I love flying the Stuka! Again, my friend - Liviu, who becomes reluctant when it comes to any aircraft that is not a fighter, will ask me why in the world did I choose the Stuka, because it can be easily shot down by any fighter plane, it has no speed, you cannot bring it into a dogfight etc.
Liviu, dive bombing - like level bombing, is a different kind of flying and it's really worth trying. Apart from that, dive bombing is so... vintage, because, shortly after WW2, its role has declined. While in WW1, dive bombing was rather an experiment, since the airplanes' structure was too frail to withstand the pullout g acceleration, after releasing the bomb load.
The British were the inventors of this tactic, but, funny thing, in WW2 the dive bombing's inventors did not deploy a dedicated dive bomber! After WW2, dive bombers quickly disappeared, because of their vulnerability to fighter attacks and because of the evolution of various computing bomb sights - which allowed for much better accuracy. Sights could be fitted to almost any plane, especially fighter aircfraft. In this respect, ground-attack tactic evolved from the usage of dedicated to multirole aircraft.
Thus, Liviu, I believe you will find the Ju-87 an excellent war machine for ground attack. You will feel like a god mastering the earth from high above and the dives and pullouts will drive you crazy. If you worry about them enemy fighters, get friendly fighter support or form up in a defensive ring with the other Stukas. If alone, you will need a miracle, but you can help that miracle by heading your plane to friendly lines, hiding into the clouds or hitting the deck and trying to scissor your opponent and force him stall, since your aircraft can still fly at lower speeds.
The FARR (Romanian Royal Air Force) used the Ju-87D on the Eastern Front. The Ju-87D Stuka entered service in 1943 in the 3rd Dive Bomber Group (BOPI): www.worldwar2.ro/arr/?article=760
And a picture of Ju-87 D-3s of the 3rd Dive Bomber Group, Royal Romanian Air Force - October, 1943:
Here is a video I posted on YouTube. Enjoy it:
Liviu, dive bombing - like level bombing, is a different kind of flying and it's really worth trying. Apart from that, dive bombing is so... vintage, because, shortly after WW2, its role has declined. While in WW1, dive bombing was rather an experiment, since the airplanes' structure was too frail to withstand the pullout g acceleration, after releasing the bomb load.
The British were the inventors of this tactic, but, funny thing, in WW2 the dive bombing's inventors did not deploy a dedicated dive bomber! After WW2, dive bombers quickly disappeared, because of their vulnerability to fighter attacks and because of the evolution of various computing bomb sights - which allowed for much better accuracy. Sights could be fitted to almost any plane, especially fighter aircfraft. In this respect, ground-attack tactic evolved from the usage of dedicated to multirole aircraft.
Thus, Liviu, I believe you will find the Ju-87 an excellent war machine for ground attack. You will feel like a god mastering the earth from high above and the dives and pullouts will drive you crazy. If you worry about them enemy fighters, get friendly fighter support or form up in a defensive ring with the other Stukas. If alone, you will need a miracle, but you can help that miracle by heading your plane to friendly lines, hiding into the clouds or hitting the deck and trying to scissor your opponent and force him stall, since your aircraft can still fly at lower speeds.
The FARR (Romanian Royal Air Force) used the Ju-87D on the Eastern Front. The Ju-87D Stuka entered service in 1943 in the 3rd Dive Bomber Group (BOPI): www.worldwar2.ro/arr/?article=760
And a picture of Ju-87 D-3s of the 3rd Dive Bomber Group, Royal Romanian Air Force - October, 1943:
Here is a video I posted on YouTube. Enjoy it:
Beta, that's amazing, really. i'd never do all those calculations, never bother about bombing, unless i was forced to enlist in some dive-bomber unit. I really admire that you want to experience the whole scale of the aerial warfare. But your fighter career will never be as mine
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words. You can do dive bombing, too, I'll show you how, it's not that difficult. As to the fighter career, you're right, it'll never be like yours... I've never thought that an antivirus could actually help your fighter career, with those viruses ganging up in your computer. And, who knows, maybe a hardware upgrade could bring you up in the big league...:)
ReplyDeletethat hurts, Beta. But my finest hour is still to come !
ReplyDeleteThe sooner, the better! Nobody minds fresh meat...
ReplyDeleteVery lucky landing. LOL
ReplyDeleteYes, indeed!
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