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Tu-1 Pack

He 219 A-7
Germany IV Rank

Battle rating: Class:

PREMIUM
AB RB SB
Strike aircraft
4.7 4.3 4.3
Description
Purchase:
The He 219 A-7 is a premium rank IV
German strike aircraft with a battle rating
2 980
of 4.7 (AB) and 4.3 (RB/SB). It was
introduced in Update 1.59 "Flaming Show in game
Arrows". The He 219 A-7 is unique as it is
the first user-created vehicle to be featured
in the game as part of the Revenue Share Program, created
by Daniil "Joy_Division__" Zaitsev, inspired by
"NovA29R". The plane texture was created by Arthur Contents
Pacifica Carley. The He 219 A-7 is purchasable in-game
with and a percentage of the sale goes back to the model
1 Description
author who created it under the Revenue Share Program.
2 General info
The Heinkel He 219 A-7 Uhu was produced by the 2.1 Flight performance
legendary Heinkel company, which was renowned for 2.1.1 Details
making excellent aircraft. He 219 A-7 Uhu, is a powerful 2.2 Survivability and armour
German Night Fighter, with less than 300 aircraft created 2.3 Modifications and economy
during the war. It has a very distinct external appearance, 3 Armaments
the design of the aircraft resembles a "Tasman beaked 3.1 Offensive armament
whale". He-219-A7 features a pressurised cockpit, one pilot 4 Usage in battles
and one radar operator; who operates the plane. The plane 4.1 Radars
offers a powerful twin "Daimler-Benz DB 603 E" engines. 4.2 Manual Engine Control
Each engine offers up to 1,774 metric horsepower with a 4.3 Pros and cons
top speed of 388 mph with WEP. The plane is able to climb 5 History
up to altitudes of 8000 meters (26,248 feet) within 18 6 Media
minutes and 22 seconds without using WEP. 7 See also
8 External links
The He 219-A7 has three different types of weaponry
installed, with a grand total of six cannons.

In the fuselage, it has two Mk 103 30 mm cannons, given 200 rounds, with another pair of MG 151 20 mm
cannons with 600 rounds. In the wings it has two Mk 108 30 mm cannons, with a total of 200 rounds. The
total of all the ammunition, which it carries is 1,000 rounds. It can not be equipped with bombs, rockets,
torpedoes or any other type of secondary weapons.
The unique ground-pounding capability of this aircraft makes it a true force to be reckoned with, if left
alone. The "Armored targets" belt for the Mk 103s, consisting of only HVAP-T bullets, is easily able to kill
medium tanks from the sides and rear. While the Mk 108s or MG 151s can be left to deal with AAA or
Artillery targets, or any fighters that dare to take it head-on.

Do note that the engines seem to overheat rather quickly when running at full WEP.

General info
Flight performance

Max speed
at 6 700 m 624 km/h

Turn time 30 s

Max altitude 10 400 m

Engine 2 х Daimler-Benz DB-603E

Type Inline
Cooling system Water

Take-off weight 16 t

Max
Speed Max Turn time Rate of climb Take-
Characteristics (km/h at altitude (seconds) (metres/second) off run
6,700 m) (metres) (metres)
AB RB AB RB AB RB

Stock 602 584 32.2 33.4 8.4 8.3

10400 444
Upgraded 648 624 29.4 30.7 13.7 10.8

Details

Features

Combat Take-off Landing Air Arrestor

flaps flaps flaps brakes gear

✓ ✓ ✓ X X
 Limits

Max
Flaps (km/h)
Wings Gear Static G
(km/h) (km/h) Take-
Combat Landing + -
off

787 310 470 444 310 ~11 ~7

Optimal velocities (km/h)

Ailerons Rudder Elevators Radiator

< 440 < 420 < 490 > 280

Survivability and armour

Crew 2 people

Speed of destruction
Structural 787 km/h
Gear 310 km/h

8 mm Steel - pilot seat

8 mm Steel - radar operator seat
12 mm Steel- aircraft nose

Modifications and economy

Repair cost
AB 2 300
RB 3 200
SB 1 550

Crew training 10 000

Experts 270 000
Aces 820
Research Aces 870 000

Reward for battle AB / RB / SB

2 × 90 / 150 / 320 %
 2 × 160 / 160 / 160 %

Modifications

Armaments
Offensive armament

Weapon 1 2 x 30 mm MK 108 cannon

Ammunition 200 rounds
Fire rate 600 shots/min

Weapon 2 2 x 30 mm MK 103 cannon

Ammunition 200 rounds
Fire rate 380 shots/min

Weapon 3 2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannon

Ammunition 600 rounds
Fire rate 700 shots/min

The He 219 A-7 is armed with:

2 x 30 mm MK 108 cannons, wing-mounted (100 rpg = 200 total)

2 x 30 mm MK 103 cannons, belly-mounted (100 rpg = 200 total)
2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannons, belly-mounted (300 rpg = 600 total)

The six cannons are arranged two groups with the two 30 mm MK 108 cannons mounted in the wing roots,
while the two Mk 103 and two MG 151 cannons are clustered in the belly of the fuselage. Each of the 30
mm cannons are armed with the same amount of ammunition, which means that all guns will fire together
until empty. The 20 mm cannons on the other hand have three times as much ammunition and will continue
to be able to fire when the 30 mm ammunition is depleted.

