The stuka was a very intimidating looking aircraft . Along with the screaming sirens it had while in a dive , it must have been one of the most frightening airplanes to be under attack by .
I once saw another program that had a surviving German pilot from the war. He said that the irony after all the failed attempts in Germany to replace the Ju-87. That after the war he found out the perfect replacement did exist, in the US Navy. The Douglas SBD Dauntless, while not perfect he felt it would have been the only other real purpose built dive bomber in WW2 to meet or surpass the Ju-87. Not that it would change the outcome of the war, just that maybe some of friends wouldn't have died.
Kind of a useless factoid, but ... has anybody had this same thought as me: on youtube when you click to full screen, on the bottom lower right the "Exit Full Screen" logo is like the wing markings of WW2 German aircraft, the Balkenkreuz (i.e. not hakenkreuz swastika on the tail). I dunno, I saw it and can't un-see it
Are you sure you shouldn't do laundry....... Hope you where in the kitchen when you said this even when it's just physically. Surprised you weren't watching TLC they lie almost as much as this channel. Anyway please answer..... Was there any axis fighter better than the North American P51 Mustang? Since that is considered the best allied fighter........
i agree its a shame there isn't more photos of the pile of crap with more dead nazis in then they would have a better choice of stukas mauled by the RAF
Peter Brothers The Stuka was very good at dive bombing defenceless cities like Warsaw but it couldn't handle real opposition like the Spitfire and the Hurricane in the Battle of Britain.
2 minutes in and I already have a gripe. The JU-87 was showing it's age in mid 1940. By 1942 it was incredibly obsolete. The SDB and D3A were every bit as effective, if not more so, and they were far less helpless when intercepted by fighters.
The Brits were still using some biplanes when the war began, but they also developed the Lancaster bomber, the Mosquito light weight fighter/bomber neither of which the Germans ever equalled. The Spitfire and Hurricane fighters equalled their German counterparts. On the whole the RAF planes equaled or surpassed the Germans. And the Germans had some aircraft that were hilariously bad. See the He-177.
True. Just about every country still had a few biplanes around when the war started. The Germans used the HS 123 ground attack plane until they ran out of them late in the war. The Brits simply didn't place much value on a true dive bomber. They reasoned, correctly as it turns out, that dedicated dive bombers would be nearly useless and suicidal without total air superiority. So? They led the way in using fighters for ground attack. First the Hurricane and Westland Whirlwind then Spits and finally Typhoons.
Samuel Parker, They HAD to use them,as they had no other dive bomber that Ernst Udet would authorize! all other types ere actually WORSE,other than the Messerschmidt BF110,a twin engine fore runner of the " Destroyer"group of planes.
They removed the"Gabriel's Trumpets",on the post-1940 models,because it slowed the plane by as much as 30 mph. Instead,the put "whistlers" at the rear of the bombs.
The Stuka looked like a raptor. It was very good at terrorizing troops on the ground. I would like to see a new Stuka developed to combat the insurgents in the Middle East. Dive sirens and all. Make a death machine that nobody could ignore. Four 20mm machine guns in the wings, smart bombs with laser-guided sighting, and anti-tank guns to top it off. Ah yes! Let us hear the wailing of the women and the wimpering of our enemies.
As a ground support gun platform , JU 87 G , Hans Rudel destroyed 2,000 Russian tanks and armored vehicles , imagine 1,000 such aircraft in action during Barbarossa !
oh how wrong one could be...they kept ir around for a workhorse, it served from the first to the last, after it became obsolete as a bomber it was of course lethal in the anti-tank role. Rudel used it for an insane amount of kills and general destruction, good enough for him?
Bland, jobbing narrator with horrible, old fashioned private school pronunciation. Couldn't Military Channel get anyone better? If they wanted a British-English voiceover artist there are more expressive alternatives.
Germany had some brilliant minds and brilliant pilots
They trained them very weel son
love the song and that voice at the begining
The Ju87 is an iconic aeroplane. It was designed and used as flying artillery.
I'm fascinated by this plane as well as most other German WW2 aircraft.
The Aichi D3A Val of the Japanese Navy actually holds the record for most allied ships sunk.
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@Holden Milo meh I watch on Flixportal. You can find it thru google:P -jaden
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On the wrong side, but one can not help but to be in awe of the Luftwafee. They had incredible aircrafts and incredible pilots.
The stuka was a very intimidating looking aircraft . Along with the screaming sirens it had while in a dive , it must have been one of the most frightening airplanes to be under attack by .
I would like the USAF to make a new Stuka. Spread terror in the Middle East with the howl of the dive sirens.
The b model was the one that had sirens any other variant after did not.
i love stuka.
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Thank you.
Silly Questions = Silly Answers.
this was awesome thanks for posting Ryan!
stuka is the best diving bomber
Truly a great plane.
One of the most Sinister looking aircraft
If the Klingons ever built single-engine, low-wing monoplanes this is what they they would have looked like.
ah ha! Best comment ever!
Excellent comment! Kaplaa!!!!
I once saw another program that had a surviving German pilot from the war. He said that the irony after all the failed attempts in Germany to replace the Ju-87. That after the war he found out the perfect replacement did exist, in the US Navy. The Douglas SBD Dauntless, while not perfect he felt it would have been the only other real purpose built dive bomber in WW2 to meet or surpass the Ju-87. Not that it would change the outcome of the war, just that maybe some of friends wouldn't have died.
Precursor to the A10 Warthog....
Kind of a useless factoid, but ... has anybody had this same thought as me: on youtube when you click to full screen, on the bottom lower right the "Exit Full Screen" logo is like the wing markings of WW2 German aircraft, the Balkenkreuz (i.e. not hakenkreuz swastika on the tail). I dunno, I saw it and can't un-see it
dcsoldatos yea I know... it cannot be unseen.
