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The lower wing, fitted with flaps, had four hardpoints for 50-kg bombs, and a single 250-kg bomb could be mounted under the fuselage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr id='\"isPasted\"'\u003eThe Hs 123s were deployed with units assigned to direct infantry support, and they were also widely used in training units. At the start of World War II, these aircraft were used during the invasion of Poland, and shortly after in France and the Balkans, where they demonstrated high survivability against anti-aircraft fire, even withstanding direct hits. Later, the Hs 123 saw action in Luftwaffe units during operations against the Soviet Union. 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