Junkers Ju 88C-6 F1+XM (Luftwaffe Taganrog Ukraine)

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Junkers Ju 88C-6 F1+XM (Luftwaffe Taganrog Ukraine) (1:72 scale)
- During early 1942, the Ju 88C-6 was introduced onto the Junkers Assembly line. This variant was the fighter version of the A-4 bomber & 257 were produced for the Luftwaffe during the remainder of that year. The C-6 was used in both the night & day fighter roles & served on all fronts with many being issued to bomber units to form special Zerstorer Squadrons. Here they flew daylight bomber escort & ground attack missions Its nose armament of 3 MG 17 machine guns with 800 to 1000 rounds per gun, one MG151 cannon with 350 rounds, or one MG-FFM cannon with 90-120 rounds soon taught allied pilots that different tactics had to be employed when attacking these heavy fighters. In a bid to trick Soviet fighter pilots into continuing their tried & tested bomber strategy of head on attacks, 4. Zerstorerstaffel/KG 76 painted false >bomber noses> on their C-6"s during the winter of 1942-43. F1+XM served with this unit from the end of 1942 based at Taganrog, in the Ukraine.