And people say the Nazi's moved to Argentina...
dcsoldatos that’s always what I see
I love this Terrifying Evil Bird of Prey, this was a bird you don’t want be in way of, it destroyed anything in its path during WWII.
Richard Wagner is the midwife of modern warfare.
Totally obsolete by 1942; when encountered by determined pilots flying modern aircraft, they suffered heavy losses.
+Ad Mirer Yep, a bit of a death trap.
That's what the man in the video said too.
was always obsolete: was a suicide aircraft without a strong fighter protection...
Are you sure you shouldn't do laundry....... Hope you where in the kitchen when you said this even when it's just physically. Surprised you weren't watching TLC they lie almost as much as this channel. Anyway please answer..... Was there any axis fighter better than the North American P51 Mustang? Since that is considered the best allied fighter........
Italian Macchi. BTW, it is "were", not "where". Learn proper English grammar, before exposing your ignorance.
Gosh, how many orchestral versions of Moonlight sonata they recorded?
Not enough
The Stuka was a wonderful airplane, but could you find another screengrab other than showing a crashed one?
yes
Ryan98063 Don't listen to people like this guy...post another screen grab, tell him to fuck off
the stuka was a flying target for the fighters...
i agree its a shame there isn't more photos of the pile of crap with more dead nazis in then they would have a better choice of stukas mauled by the RAF
Peter Brothers The Stuka was very good at dive bombing defenceless cities like Warsaw but it couldn't handle real opposition like the Spitfire and the Hurricane in the Battle of Britain.
It is, theyre using a Barry Manilow soundtrack!
What makes It Howl?
It was fine attacking fleeing refugees. Against opposition it was shot from the skies - which was why production was stopped in 1943.
2 minutes in and I already have a gripe. The JU-87 was showing it's age in mid 1940. By 1942 it was incredibly obsolete. The SDB and D3A were every bit as effective, if not more so, and they were far less helpless when intercepted by fighters.
pete sampson Yet they were used from the 1st day of the war right up to the end, obsolete or not.
The Brits were still using some biplanes when the war began, but they also developed the Lancaster bomber, the Mosquito light weight fighter/bomber neither of which the Germans ever equalled. The Spitfire and Hurricane fighters equalled their German counterparts. On the whole the RAF planes equaled or surpassed the Germans. And the Germans had some aircraft that were hilariously bad. See the He-177.
True. Just about every country still had a few biplanes around when the war started. The Germans used the HS 123 ground attack plane until they ran out of them late in the war. The Brits simply didn't place much value on a true dive bomber. They reasoned, correctly as it turns out, that dedicated dive bombers would be nearly useless and suicidal without total air superiority. So? They led the way in using fighters for ground attack. First the Hurricane and Westland Whirlwind then Spits and finally Typhoons.
pete sampson Don't forget the Tempest, a much improved version of the Typhoon.
Samuel Parker,
They HAD to use them,as they had no other dive bomber that Ernst Udet would authorize!
all other types ere actually WORSE,other than the Messerschmidt BF110,a twin engine fore runner of the " Destroyer"group of planes.
* SADDLED WITH A POOR POWER PLANT ! BUILDERS,DID NOT UPGRADE SYSTEM !
It's probably because I'm uncultured, but I've never heard the word 'debut' pronounced that way...🤔
I have the JU 87 in warthunder
I wish they chose better music instead of ‘hold tunes’ , it’s doing more damage then the plane itself!
Ok captain
your probably right
2021hello
It was a 'good' idea to have that awful noise it made. Terrifying.
mcwolfus88 it is supposed to be terrifying
They removed the"Gabriel's Trumpets",on the post-1940 models,because it slowed the plane by as much as 30 mph.
Instead,the put "whistlers" at the rear of the bombs.
Dingus - That's what mcwolfus88's saying.
The Stuka looked like a raptor. It was very good at terrorizing troops on the ground. I would like to see a new Stuka developed to combat the insurgents in the Middle East. Dive sirens and all. Make a death machine that nobody could ignore. Four 20mm machine guns in the wings, smart bombs with laser-guided sighting, and anti-tank guns to top it off. Ah yes! Let us hear the wailing of the women and the wimpering of our enemies.
Flying tank.lol
As a ground support gun platform , JU 87 G , Hans Rudel destroyed 2,000 Russian tanks and armored vehicles , imagine 1,000 such aircraft in action during Barbarossa !
When the Americans were designing their A10 Tankbuster,
they studied the JU87.
Riiigght, because the A10 was going to be a dive bomber. Try the P-47 Thunderbolt skippy.
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top speed of about 230 mph ...
Why call it J-U? It's pronounced "you".
a historical embarrassment. new way to describe a total defeat .?
oh how wrong one could be...they kept ir around for a workhorse, it served from the first to the last, after it became obsolete as a bomber it was of course lethal in the anti-tank role. Rudel used it for an insane amount of kills and general destruction, good enough for him?
martinsigsworth and a man iôu
The Stuka. The best plane made by the worst people
"Best Plane?" You need to attend drug rehab.
'K
Bland, jobbing narrator with horrible, old fashioned private school pronunciation. Couldn't Military Channel get anyone better? If they wanted a British-English voiceover artist there are more expressive alternatives.
Why didn't you do it?
I just hate when the narrators calls the Luftwaffe Luftoaffe. American ignorance, as usual! :-(
mrmrmosse....The "narrators", is British....ignorance, as usual
Either way...
Mrmrmosse, this is a flawed propaganda bit. Ju-87 was a neat plane for sure. But this doc's intent is to romanticize this great war.
who cares you moron. Everyone knows what they meant.
Ik neuk goed graag zwarten