# Ju 87 Stuka

Dive bomber. Precision needed protection.

Object · Fictionalized · Established

Stable ID: `margin-aces-aircraft-ju87` · Revision 2 · Updated 2026-10-30

Context: [Margin Aces](/field-guide/collections/margin-aces/)

[Web page](/field-guide/entities/margin-aces-aircraft-ju87/) · [JSON record](/field-guide/entities/margin-aces-aircraft-ju87/record.json)

## At a glance

- Deliberate cannon shots pierce a formation. Reserve the heavy bombs for an ace. In this notebook its specialty is heavy strike. All twelve aircraft are available from the hangar; the selection is a playful comparison of handling, not a reconstruction of historical opposing forces.

- Real aircraft design · fictional arcade handling and matchups.

## Appearances

- [Margin Aces encyclopedia](/gamelab/projects/marginaces/) (context: [Margin Aces](/field-guide/collections/margin-aces/))

## Dated changes

- 2026-10-30: Added from the named source to the Field Guide.

## Open questions

- Why did the surrounding air situation matter to a dive bomber? Dive-control equipment did not protect the Ju 87 from fighters. Its losses during the Battle of Britain show the limits of a specialized aircraft without a favorable air situation.

## Sources

- [Margin Aces encyclopedia](/gamelab/projects/marginaces/)

## Reference library

### Source reference

![Ju 87 Stuka, from the Margin Aces aircraft sprite.](/field-guide/assets/references/margin-aces-aircraft-ju87/01-notebook-aircraft-v1-1200.webp)

Ju 87 Stuka, from the Margin Aces aircraft sprite.

[Download full-size image](/field-guide/assets/references/margin-aces-aircraft-ju87/01-notebook-aircraft-v1.webp) · [Original project image](/gamelab/marginaces.html) · v1 · SHA-256: `8b748cf0ed1dbeaa011a1022c9d18822724c0591582932c61990a9a7b49ba346`