Usage in battles
The below tactics, can be used in all games modes:

Climb to a high altitude, make sure the enemy aircraft is below you, descend and stay on their tail. Since
most of your cannons are mounted in the fuselage you don't need to set convergence. However you will still
have to set it, since your two Mk 108 30 mm cannons are mounted in the wings, set it for 600 metres. Since
this will allow them to help with main fuselage cannons to cause critical damage and/or to destroy the enemy
plane.

Bombers
Once you locate the enemy bombers, perform an irrational and fast descent however do not lose your energy
and speed, in the process. Once you are closing in, fire a short burst to get your attack angles right. As you
start closing on your target, your target's gunners may start firing. The rugged airframe of the He-219 should
be able to withstand hits.

This does not mean you should only stay only on the bombers six o'clock during the attack, just staying on
the six o'clock will result in your untimely death. You need to keep moving around erratically and being
unpredictable, if the gunners on the target aircraft have not been neutralised.

Use WEP and fire two to three second bursts; this will bring the bomber down. Once the bomber is down,
ascend and find your next prey. For tougher bombers such as the B-25 Mitchell, you will need to fire a
longer burst if aiming for the fuselage, this should be about five seconds. However, you could always aim
for the engines and wings and fire a much shorter bust of about two seconds, this will cause major damage to
the engine, wing spar, flaps and ailerons, often causing the target aircraft to catch alight and/or lose control
and crash which will award you with a kill.

Fighters, interceptors & anything else which is not a bomber.

As long as you stay on its tail and are undetected, a fighter aircraft will be a easy kill.

Stay on its tail and do not let it escape. Do not lose your energy: do not turn fight, this is how you will lose
the energy you require to escape. Fire above or below the direction it is going to go; as soon as it starts to
turn, disengage and use WEP to get away from that enemy aircraft.

You should really watch out for the following planes, these are able to outperform and eliminate you from
the battle: P-61 Black Widow, Yak 9UT including all the Yak's, the P-51 Mustang, includes all American
fighters and British Spitfires.

How to perform defensive fighting:

When you are being engaged by an enemy fighter, make sure you push the engines to WEP and push the
plane into a very steep dive of about 70 degrees. You will reach about 470 mph in this dive, do not perform
sharp movements this will result in you causing structural damage and often will rip your wings clean off. To
get out of this speed make small improvements to the dive angle of attack, you can keep the speed and
energy gained from this evasive dive, then commence your climb back to a high altitude.

Ground-pounding
From the very start of the game, dive down to very low altitude, perhaps choosing a bearing away from the
expected flight path of any enemy fighters. Try to let them pass and engage the fighters on your team before
engaging any of the ground targets.

Medium tanks can be killed very easily with the Mk 103s "Armored Targets" belt, aim for the sides of the
tanks, or the back of the tanks.

Try your best not to over-extend, as the flight characteristics of the He 219 are not forgiving if you dip too
low.

After killing a target from the side, fly a bit away before turning around to re-engage other targets, as you
want the best possible chance to strike the tanks with a single shot of the Mk 103s, which can kill tanks
easily.
AAA and Artillery can be left alone, or killed easily with the Mk 108s or MG 151s, as you probably want to
save the Mk 103s for heavier targets.

Radars

The He 219 A-7 is equipped with a FuG 202 search radar, located in the nose of the aircraft; a control box
which is part of the radar damage model is located in the rear of the cockpit.

