GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Another point to consider, is what aircraft of that time period were capable of.
In otherwords, ALL aircraft could dive on target at angles beyond 70°, but only a few were able to do it more than once.
The Ju87 and SBD were designed and fully able to dive at angles between 70° and 90°, the Stuka having an auto-pilot that assisted the pilot with pullout and recovery to level flight.
Going from memory, some of the other types that were designed (and capable) of fairly steep dive angles, were the SB2C with angles up to 80° and the A-36 with of angles up 70°.
One dive-bomber that held promise by the way, but never got a chance, was the Hawker Henley.
In otherwords, ALL aircraft could dive on target at angles beyond 70°, but only a few were able to do it more than once.
The Ju87 and SBD were designed and fully able to dive at angles between 70° and 90°, the Stuka having an auto-pilot that assisted the pilot with pullout and recovery to level flight.
Going from memory, some of the other types that were designed (and capable) of fairly steep dive angles, were the SB2C with angles up to 80° and the A-36 with of angles up 70°.
One dive-bomber that held promise by the way, but never got a chance, was the Hawker Henley.