I think after they gave the USA the B-25 in the DarkFlow update, it’s about time Germany got a new plane too.guess you guys all know this plane pretty well, especially if you play War Thunder.
Weapon Position Standard Planned Configuration
Nose (Fixed, forward-firing) 1 × 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon
Dorsal Turret Twin 13 mm MG 131 machine guns
Tail Turret Twin 13 mm MG 131 machine guns
Ventral (Rear-firing) 1 × 13 mm MG 131 machine gun
Key Features (compared to the Ju 188)
It boasts unmatched flight performance among bombers, featuring exceptional speed and climb capability.
Powerful defensive armament with a “magical” tail gun.
Pilot-controlled forward guns
A maximum bombload of up to 3,000 kg
Should the JU 288 C be added?
What should this plane carry?
2 x 1000kg SC1000
8 x 250kg SC250
The 32 x 50kg SC50 suspended armament is excluded from consideration due to its unsuitable nature for the Enlisted environment.
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I think we need more bombers
Rather have 6 250kg… no need for it to create another asymmetrical balance the US people can exploit.
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Ju 188 should be buffed instead. Make the frontal 20mm pilot controlled.
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Thanks for the reminder! I actually forgot to add two options: 1 x 1000kg SC1000+ 2 x 250kg SC250,6 x 250kg SC250. However, I’m not sure how to add new options to the already published post.
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Nerf the Ju-188 to 4*250kg and move to BR4, and add this.
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I think after they gave the USA the B-25 in the DarkFlow update, it’s about time Germany got a new plane too.guess you guys all know this plane pretty well, especially if you play War Thunder.
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Weapon Position
Standard Planned Configuration
Nose (Fixed, forward-firing)
1 × 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon
Dorsal Turret
Twin 13 mm MG 131 machine guns
Tail Turret
Twin 13 mm MG 131 machine guns
Ventral (Rear-firing)
1 × 13 mm MG 131 machine gun
Key Featu…
https://old-wiki.warthunder.com/Ar_234_C-3?ysclid=mk1nr0dqts274938227
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and this 1000kg SC1000 is being from consideration? What purposes do you intend to use it for? What kind of intractable problems should this solve?
Ehhhhhh this things flying stats are absolutely crazy. Seems overtuned.
Only Japan needs a big bomber NOW
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That’s just the way loadouts are in WT. Just saying,why else have a poll to talk about it?
oh, so are you the only one who enjoys just hitting spacebar and never killing anything? My apologies for not catering to you.
oh, so are you the only one who enjoys just hitting a “kill all” button.
kotiк
January 6, 2026, 9:38am
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It’s clear that the Ju-188 isn’t competitive with its Soviet and American “counterparts”.
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It’s clear that the Ju-188 isn’t competitive with its Soviet and American “counterparts”.
So this bomber will be useful to us.
However, first and foremost, it’s better to at least add something to the Japanese’s arsenal.
In 1943, the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal started the development of a high-speed, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft capable of outrunning any pursuing fighters. The project was later given the designation R2Y Keiun (Cirrus Cloud). The first prototype,...
on 5 BR Japan, enter “R2Y2 Kai V3”. And the Germans will introduce the Ar-234 c-3 into Enlisted for 5 BR (besides, it has 2 mg-131 course guns)
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Why isn’t the ju188a2 competitive? Cuz the pilot doesn’t control any guns??? It’s better than the American bomber and nearly as good as the tu2
kotiк
January 6, 2026, 1:25pm
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Lack of forward-firing weapons and inferior flight performance.
Can you break down how it has an inferior flight performance? And it does have forward facing guns just not pilot controlled. You can swap to them.
kotiк
January 6, 2026, 1:29pm
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Ju-188 behaves in the air like a cow on ice
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Interesting cuz in war thunder they have turn times both exceeding 30 seconds. Now you wanna put down some actual numbers?
kotiк
January 6, 2026, 1:32pm
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All the numbers are in the datasheets for these planes.
