henschel hs 129 a

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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. a key requirement of the original specification was that the aircraft be powered by engines that were not in demand for other designs. prototypes with low-power german argus as 410 engines of 465 ps (459 hp; 342 kw) failed acceptance test, a more powerful replacement was found with the french gnome-rhône 14m engine of 700 ps (690 hp; 515 kw).