Junkers Ju 88A

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Junkers Ju 88A, 1942

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Type: Medium Bomber Origin: Junkers Flugzeug und Motorenwerke AG Designed by: W. H. Evers and Alfred Gassner Crew: 4

First Flight: December 21, 1936 Service Introduction: 1939 Retired (France): 1951 Number Built: 15,000+ (all models)

Specifications for Ju 88A-4

Powerplant: Model: Junkers Jumo 211J Type: Liquid-cooled inverted V12 Horsepower: 1,401 hp       Number: 2 Supercharger:     No. Speeds: 2     No. Stages: N/A     Ratios: 8.8, 12.4     Impellor Diam.: 8.91 in Propeller     Mfr: V.D.M./Junkers     No. Blades: 3     Diameter: N/A     Pitch Control: Hydraulic Fuel System:     Rating: 87 octane     Delivery: Direct injection     Capacity:       Normal: 771 gallons       Maximum: 1,193 Dimensions: Length: 47 ft 27⁄8 in (14.36 m) Wingspan: 65.88 ft (20.08 m) Height: 16.63 ft (5.07 m) Wing area: 587 ft² (54.7 m²) Weights: Landing Wt: 20,400 lbs. Loaded wt: 28,300 lbs. Max takeoff wt: 30,300 lbs. Performance: Cruise Speed: 254 mph @ 16,400 ft. Economical Cruise: 198 mph @ 16,400 ft. Maximum speed: 317mph @ 17,388 ft Take-Off Distance: 3,500 ft Range: 1,429 miles (2,430 km) Service ceiling:     Normal Load: 24,200 ft     Max. Load: 22,700 ft.     Fuel/no bombs: 32,500 ft. Armaments: Guns: – 1 × 7.92 mm MG 81J machine gun on     flexible mount in front windscreen, firing     forward.       Ammunition: 1,000 rounds. – 2 × 7.92 mm MG 81J on flexible mounts     in back of the cockpit firing to the rear       Ammunition: 1,000 rounds each. – 1 × 7.92 MG 81Z twin machine guns in the     gondola under the cockpit firing to the rear.       Ammunition: 3,000 rounds in total. Drop Ordnance: – 6,614 lb (3,000 kg) maximum of bombs in     internal bomb bays and externally     or overloaded to 7,937 lb (3,600 kg). Or – 2 × LT aerial torpedoes

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– Additional fitting of a single 7.92 mm MG 15, MG 81J (on occasion a twin MG 81Z)
   or 13 mm MG 131 machine gun in A-Stand in the lower nose glazing.

– A single 13 mm MG 131 was sometimes used in place of the 7.92 mm MG 81J or MG 81Z
   machineguns in the A-Stand, B-Stand or Bola gondola positions.

– A modification of the A-4, the Ju 88 A-13s could carry the Waffenbehälter WB 81A or
   WB 81B (firing with 15° downwards deflection) gun pods on external bomb racks for
   ground attack duties, each "watering can" containing three 7.92 mm MG 81Z twin machine
   guns, for strafing enemy troops.

– Aircraft may carry one 20 mm MG FF cannon in the nose for ground attack purposes, with
   90 rounds of ammunition, in place of the Lotfernrohr 7 bombsight

Sources:
German Aircraft and Armament: Informational Intelligence, Summary No. 44-32, October 1944 (Informational Intelligence Summary)
Wikipedia - Junkers Ju 88