Junkers Ju87 G-1, Luftwaffe, 10.(Pz)/SG 1, Dubno, Ukraine, June 1944

Product description

There were two versions of the Ju-87 used as tank busters, the G-1 with the short-wing span of the D-3 model while the G-2 was based on the more aerodynamic long-wing span D-5 model. The power plants were upgraded to Jumo 211J and two 30 mm (1.2 in) cannons added by installing them in gun pods mounted under the wings and fired special armour-piercing ammunition, with tungsten cores, at a muzzle velocity of 850m/sec. The Ju-87G1 was also 
designed to carry a 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) free-fall bomb load.

Junkers Ju-87G-1 Specifications

Type - Ju-87G-1

Function - anti-tank

Year – 1942

Crew – 2

Engines - 1 X 1400hp Junkers Jumo 211J

Dimensions
Wing Span - 15.00 m
Length - 11.50 m
Height - 3.90 m
Wing Area - 33.69m2

Weights
Empty - 4400 kg
Maximum - 6600 kg

Performance
Speed - 314 km/h
Range - 320 km

Armament
2 x 37 mm cannons
1 x 7.92 mm mg

Bombs
Maximum – 816 kgs