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Old 20th September 2016, 00:23
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Re: 22 May 1943 Great Stuka slaughter at Kursk

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Originally Posted by Juha View Post
Soviet fighters shot down 8 or 9 Ju 87s of the II./StG 1 during an attack on Kursk marshalling yards and severely damaged 2 or 3 more, altogether 11 shot down or badly damaged. What happened? Defending Soviet units? What happened to the escorting fighters?

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I would say, it was not a good idea to use the Ju-87 as a day bomber far away from the front line.
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