Was the Ju 188 a significant Improvement.

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Was the Ju 188 a significant Improvement.

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Post by Somua2 » 25 Aug 2007, 06:26

The subject line asks it all.

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Post by warrant officer » 09 Sep 2007, 22:57

The Ju88A4 specs are: 4 seat bomber, max speed 292 mph at 17,390 feet, service ceiling 26,900 feet, maximum range 1,696 miles, maximum bomb load 4.409 pounds internal and external.

The Ju188E1 specs are: 4 seat bomber, max speed 311 mph at 19,685 feet,service ceiling 30,660 feet, maximum range 1,209 miles, maximum bomb load 6,614 pounds.

Comparison of the specs would suggest that the 188 was marginally faster, with a higher service ceiling and a larger bomb capacity with a shorter combat mission radius.

Source of data is: Axis Aircraft of WW2 by David Mondey published in 1984.


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Post by Kurfürst » 10 Sep 2007, 18:55

Food for thought... the Ju 188 series started right off with the "E" subytype. That's because the original designation was quite simply Ju 88E, later changed to Ju 188.. the Ju 188 was nothing but an improved version of the Ju 88, from which it largely differed in having a redesigned crew compartment housing a more effective defensive armament and new engines. Bomb capacity was the same btw, and I'd risk the statement that range wasn't much different either, perhaps the source quotes for different conditions - fuel capacity was the same.

A significant improvement over the Ju 88 in looks, that is for certain ! 8-)

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Post by Cantankerous » 27 May 2022, 18:02

Kurfürst wrote:
10 Sep 2007, 18:55
Food for thought... the Ju 188 series started right off with the "E" subytype. That's because the original designation was quite simply Ju 88E, later changed to Ju 188.. the Ju 188 was nothing but an improved version of the Ju 88, from which it largely differed in having a redesigned crew compartment housing a more effective defensive armament and new engines. Bomb capacity was the same btw, and I'd risk the statement that range wasn't much different either, perhaps the source quotes for different conditions - fuel capacity was the same.

A significant improvement over the Ju 88 in looks, that is for certain ! 8-)
I have a copy of the first volume of William Medcalf's two-volume series about the Junkers Ju 88 and on page 115 the Ju 88 V30 is listed in Table 8-2 as the Ju 88E prototype. Although the Ju 88 V44 that was first flown in 1941 was formally designated Ju 188 V1 and thus officially was the first Ju 188 prototype, the Ju 88Es converted to Ju 188E iteration were actually the first Ju 188s to fly.

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