Monday 21 November 2011

Ju-87 Stuka

Junkers Ju-87 Stuka

Type, Dive bomber and tank buster.

Crew,2

Armament, 2 MG17 Machine guns, 1 rearward firing machine gun and 2 37mm cannon for tank busting.

Bombload, 1,800 kg and Sirens ( Trumpets of Jericho) mounted on the undercarriage





I called the Ju-87 Stuka ( The Wailing Terror, Wailing Banshee and Wailing Death).

The Stuka was used in the Blitzkrieg( Lightning War) invasions of Poland, Belgium, Holland and France, But during the Battle of Britain the Stuka was easy prey to Spitfires and Hurricanes.

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