FuG 202 - Target Detection Radar

Maximum Guaranteed
Max Azimuth Max Elevation
Detection Detection
Scan Angle Scan Angle
Range Range

4,000 m 4,000 m ±30° ±30°

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements

Radiator
Mixer Pitch Supercharger Turbocharger
Oil Water Type

Controllable Controllable Controllable Not

Not Not
Auto control Auto control Auto control Separate controllable
controllable controllable
available available available 1 gear

Pros and cons

Pros:

Armament
Very powerful gun armament, with one of the highest one second burst mass statistics in
the game.
Twin 30 mm MK 108 cannons at a very low Battle Rating.
Twin 30 mm MK 103 cannons hit like a ton of bricks to any ground targets
Excels in bomber hunting.
HVAP-T (MK 103) Have excellent penetration up to 95 mm, allowing for destruction of
medium and heavy tanks (with precise aiming).
Belly mounted 30 mm MK 103 cannons count as 'additional armament'. Be sure that they are
keybound properly.
Air frame, performance and handling
Decent climb rate when used with WEP.
Tough and sturdy air frame.
Landing gear is strong, can take a fast hard landing.
Can keep control with one engine and keep a well controlled descent.
Can put wing fuel tank fires out in a dive as longed as its throttled back.
Engines cool down fast at high throttle.
Engines do not overheat at throttle setting 90% or lower.
Has access to radar
Cons:

Armament
30 mm MK108 cannons have low velocity.
No defensive armament.
No additional armament selection.
Air frame, performance and handling
Hard to evade enemies if they are on your tail.
Can start to overheat quickly when using WEP.
Subpar top speed of 388 mph (624 km/h).
Mediocre climb rate performance without WEP.
Can stall easily, if you put it in a steep climb.
Requires a lot distance on the runway to land safely.
To large and heavy to dogfight without sustaining critical damage.
Cannot put fuselage fires out, if fuselage fuel tanks have been set alight.
Can be hard to control at low speed and steep angles.
Not super manoeuvrable like some other twin engine interceptors.
Banked beyond 85-90 degrees in a turn, will cause the plane to flip over, this can be very
hard to recover from if at low altitude.
Impossible to land without landing gear as the tail section will snap off.
Massive ballistic performance difference between the MG 151 20 mm, MK 103 30 mm,
and MK 108 30 mm cannons, making impossible for most scenarios to combine the full
firepower of all 3.

History
The He 219 'Uhu' ("Eagle-Owl") was a German prototype night fighter of the Second World War. Designed
to counter strategic bombers such as the Avro Lancaster, the He 219 was fitted with a radar and Schräge
Musik upwards-firing weapons. The aircraft was also the first German aircraft to be fitted with a tricycle
landing gear arrangement, and the first production aircraft to be fitted with ejection seats.

The design and development of the He 219 was long and delayed due to rivalries within the Luftwaffe.
Following repeated design changes and delays, the first prototype began construction in February of 1942
funded entirely by Heinkel, as the RLM (German air ministry) was unwilling. After the prototype engine
choice was changed to the Daimler DB 603C (the same engine used on the Fw 190 C high-altitude fighter),
the prototype was finally completed and flown in November of 1942. The aircraft impressed German night
fighter commander Josef Kammhuber, and as a result, the aircraft was ordered into production against the
wishes of the RLM. After more internal conflicts, the He 219 was ordered into production.

The He 219 A-0 was the first production model of the He 219 and was powered by two DB 603 A engines.
The aircraft was followed by the He 219 A-2 with extended fuel tanks. The He 219 A-1, A-5 and A-6 were
prototypes for various purposes and were not completed. The He 219 A-7 was the last production model of
the He 219, featuring upgraded DB 603E engines.

In terms of design, the He 219 featured a high-mounted wing with two engine nacelles each housing a DB
603E engine and was capable of 670 km/h at 7000 metres altitude. The landing gear was arranged in a
tricycle configuration, each rear landing gear leg mounted in the nacelle. The He 219 had a crew of two in a
pressurized cockpit, both crew members having access to ejection seats. In terms of armament, the He 219
had four 20 mm MG 151/20 autocannons firing forward and two 30 mm MK 108 cannons firing upwards in
a Schräge Musik configuration: these weapons proved to be very effective against bombers.

In service, the He 219 proved to be quite effective against allied bombers: the aircraft could be directed to
the general area by ground control, then locate and engage enemy bombers using their radars. In total, 210
He 219 A-7 aircraft were ordered, but the actual number completed is not known. In total, roughly 300 He
219 aircraft were built; following the war, three aircraft were acquired by the USAF for testing. One He 219
survives today, an A-2 variant, at the Smithsonian National Air & Space museum in Washington DC.

Media
Skins

Skins and camouflages for the He 219 A-7 from live.warthunder.com. (https://live.warthunder.c
om/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=he_219a_7)

Videos

War Thunder: The Shooting R…

The Shooting Range #4 - Pages of History section at

06:09 discusses the He 219 A-7.

See also
Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

reference to the series of the aircraft;

links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links
[Devblog] He 219: The Night Hunter
[News] Revenue Share Program
Official data sheet - more details about the performance (http://forum.warthunder.com/index.php
?/topic/315760-heinkel-he-219-a-7/)
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