Hütter Hü 136: Super-Armored German Dive Bomber

The aerial warfare of the late 1930s and early 1940s was marked by dominance of dive bombers, which proved to be a crucial force in many theaters of World War II and smaller conflicts preceding it. On certain occasions, such as the Battle of Midway, where Douglas SBD Dauntless pilots sent several Japanese carriers to the sea bottom, they played a truly decisive role. The Luftwaffe’s most important dive bomber was, of course, Junkers Ju 87s, which first wreaked havoc in Spain flying with the Condor Legion, and then proved its value for the German military in the invasion of Poland.