Though sturdy, accurate, and very effective against ground targets, the Stuka was, like many other dive bombers of the period, vulnerable to fighter aircraft. During the Battle of Britain of …

Junkers Ju 87 Stuka Type: Two-seat German dive-bomber. The Junkers Ju 87, commonly known as the Stuka (from Sturzkampfflugzeug, “dive bomber”), was a German dive bomber and …

The Ju 87G was a specialized anti-tank version, fitted with two BK 3.7 (Flak 18) guns hung under the wings just outboard of the landing gears. This 37-mm-gun was a formidable weapon …

Hans-Ulrich Rudel's Junkers Ju 87 G, with twin BK 3,7 gun pods attached to the underside of the wings, in Russia 1943. The Bordkanone 3,7 (BK 3,7) ("on-board cannon 3.7") was a German …

2025年3月22日 · The gun pods were bulky and clumsy looking (each pod weighed 600 pounds), but they did turn the Stuka into a potentially effective tank killer. Shown here is a Ju 87G-2.

2015年6月4日 · The Stuka’s maximum speed was only a sluggish 242 mph, while its two wing-mounted MG-17 machine guns and its single rear-facing 7.92 mm weapon were woefully …

2020年11月7日 · The two 37 mm (1.46 in) cannons were mounted in under-wing gun pods, each loaded with a six round magazine of armour-piercing tungsten carbide ammunition. With these …

2024年2月24日 · Few aircraft in history were able to cause such terror — to both seasoned troops and helpless civilians alike — as the German-made Junkers Ju 87 dive-bomber. Known …

The Junkers Ju 87, commonly known as Stuka (short of ‘Sturzkampfbomber’, the German word for dive-bomber), is one of the classic military aircraft of aviation history. The name Stuka, …

Known as the terror weapon of World War II, the Junker Ju-87 Stuka dive bomber left an indelible mark on war history. With its famous wailing siren and devastating capabilities, this aircraft …