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The Henschel Hs 129 was a World War II ground-attack aircraft fielded by the German Luftwaffe. Its nickname the Panzerknacker (tank cracker) is a deliberate pun—in German it also means safe cracker.[citation needed] In combat service the Hs 129 lacked a sufficient chance to prove itself; the aircraft was produced in relatively small numbers and deployed during a time when the Luftwaffe was unable to protect them from attack.