Junkers Ju-87Z Stuka
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German forces attempting to force the British
from Greece were dealt a severe blow by the appearance of Spitfires and
Beauforts of floats. To counter these mobile based aircraft, the Germans
attempted to modify several of their existing fighters. The Bf-109E (Z) variant,
known as Rudolf, was dangerously unstable, but the Stuka took to water like a
duck.
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The reduction in airspeed made aiming bombs all
that much easier, but the struts eliminated the centerline bomb rack. The
ingenious engineers at Fiesler created electrically operated bombay doors in the
floats themselves, allowing the carriage of two 150 kg bombs internally.