Henschel Hs 123 Dive Bomber / Close-Support Aircraft (1936)
The Hs 123 was quite successful in its limited service run, eventually being displaced by the highly effectual Ju 87 Stuka series of dive bombers.
The Henschel Hs 123 was a of the traditional World War One-era biplane configuration with crew accommodations for one pilot in an open cockpit. The system was initially fielded as the Hs 123A-1 and came with 2 x forward-fixed 7.92mm machine guns and was fitted with the BMW 132Dc radial engine. The system also had provision for an underfuselage mounting of an external fuel tank or bomb and four additional hardpoints with two under each wing element.
The success of the Hs 123 with the Condor Legion in Spain offered up some minor modifications, the Hs 123B model was canceled in favor of the developing Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive-bomber. With the Hs 123 making its appearance in 1936, the Stuka followed in 1937, snuffing out any life from the future development of the Hs 123 in a short amount of time.
With the arrival of the Junkers Ju 87 series of dive bombers, and that design arriving with equal and better results than that of the Hs 123, the proposed Henschel improvements to the base aircraft was put on hold and eventually cancelled. The aircraft would, however, see action up until 1944 before being fully withdrawn from operational service. Text ©2003-2013 www.MilitaryFactory.com • All Rights Reserved • No Reproduction Permitted
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Specifications for the
Henschel Hs 123
Dive Bomber / Close-Support Aircraft
Country of Origin: Nazi Germany
Manufacturer: Henschel - Germany
Initial Year of Service: 1936
Production: Not Available
Focus Model: Henschel Hs 123a-1
Crew: 1
Length: 27.33ft (8.33m)
Width: 34.45ft (10.50m)
Height: 10.50ft (3.20m)
Weight (Empty): 3,307lbs (1,500kg)
Weight (MTOW): 4,883lbs (2,215kg)
Powerplant: 1 x BMW 132Dc radial piston engine generating 880hp.
Maximum Speed: 211mph (340kmh; 184kts)
Maximum Range: 531miles (855km)
Service Ceiling: 29,528ft (9,000m; 5.6miles)
Rate-of-Climb: 0 feet per minute (0m/min)
Hardpoints: 5
Armament Suite:
2 x 7.92mm machine guns (foward-fixed)
External ordnance up to 992lbs of bombs.
Variants:
Hs 123A-1 - Initial Production Model
Hs 123B - Prototype Models intended as successor to Hs 123A series, though cancelled with the arrival of the effective Ju 87 "Stuka"; fitted with BMW 132K 960hp engine; Two such prototypes produced; second with 4 x 7.92mm machine guns and an all-enclosed cockpit.
Hs 123C - Variant armed with 20mm cannon.
Operators: Nazi Germany and Spain.
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