With four pods mounted on the ETC racks the Ju 88A-13 was a formidable ground strafer. The pods differed only in the angle of inclination of the guns either 0 or 15 degrees. These self contained gun pods carried up to three 7,9 mm MG 81Z twin machine guns along with their ammunition trays. „ additional armor protection for the lower cockpit, fuel tanks and undersides of the engine nacelles with the dive brakes and associated equipment being removedįor strafing enemy troop concentrations, the JU 88A-13 could also carry the 'Waffenbehälter' (weapon holders) WB 81A or B gun pods. On the Ju88-A13, a low-level attack variant of the A4: Quoting from the gorgeous and fully illustrated “ in action” series of squadron/signal:īrian Filley, Junkers Ju 88 in action, part 1, Color by Don Green, Illustrated by Perry Manley, squadron/signal publications, Aircraft Number 85, Carrolton, Texas 1988, p. This "Gieskanne" ("watering can“ as it was nicknamed) carried three MG 81z twin-MGs and came in two versions:Īs the Ju 88 could carry four of these in her ETC-racks the resulting total of twenty-four(!) (plus one in the canopy) machine guns would be both a hell of a fun against head-on attacking fighters and a more than reasonable punch for ground strafing. whether the "Waffenbehälter 81z" (external gun pod) could (will) be implemented with one of the following patches. (reposted here and more references added, thanks to V4_Glo_HUN)Īs a great fan of War Thunder and an even greater aficionado of the (hitherto, alas, rather scarce) Ju 88 series I just keep wondering:ġ.
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