielded by the German Luftwaffe. The aircraft saw combat in Tunisia and on the Eastern Front.

The design was relatively effective when it was first introduced, and saw service on the Eastern Front in a variety of front-line roles. As the war continued and anti-tank support became the main goal, the aircraft was continually up-gunned, eventually mounting a 75 mm gun in the anti-tank role. Only a small number of these 75mm cannon models were produced towards the end of the war. The vast majority of Hs 129 were equipped with a 37 mm cannon slung underneath the fuselage and this variant reflects this armament.

It was anticipated that the main source of damage to such an aircraft would be small arms fire from the ground, meaning that the plane had to be well-armored around its cockpit and engines. Similar protection was also needed in the canopy, in the form of 75 mm (2.95 in) thick armored glass.

The aircraft was expected to be attacking in low-level, head-on strafing runs, so the cockpit had to be located as close as possible to the nose, in order to maximize the visibility of its targets.

Please note that this 1/30 scale model aeroplane comes with a FREE display MAT015.