Recent content by dieseltaylor

I am truly impressed by the expertise : )

I am grateful for the posts. The item by Neumann is interseting as in the htread on Battlefront some are happy to accept N.'s speed estimate whilst refuting the 87G as a tank killer!. I had maintained that a] as Rudel said fly slow B] and from Flyboys comment on speed that optimum was slower...

An amateur pilot has given a best guess speed of 100 knots - about 180kph. It just looks fast : ). As for the ability to hit small targets - the vulnerable bits of tanks etc that is still up for debate. I am conscious that some pilots are substantially better than average so I reconcile...

Thanks for the link. That really is brilliant stuff. Rudel said low speed was primary so I personally think it's not Rudel flying! and it is very late war in wooded terrain when things may have changed considerably from the days on the steppes.

Any airspeed information on this version of the Stuka would be appreciated. This information for any variant might still be useful . Thanks

It seems some posters do not understand that Rudel actually did hunt tanks and stressed highly that slow speed was required. He also did not waste time attacking defended targets as the cost in planes was too high. I do not know the stall speed for a Stuka G but if we assume that it is 100kph...