At the beginning of WW2 Germany had the largest military transport fleet of any nation, but neglected to properly replace the aging Ju-52s, Ju-90 series, Ju-252s and 352s, DFS-230s, and Ar-232s at their disposal. The Ar-232 was called the Tausendfussler (Millipede) due to its high floatation 22 main wheels that could even cross trenches. It had a high wing and unobstructed cargo bay that could carry 5 tons + soldiers. It had a cruise speed of just under 200 mph to a range of 700 miles. For protection, it had 2x 13mm MG-131s and a dorsal turret with a 20mm MG-151/20. The soldiers could also fire MG-34s through the side windows for all-round coverage. The rear cargo doors were at truck height for easy unloading and one special mission to kill Stalin used this type for infiltration of the USSR. But only 22 were ever made instead of hundreds. the Germans tended to use many aircraft as multirole and that included transports. As the war progressed more and more fighters were needed for the air war and so the Bf 109s and Fw-190s sucked up 55,000 aircraft by themselves. The only new major transports introduced that were powered were the Me-323 Gigants, augmenting everything from He-111Zs to Junkers transports. The huge piston and jet transports never appeared leaving smaller planes like the Ar-232 to fill gaps in coverage.