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Both Vals and Dauntless were used as "emergency fighters" in some naval battles. Same for Su-2. Not correct for Stukas (well, Rudel had a victory against a Sturmovik in a Ju-87G, but that's other story...)

Yeah, though this certainly wasn't common... I wouldn't mind seeing it occasionally, just not every single time and to the point where a mass of Stukas or Vals will break formation and behave like fighters, ignoring all and sundry in terms of waypoints or objectives.