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Forsyth Robert - Ju 87d/ G Stuka Versus T - 34 Eastern Front 1942 45 - Paperback
Forsyth Robert - Ju 87d/ G Stuka Versus T - 34 Eastern Front 1942 45 - Paperback
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Description: An examination of two of the most high - profile air and land weapons to be deployed on the Eastern Front in World War II. In late 1942, as part of its attempts to strike back at ever - increasing numbers of Soviet tanks the German air ministry authorised the development of an adaptation and enhancement of the longspan Junkers Ju 87 D - 5 Stuka dive - bomber. The aircraft was duly fitted with two underwing pods containing 37 mm BK cannon an antiaircraft cannon with its origins dating back to 1933. The solid slow Ju 87 airframe offered the Luftwaffe an ideal platform for specialist low level 'tank - killing operations. Despite the wealth of experience possessed by some of the Luftwaffe's ground - attack and dive - bomber aces knocking out T - 34 tanks from the air was a demanding and difficult process. Nevertheless some Luftwaffe pilots notched up impressive tank scores and the Ju 87 is credited with the destruction of more than 100 tanks across the central and southern sectors of the Eastern Front including during the Battle of Kursk. Including personal accounts from Stuka pilots and biographies of the anti - tank aces together with detailed photographs of the cannon installation into the Ju 87 G and details of the construction of the T - 34 illustrated using specially commissioned artwork this book covers the epic clash of two legendary machines of World War II.
Title: Ju 87d/ G Stuka Versus T - 34 Eastern Front 1942 45
Author(s): Forsyth Robert, Gareth Hector
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781472854759
Pages: 80 Pages, Colour Artwork Plates And Maps; Black & White And Colour Photographs And Illustrations.
Publication Date: 9/26/2023
Series: Duel
Category: Military Aircraft
Description: An examination of two of the most high - profile air and land weapons to be deployed on the Eastern Front in World War II. In late 1942, as part of its attempts to strike back at ever - increasing numbers of Soviet tanks the German air ministry authorised the development of an adaptation and enhancement of the longspan Junkers Ju 87 D - 5 Stuka dive - bomber. The aircraft was duly fitted with two underwing pods containing 37 mm BK cannon an antiaircraft cannon with its origins dating back to 1933. The solid slow Ju 87 airframe offered the Luftwaffe an ideal platform for specialist low level 'tank - killing operations. Despite the wealth of experience possessed by some of the Luftwaffe's ground - attack and dive - bomber aces knocking out T - 34 tanks from the air was a demanding and difficult process. Nevertheless some Luftwaffe pilots notched up impressive tank scores and the Ju 87 is credited with the destruction of more than 100 tanks across the central and southern sectors of the Eastern Front including during the Battle of Kursk. Including personal accounts from Stuka pilots and biographies of the anti - tank aces together with detailed photographs of the cannon installation into the Ju 87 G and details of the construction of the T - 34 illustrated using specially commissioned artwork this book covers the epic clash of two legendary machines of World War II.
Title: Ju 87d/ G Stuka Versus T - 34 Eastern Front 1942 45
Author(s): Forsyth Robert, Gareth Hector
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781472854759
Pages: 80 Pages, Colour Artwork Plates And Maps; Black & White And Colour Photographs And Illustrations.
Publication Date: 9/26/2023
Series: Duel
Category: Military Aircraft
