It's not just you Doc, I was flying one of the quick missions where they are en route to bomb an airfield (level bombing, lol) with unlimited ammo for practice (stock Spit loadout) and found that yes they are
flying Panzers....Which anyone who knows anything about the Ju-87 knows is a wee bit far off the mark.
Did find the rear gunner can be killed quite quickly though. Lot of strangeness going on in this sim tbh.
That said, there have been very rare occasions when they have lit up quickly, but its very much the exception. No plane can take the kind of punishment I have seen some Stukas take though, not even a Jug.....its a frikkin joke.
I have to say I have not flown against them too often, but I've definitely experienced what you mention.
I don't see the 'Stuka Parties' that the RAF used to laugh and joke about in the mess (before Goering saw the light and grounded them to stop their utter pwnage and slaughter) happening in CoD world too often. Different breed.