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Re: 'Henschel Hs 129 In Detail' is now available
Congratulations to you Dénes for your fine book! It reawakened my interest for this fascinating plane - perhaps you can recommend a good operational book to complete the Hs 129 picture?
One other thing - in a report by Fl.Obering. Schirrwagen in March 1943, concerning his detachment to JG 51 and SG 1 (to show the advantage of the MK 101 cannon in the Hs 129 B) in 1942/43, he complains about the armour. He says that whereas the cockpit is more than adequately armour plated, the engines are totally unprotected ("Dem völlig ungeschützten Triebwerk..."). Furthermore he says, 75% of all shot down a/c showed hits in the engines caused by infantry weapons...
In your book, page 25, there's an engine drawing (B-2 Standard) showing some armour plating, not much, still it doesn't look totally unprotected.
Care to comment on this?
And thanks again for a well done book!
Greetings
Hans
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