Initially developed as a focused high-speed bomber, the Ju 88 airframe turned out to be perfectly suited to practically every other sort of combat task, apart from close in dog-fighting, resulting in noticeably more Ju 88s being manufactured as compared to every other twin-engine plane of the Second World War. Apart from dive and level-bombing, Ju 88s were additionally used for night-fighting, long-range escort, tank-busting, fast intruding, anti-shipping duties, anti-submarine warfare, destruction of Allied maritime aircraft, glider towing, supply dropping, transport, training, strategic and tactical reconnaissance, pathfinders, close support, torpedo dropping, as well as pilot less missile strike.
In contrast to such aircraft like the He 111 and Ju 87 Stuka, which were kept in manufacturing until close to the end of WW2 as a result of inability to get an alternative, the Ju 88 was still a first-class front line aircraft at the conclusion of the war in Europe. Yet, it was in no way so downgraded in overall performance as to turn out to be critically vulnerable as were the He 111 or Do 17 bombers. Of course, using the BMW radial and the Jumo 213 motors the final variants were more or less as fast as the best contemporary fighters at all altitudes and could be fought strongly into the bargain.
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