I am currently reading Hans Ulrich Rudel’s autobiography ‘Stuka pilot’ and it started me musing over how we could increase the usage of the Ju-87 in Aces High.
well why not?
Obviously it is hardly used in the main arena except by newbies, show offs or damn fools but in real life it was a tough well liked old bird that performed the anti armour mission on the Russian front remarkably well.
And I feel we do need a good anti armour plane.
Of course, like all things in life, tweaking a plane’s parameters always has to be a compromise. Give with one hand and take with another so we don’t get an uber-plane.
Well, in the Stuka’s case I think it already has enough cons (under powered, lack of fighter maneuverability, damn all ammo.. ie: a sitting duck.
But what could we do to increase its use?
Well, I hereby suggest two things:
1. Lets have the G version with those under-wing 37mm cannon. Think tank-buster! You have a swarm of armour attacking your base? If this bird was available would you take it up and start hunting T-34’s. Damn right I would for one! Are the tanks more vulnerable from the rear? I seem to remember this is actually modelled somewhere. Then lets emulate Rudel and hedge hop around to their backside for a lead enema! Cool! Surely this wouldnt be a hugh job for Hitechcreations?
2. Lets enable the CCIP dive bomber sight online just for this plane. The stuka was noted for its pin point accuracy with bombs. Rudel notes how he used to go fishing with 100kg bombs in nearby rivers! In a screaming dive they were very accurate. So give that plane the dive bomb sight that is usually only available offline.
Whaddaya think?
Lets start hunting Tanks!
