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Scramble received its first twin engine bomber, the Dornier 17, back in 2025, and along with the Dornier came a whole suite of dogfight mechanics to support bomber attack gameplay. Today we want to highlight our second twin engine Luftwaffe bomber, the Junkers 88, soon to join Scramble.
The Ju 88 was originally developed as a fast bomber capable of outrunning enemy interceptors. The pre-war prototype aircraft was indeed fast, exciting the head of the Luftwaffe over its tactical prospects, but the engineering compromises and ambitions required to upgrade the airframe to an operational asset meant that the Ju 88 entered World War II at speeds still vulnerable to enemy interceptors.
Our Ju 88 in Scramble is the fastest bomber in the game, and any Ju 88s left unbothered will quickly escape the area of play and advance to their targets. The Ju 88 realized its high speed in part due to its small crew and low defensive turret count, so Scramble players will find this aircraft particularly vulnerable to lateral slashing attacks.
The Ju 88 airframe proved incredibly versatile for the Luftwaffe. Ju 88s contributed meaningful sorties as heavy bombers, dive bombers, ground attackers, heavy fighters, night fighters, and reconnaissance aircraft. The airplane was produced in massive numbers, 15,000 throughout the course of the war, and its availability and versatility lead to predictably massive casualties by war’s end. Some 300+ Ju 88s were destroyed in the Battle of Britain alone, and the aircraft didn’t even join that conflict until August of 1940. The Scramble campaign will similarly wait until its later stages to incorporate Ju 88s in Luftwaffe raids, but when the Ju 88 arrives players will find a quick, nimble adversary whose vulnerability increases dramatically when unescorted and isolated from the rest of its formation.
The Ju 88 will join the Luftwaffe raids in the later stages of the Scramble campaign, bringing a new and very different challenge for RAF pilots. We’ll be sharing more on the Ju 88, other upcoming aircraft, and the Battle of Britain campaign soon.
Stay tuned and wishlist Scramble: Battle of Britain now.
