Although usually associated with the Wehrmacht&8217;s feared &8216; Lightning War&8217; attacks at the beginning of WWII the Ju 87B Stuka was also a highly effective maritime strike bomber Capable of performing precision dive bombing attacks against any Allied vessel the Stuka took a heavy toll of shipping in the English Channel North Africa & in the Mediterranean The Stuka also saw service with the air forces of Italy Romania Bulgaria & Hungary as well as remaining in Luftwaffe service throughout WWIIThe attack dive of the Stuka was so severe that quite a number of automatic features had to be incorporated into the manoeuvre At an altitude of Approx. 15000 ft the pilot would locate his target through a bombsight window which was located in the floor of the cockpit His engine & propeller had automatic controls to optimise the aircraft when in a dive & an automatic trimmer would make the aircraft tail heavy as the pilot initiated the dive He would move the dive lever to the rear which would limit the &8216;kick&8217; of the control column & quickly begin a defined sequence of actions which if done correctly would see his ordnance detonate on his intended target He quickly set the trim tabs reduced the throttle & closed the engine coolant flaps The aircraft would automatically become tail heavy & pitch over in a 180-degree roll placing the aircraft in a steep nose-down dive &8211; at the same time dive breaks were automatically deployed to reduce the speed of the dive to a constant 360 mph This was the point of no return &8211; the attack sequence had begun As the strain on the body of the pilot increased he still had much work to do The angle of his dive could be checked by looking at a series of red lines on the side of his cockpit window & lining them up against the horizon &8211; 60 75 or 80 degree angle of attack He would then look forward through the fixed gun sight to line up his attack before releasing his heavy main bomb
- the optimum release height was indicated to the pilot by a light flicking on in his altimeter The bomb was carried on a large U-shaped cradle which would swing down on release throwing the bomb safely clear of the large propeller & on to the target As all this action was taking place the pilot would have certainly had at least a couple of reassuring glances at the red pins protruding up from the top of the wings which informed him that the automatic dive recovery system was engaged should he fall victim to a g-induced black-out All this would have been taking place in just a matter of a few frantic seconds! Once the bombs had left the aircraft it automatically began its dive recovery sequence This was the point at which the maximum g loading on the crew would be felt & forces in excess of six times the force of gravity were regularly experienced which could result in vision impairment at the very least Once recovered & the nose of the aircraft was above the horizon the dive breaks were automatically retracted the throttle was opened & the propeller was set to climb &8211; the pilot then quickly had to manually open the coolant flaps to prevent the engine from overheating & then resume flying the aircraft This was the point that the Stuka was at its most vulnerable flying at low level at relatively slow speed & in hostile territory His rear gunner may still be blacked out & indeed the pilot might still be feeling a little light headed but every anti-aircraft gun rifle & enemy fighter in the vicinity would be taking pot-shots at them from every angle
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The Revell Technik Junkers Ju 88 A-4 Model Kit in 132 scale from the plastic aircraft model kits range accurately recreates the real life German bomber aircraft flown during World War II This Revell Technik kit features extra parts to add extensive lighting & movement effects to the model This Revell aircraft model requires paint & glue to complete This is just one of many great kits from the Revell plastic models range Revell colours required 5 9 15 17 36 39 40 45 49 56 76 77 83 84 85 91 99 302 330 ...

A model reproduction of the Ju 88 one of the most versatile German combat aircraft of the Second World War The Ju 88A-4 was the result of numerous improvements to the design & was manufactured en-mass to become the Luftwaffe&s standard bomber
- Detailed cockpit- Distinctive instrument panel- Tail wheel- Ventral gondola- Separate ailerons & flaps- 2 detailed engines- Rotatable propeller- Detailed under-carriage- Detailed machine guns Authentic representation of the following versions- Junkers Ju 88 A-4 Werknummer 8643 VAAW 12KG 1 Hindenburg 1943- Junkers Ju 88 A-4 Werknummer 1050 0KFB Stab IKG 51 Edelweiss
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The Ju 88 was the most universal German aircraft of the Second World War It served as a Dive-Bomber a Night-Fighter a Torpedo Bomber as well as a Mine-layer & Reconnaissance Aircraft Production commenced with the Ju 88A-1 in September 1939 The Ju 88 saw its first action during the occupation of Norway followed in August by an increase in attacks on the British mainland Structural improvements to the A-1 led to an enhanced defensive armament & changes in thewing design The subsequent version was designated A-4 & became the Luftwaffe&s standard bomber It entered mass production & became the basis forall further development of the Ju 88 as a bomber ground attack & reconnaissance aircraft 3094 aircraft were built in 1942 alone ...

The Ju 88 was the most versatile German fighter in World War II With the Ju 88A-1 the series production was started in 1939 From the beginning of August 1940 on attacks on the British mainland followed On August 15th English tactics changed & the Luftwaffe's successes diminished until the tide finally turned on September 15th Detailed cockpit Detailed pilot seat Pronounced instrument panel Separate ailerons & flaps Rotating propellers Detailed chassis Detailed MGDecal markings for 2 versions of the Luftwaffe ...

Set in Artist Justin Hillgrove’s Imp Lands world Jun King is a multiplayer strategy card game of 2-6 players where players assume the role of Scavenger Imps sifting through the massive piles of garbage in the Junklands looking for prestigious items to raise their social standing with their tribe Everyone draws off the same shuffled deck of cards in the center of play called the Junkpile On your turn you draw a card place a piece of junk into play from your hand & then activate one of the abilities on your junk or use your character&s ability All junk is worth something In the Junkpile there is one card that is the most coveted of items called The Crown Once a player draws that card the game is over & everyone adds up the points displayed on the pieces of junk they have found or hoarded The player with the most points wins the current round The game only takes about 15 minutes to play & is designed for multiple rounds of play ...

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NOTE REQUIRES EITHER JUNKO ZOOMER KIT TO WORK
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