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Junkers JU 87 "Stuka"
The Stuka struck terror in its targets. The screaming sirens drove men mad.
The Stuka looked like a vulture . It could preciously bomb a target while phycologically bombing infantrymen . It would hit two birds with one stone. The stuka was the aircraft of ace Hans Ulrich Rudell who destroyed 500 Russian tanks on the Eastern Front.
Type: Dive bomber and ground attack
Crew: Two
Engine:
Engine: 1
Junkers Jumo 211 A Water-Cooled Inverted V12
1,100 hp
Ju 87B-2
Model: Junkers Jumo 211 Da
Type: Water-Cooled Inverted V12
Number: One Horsepower: 1,200 hp
Dimensions:
Wing span: 45 ft. 3¼ in. (13.8m)
Length: 36 ft. 5 in. (11.1m)
Height: 12 ft. 9 in. (3.9m)
Weight:
9,371 lbs. (4250 kg)
Performance:
Speed: 242 mph (390 kph)
Range: 373 miles (600 km)
Ceiling: 26,250 ft. (8,000m)
Armament:
Two 7.92mm MG 17 machine guns in wings.
One 7.92mm MG 17 machine gun in rear cockpit.
Bomb Load:
One 1,100 lb. (500 kg) bomb on centerline.
Four 110 lb. (50 kg) bombs on wing racks.
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