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Spanner - use on Ju 88 C-2?
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does anyone know if the Spanner device was used on Ju 88 C-2 at the time of the Battle of Britain? Was it used on Ju 88 C-2 at all? The sources I found so far seem to indicated that the Spanner was only used on Do 17 Z-10(possible Z-7 too), Do 215 B-5 and some Bf 110(seemingly the useless Spanner II) but not the Ju 88 C-2. With regards |
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Re: Spanner - use on Ju 88 C-2?
I've not come across any information that would suggest its use on the Ju 88 C-2
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Re: Spanner - use on Ju 88 C-2?
Thanks, makes me wonder how they operated.
Can't imaging having any effect in 1940/41 over England without any kind of detection device. Defiants have done OK but they were guided from the radar station. |
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Re: Spanner - use on Ju 88 C-2?
The tactic was basically aim for a bomber airfield or follow bombers back. No real need for any form of AI equipment
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Re: Spanner - use on Ju 88 C-2?
Probably in the same way that Me 410s of V./KG 2 (later II./KG 51), also with detection devices, did in 1943–44, by looking for lights and other activity on airfields and either bombing those or attacking aircraft in the landing pattern.
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