Fw 189C/V-6
ITEM NUMBER 72290
SCALE 1:72
DATE 19.08.2024
TIME PERIOD WW2
MARKINGS Fw 189C/V-6, Rechlin, Autumn 1940
MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X WIDTH) 53 x 255 mm
BOX SIZE 295 x 225 x 40 mm
NUMBER OF DETAILS 116
German attack aircraft
In the spring of 1937, based on the experience of the Spanish Civil War, the German Technical
Department developed requirements for an attack aircraft. For the direct support of troops on
the battlefield and the breakthrough of deeply echeloned enemy defenses, a twin-engine aircraft
with small dimensions, reliable armor protection, and powerful armament was necessary. Projects
from four companies were considered on a competitive basis, including Focke-Wulf. Within the
competition, specialists from this company converted their Fw 189V-1 with two Argus As 410
engines into a two-seat attack aircraft. The main part of the conversion involved replacing the
central gondola with an armored cabin housing the pilot and gunner. Several variants were
produced, and the third aircraft in the experimental series, the Fw 189V-6, became the Fw 189C
attack aircraft. It was equipped with more powerful engines, and its armament included 2 MG-FF
20mm cannons and 4 MG17 machine guns, while the defensive armament consisted of MG81
machine guns. The aircraft underwent testing in Rechlin in the fall of 1940, but despite good results,
it did not go into production. The primary attack aircraft of the Luftwaffe a bit later became the
single-engine Hs 129A.
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