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Italeri 1/72 WW2 German JU-87G-2 KANONENVOGEL aircraft

Product Code: ITA1466

Availability: Out of stock

These are plastic model sets that require assembly and painting. They do not contain paints and glues unless otherwise stated.

Description


SUPER DECALS SHEET FOR 4 VERSIONS - COLOR INSTRUCTION SHEET


FIGURE NOT INCLUDED - CONTAINS 1 MODEL


The JU-87 dive bomber is certainly one of the best known aircraft of WW2. The characteristic "gull wing€� aircraft gained great notoriety at the beginning of the war, and is considered, together with the Panzer Divisions of the Wehrmacht, as defining symbols of the Blitzkrieg. During the war, new versions with differing operational profiles were introduced. The Ju-87G was developed as an "anti-tank" version of the  Stuka, to counter the vast array of enemy armored vehicles deployed on the eastern front post 1943.The Stuka €œace€� Hans Ulrich Rudel proposed the addition of  two 37 mm Flak 18 cannons housed in underwing pods to better counter this developing threat. With this configuration the Ju-87G "Kanonenvogel" proved extremely effective in the hands of experienced pilots. Even more refined was the G-2 version which was characterized by greater wing surfaces, in turn derived from the previous D-5 version.

Italeri 1/72 WW2 German JU-87G-2 KANONENVOGEL aircraft