Skip Bombing

[VoX]

Could we have skip bombing please on water and land, nothing would satisfy me more than to skip bomb a 250 into the side of Mr Tiger or Mr CV. (Obviously the 'nothing would satisfy me more' was for effect, i do actually have a life, just not found it yet!)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skip_bombing

I know its Wiki, the art of fiction made real!   

 

[Raphael]

YES!!
YEEES!!!
YESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


yes?
nein...

yes!
+1

[Volron]

Now the only thing you have to do is survive the 5" guns that use proximity fuses far beyond today's ability, to make the drop.

And no, I'm not against this.  I'm 100% for it. +1

[Vudu15]

 

[guncrasher]

why dont you try using some rockets in your favorite fast plane.  see how good your chances of survival are against cv ack.  then think about skip bombing again.  and no skip bombing wasnt used on land    .


semp

[gyrene81]

ssshhhh...semp, they want to blow up the dams on the rivers with skip bombs.

[SWkiljoy]

definitely interesting nonetheless

[RoGenT]

+ 

Maybe add some Dams to the map too

[5PointOh]

why dont you try using some rockets in your favorite fast plane.  see how good your chances of survival are against cv ack.  then think about skip bombing again.  and no skip bombing wasnt used on land    .


semp

I do this often, a 38L with 10 rockets, makes a good dent in a cruiser.

[guncrasher]

I do this often, a 38L with 10 rockets, makes a good dent in a cruiser.

perhaps diving, but try level flight see how well you do  .

semp

[dirtdart]

+1 

I will probably figure this out years before I finally sort torpedos. 

[SectorNine50]

why dont you try using some rockets in your favorite fast plane.  see how good your chances of survival are against cv ack.  then think about skip bombing again.  and no skip bombing wasnt used on land    .


semp

I imagine you could skip on land as well if someone tried, though.

[5PointOh]

perhaps diving, but try level flight see how well you do  .

semp

Thats what I am talking about. Level flight head on, kills cruiser quick.

[USCH]

why dont you try using some rockets in your favorite fast plane.  see how good your chances of survival are against cv ack.  then think about skip bombing again.  and no skip bombing wasnt used on land   .


semp

the heck if it wasnt used on land.. read more germany and the U.S did it for sure. and if i read more i bet the Soviets did too. and +1 for it

[Ack-Ack]

and no skip bombing wasnt used on land   .


semp

Yes it was.  

This is an article that appeared in Life during WW2 detailing the training and methods used for skip bombing.  As you can see by the pictures and the article that the bomber crews are trained for both skip bombing on water and on land.  It even has a series of photos showing skip bombing on land against a target bunker.
Skip Bombing

An example of skip bombing on land is the Doolittle Raid, that was the bombing method they employed.

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