Keith Willshaw wrote:

"Eunometic" wrote in message
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Sure if they managed to bounce the Ju 87 however late war Ju87's had
half the attrition rate of FW190s possibly becuase the rear crew
member provided a very effective lookout and some return fire abillity

More likely becausethey couldnt be used in high threat
environments. The Luftwaffe was forced to withdraw them
from the BOB in 1940 as they were being slaughtered .

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To be more precise, they withdrew them so that they would be available to
support the invasion. "Slaughtered" is an over-used and inaccurate term,
and RAF Ju-87 kill claims during the BoB, while heavy, were very
exaggerated. But the point is, any a/c carrying bombs has to operate in an
environment of air superiority if it's to keep the loss rate acceptable over
the long term, unless its performance is such that it's impossible (or
nearly so) to intercept. That holds true for fighter-bombers as well as
anything else. Sure, the Jabos can jettison, but at that point they're no
longer fighter-bombers, just fighters who's primary mission has been aborted
by the defenses.

Guy