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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tactical / medium bombers category.
01 / Overview
Junkers Ju 88A-1
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
1
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
90
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tactical / medium bombers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
- First Flight1936
- Service Entry Year1939
- Crew3
- In ServiceYes
◈Powerplant2MOD.2
- Engine TypeJumo 211B-1
- Number of Engines2
▣Performance6MOD.6
- Top Speed460 km/h
- Service Ceiling8,200 m
- Ferry Range2,430 km
- Rate of Climb17 m/s
- G-Limit6
- Takeoff Run800 m
◇Dimensions & Weights7MOD.7
- Length18.4 m
- Wingspan20 m
- Height4.6 m
- Wing Area55
- Empty Weight7,200 kg
- Loaded Weight10,000 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight11,000 kg
◆Armament3MOD.3
- Hardpoints4
- Weapons Payload2,000 kg
- Internal Weapons BayYes
▤Service History3MOD.3
- Retirement Year1945
- Production Start1936
- Production End1945
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1936Production started
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1945Production ended
90
years in service
9
years in production
0
countries operating
ⓘ 10 countries retired it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
05 / Operators
Operator Countries10country
06 / MASS Score
TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS RANKING Tactical / Medium Bombers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
8TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS1INTERWAR PERIOD · TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS170GERMANY · ALL WEAPONS19PERFORMANCE/PRICE · TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theTactical / Medium Bomberscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
An internal compartment within a military aircraft designed to store and deploy weapons, reducing radar cross-section and aerodynamic drag.
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