Editing IAR 80 (section)

===IAR&nbsp;80A===
By April 1941 Romania was firmly in the German sphere of influence, and as a result the Germans released more FN guns for its use. These were quickly installed, and the resulting 80A model finally mounted the original complement of six guns. Armored glass in the windscreen, seat-back armor, and a new gun sight were also added at the same time, along with the newer {{convert|1025|hp|kW|abbr=on}} IAR&nbsp;K14&nbsp;IVc32&nbsp;1000A engine. The extra engine power proved to be more than the fuselage structure was designed to handle, and it had to be reinforced with a duralumin "belt" just behind the cockpit in the first 95 A series aircraft built before the fuselage could be modified.

Although the IAR&nbsp;80A had a more powerful engine, the added weight of the guns, ammunition and armor plating reduced the top speed slightly to {{convert|316|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. Nevertheless the new model was clearly an advancement, and the A model replaced the earlier one on the assembly line starting with the 51st airframe. Eight of these had been completed in time for the [[Operation Barbarossa|invasion of the Soviet Union]] on 22 June 1941.

FN guns remained in short supply, so throughout late 1941 and early 1942, guns were stripped from PZLs and observation aircraft for use in the IAR&nbsp;80s.