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The Stuka's reputation far exceeded its performance. The terror it evoked in the early months of the Second World War with its shrieking dive was due to the fact that the Luftwaffe was virtually unopposed by any modern aircraft. When the Stuka was used against the British at the beginning of the Battle of Britain, it was swept from the sky. Its real usefulness, apart from the propaganda that could be wrung from it, can be measured by the fact that the Germans never developed another aircraft that could do exactly what the Stuka did. It was excellent in the role of close air support and remained in the service throughout the war.
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