Ju 87 R-2 Libya

This page is about the premium German bomber Ju 87 R-2 Libya. For other versions, see Ju 87 (Family).

Ju 87 R-2 Libya

Ju 87 R-2 Libya

Germany

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
1.3	1.3	1.3

Class:

PREMIUM

Bomber

Dive bomber

Purchase:400

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Description

The Ju 87 R-2 Libya is a premium rank I German bomber with a battle rating of 1.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Danger Zone".

It is identical to the standard Ju 87 R-2 except for its unique desert camo with a snake motif.

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A screenshot of the plane

General info

Flight performance

Air brakes

Allows you to dramatically reduce the flight speed by releasing special flaps

Max speed

at 4 100 m383 km/h

Turn time27 s

Max altitude7 000 m

EngineJunkers Jumo 211D

TypeInline

Cooling systemWater

Take-off weight4 t

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at _,___ m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	366	355	7000	28.1	29.1	6.5	6.5	434
Upgraded	403	383		25.9	27	14	9.6

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear
X	✓	✓	✓	X

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
680	680	N/A	469	320	~18	~7

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 250	< 350	< 350	> 280

Survivability and armour

Crew2 people

Speed of destruction

Structural680 km/h

Gear680 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB147

RB193

SB2 416

Crew training450

Experts3 000

Aces45

Research Aces220 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 20 / 40 / 110 %

2 × 100 / 100 / 100 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Radiator Airframe Compressor Wings repair Engine Cover Engine injection		mg_belt_pack mg17_new_gun mg_turret_belt_pack mg15_turret_new_gun

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Ju 87 R-2 Libya is armed with:

• 2 x 7.92 mm MG 17 machine guns, wing-mounted (500 rpg = 1,000 total)

Suspended armament

The Ju 87 R-2 Libya can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• 1 x 250 kg SC250JA bomb (250 kg total)
• 1 x 500 kg SC500K bomb (500 kg total)
• 1 x 1,000 kg SC1000L2 bomb (1,000 kg total)

Defensive armament

The Ju 87 R-2 Libya is defended by:

• 1 x 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun, dorsal turret (900 rpg)

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• turret with high fire rate
• Airbrakes
• Customizable armament consist of 250kg , 500kg and 1000kg bombs
• High maximum dive speed for its tier

Cons:

• Pretty slow speed
• Poor rate of climb
• Bad energy retention
• Poor performance while equipped with 1,000 kg bomb
• Can carry only one bomb at a time
• loses a lot of speed when turning

History

Ju-87 R-2 Libya is a regular Ju 87 R-2 dive bomber but with a different camouflage for desert and tropical warfare as well as a large snake going from the tail of the plane to its propeller. Another Ju-87 (T6+AN) has a similar design to this one with the snake illustration. After a photo of it was released at 1976 the shades of the colours of the snake were being debated and still are. Ju-87 R-2 Libya belonged to  St.G 2 and was used at the Libyan coast Tmimi to attack allied ships in the Mediterranean. It was flown by Leutenant Hubert Pölz of 6./St.G 2 and participated in the sinking of HMS Auckland off Tobruk in June 1941.The markings of T6DP designates the fourth plane in the sixth Staffel of the second Gruppe in Sturzkampfgeschwader 2. More information is found in the article in the sources

See also

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• Ju 87 R-2

External links

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• topic on the official game forum;
• https://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/luftwaffe/aircraft/Ju-87/T6+DP.html

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