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Gentlemen,

It appears that the load out for the JU88A-4 may be incomplete.

Specifically, the following seems to be missing in WiTE2

1 x 1800kg
2 x 1400kg
4 x 500kg
8 x 250kg (not 4 x 250kg)
2 x LMB Mine
2 x 1000kg AND 2 x 500kg
28 x 50kg AND 8 x 250kg
28 x 50kg AND 2 x 500kg
2 x LMB Mine AND 2 x LMA Mine

The current WiTE2 JU88A-4 load outs, in general, appear to under represent the full bomb load capacity.

Additionally, the SC 1800kg SATAN and any of the 1400kg German ordnance appears missing completely from WiTE2.

Correction - I finally found the "1800kg SC bomb". I missed previously due to inconsistent naming-convention used, but still none of the 1400kg ordnance.

Just 5 weapon sets possible

Large bombs weighing 1400 1800 2000 and larger, these are usually specialized naval ammunition.

They were not widely used on the Eastern Front, only rare events of bombing with such bombs can be found, for example, in Leningrad against Battleships or port facilities in the south, from the German side, or during Soviet bombing of large cities with 5000 kg bombs from Pe-8.

Using them as the main munitions for aviation will take the use of aviation into an alternative history.

Shaggy,

I do not believe this is entirely correct.

The SC1800 (Sprengeylindrische) ordnance was a general purpose bomb. Just a bigger version of the SC1000. The SC1800 SATAN was definitely not antishipping.

The 'PC' (Panzerdurschlag cylindrische) ordnance was armor piercing and designed to be used against both ships and heavy fortifications. However, the PC1400 Fritz in particular, was only actually used against allied shipping.

ORIGINAL: Denniss

Just 5 weapon sets possible

If only 5 weapon sets are possible, then why not pick the ones with the larger payloads?

As it is now, the JU 88A-4 is only a nominal upgrade over the JU 88A, when in fact, the payload size was increased by at least 500kg and additional external bomb mounts were added.

ORIGINAL: ShaggyHiK

Using them as the main munitions for aviation will take the use of aviation into an alternative history.

The true alternative history is not making the historical payloads available.