German airframes

[davesnoke]

Can all German Ju 87 production be converted to the G variant when it becomes available, and if not, why?

[Denniss]

You will get near historical production so lots of D-1/D-3/D-5 and a couple hundred Gs
Production is in general not changeable by the player.

[davesnoke]

I should have been more explicit. From what I've seen of the editor, it appears as if the 2 JU87 airframe factories in Berlin and Bremen can be altered by eliminating the airframe changes in 43/44 (to FW190), holding the production size constant at peak levels, and specifying upgrade from JU87D-3 to JU87G circa 4 or 5/43. The D-5 would be set to a first date of 4/45, and a last date of 6/45, so in effect, the D-5 would never appear, and all JU87 squadrons would eventually migrate to the 87G configuration (yes, max imports would need to be changed to 1600).

I'm intrigued by the potential impact such a shift might have had. By 43/44, the use of the JU87 to deliver iron bombs seems almost pointless, whereas the simple shift to exclusive use in a tank-busting role might have made a noticeable difference in dealing with Soviet armored penetrations (you can get there a lot quicker moving at 250 mph than 25 mph).

Anyway, I wondered whether anyone else had tried this.