As the war progresses over Europe, bombing raids were becoming more frequent, and the Luftwaffe was having difficulty keeping up with the ever-higher-flying allied bombers. They anticipated the trend to continue (and were right, as seen with the introduction of the B-29 Superfortress, despite it never flying over Germany). Aircraft manufacturers were pushed to come up with a solution. Focke Wulf's introduction of the Ta-152 was to be that solution.

The Ta-152 H1 was a late German interceptor designed by Focke Wulf's, Kurt Tank. With high-altitude performance in mind, the Ta-152 were given a larger wingspan, allowing it to retain offensive capabilities where air is thin. The aircraft used the Junkers Jumo 213E engine with a 3-speed supercharger, equipped with Germany's water-methanol injection system. Additionally, it also had a two stage GM boost for higher altitudes up to 12500 meters.

Unfortunately, the plane was finished too late in the war, only a few were ever built, but they stand as one of Germany’s most capable aircrafts near the end of the war.

Special
This replica is fitted with the in-game cannons and wing-guns, includes a spinning prop-cowling, automatic nose radiator flaps, automatic speed boosts depending on altitude (to give similar performances at all altitudes), and a GM boost which can be activated manually (significantly increases speed).

Armament
2x 20mm Cannons (in-game cannon & wing-gun)
1x 30mm Cannon (in-game cannon & wing-gun)

Performance
Speed across different altitudes:
<100m: 694 km/h (with GM boost: 849 km/h)
3500m: 747 km/h (with GM boost: 845 km/h)
5500m: 767 km/h (with GM boost: 781 km/h)
6000m: 756 km/h (with GM boost: 765 km/h)
6500m: 741 km/h (with GM boost: 747 km/h)
7000m: 723 km/h (with GM boost: 728 km/h)
7500m: 709 km/h (with GM boost: 712 km/h)
Stall Speed: ~170 km/h (full flaps)
Landing Speed: ~190 km/h (full flaps)
Turn Rate: ~45 deg/s

Controls
Trim: Trim
VTOL: Flaps ( 50% for take-off, 100% for landing, flaps increase lift)
AG1: Toggle GM Boost
AG8: Toggle automatic radiator

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