Do 217 E-2

Do 217 E-2

Modification of
Do 217 E
Produced
185
Changes
Level and dive bomber with a clamshell tail dive brake (usually replaced by a plain tail cone in the units, ru), DL 131 dorsal turret; up to 4,000 kg of bombs, 2,517 kg internally (ru). Engine BMW 801 L (en) or 801 ML of 1,580 hp (ru). R23 kit: two fixed MG 81Z in the tail cone.
Engines
2

Armament

WeaponCountRoundsPosition
MG 151/151250Fuselage
MG 1311500Turret
MG 1311—Flexible
MG 153—Flexible

Service

≈ Jul 1941 – Aug 1942