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(J DUDLEY) wrote:

power from the diesels. But the lack of acceleration killed this off,
as even in?1936? it was clear that the diesel-engined Ju 86s were 'easy
meat' compared to the petrol variant. As an earlier poster reported,
where altitude was needed, not acceleration, then diesel-engined
variants had a future - but when fighters could reach those altitudes,
it was again the end of the diesel.

Yes - the high-altitude variant was moderately successful for a while,
then some Spitfires were stripped down until they could make the altitude.
That stopped German reece over the UK mainland until they got Arado 234s.

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