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Title: Skip Bombing
Post by: Mongoose on July 04, 2014, 09:44:44 AM
Quote from: DaveBB on July 03, 2014, 05:06:21 PM
The 50 caliber nose guns with skip-bombing of 500lbers was found to be the most effective against shipping.  The B25H would dive in, strafe the ship, release its bombs several hundred yards out and let the bombs skip across the water into the side of the ship. 

  I wish for the water surface to be changed so that skip bombing is possible in game.
Title: Re: Skip Bombing
Post by: pallero on July 04, 2014, 11:30:21 AM
Here is video.

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/skip-bombs/query/ww2 (http://www.britishpathe.com/video/skip-bombs/query/ww2)
Title: Re: Skip Bombing
Post by: Ack-Ack on July 04, 2014, 03:20:44 PM
Quote from: Mongoose on July 04, 2014, 09:44:44 AM
  I wish for the water surface to be changed so that skip bombing is possible in game.

It shouldn't only be on water, skip bombing was also used on land targets. 

It also shouldn't be limited to just skip bombing, masthead bombing was found to be more accurate and the preferred method for bombing ships.

UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET AIRCRAFT SOUTH PACIFIC FORCE - REPORT OF MASTHEAD BOMBING (SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA) (http://www.researcheratlarge.com/Aircraft/1943TacticalBulletins/3-43_MastheadBombing.html)

ack-ack
Title: Re: Skip Bombing
Post by: tuton25 on July 04, 2014, 03:53:09 PM
Mosquitos used skip bombing for land targets....
Title: Re: Skip Bombing
Post by: Lab Rat 3947 on July 05, 2014, 08:50:47 PM
Quote
It shouldn't only be on water, skip bombing was also used on land targets.

It also shouldn't be limited to just skip bombing, masthead bombing was found to be more accurate and the preferred method for bombing ships.

+1  :aok

thanks for the link, ack-ack

LtngRydr
Title: Re: Skip Bombing
Post by: Coalcat1 on July 07, 2014, 11:25:43 AM
+1
Title: Re: Skip Bombing
Post by: Rich46yo on July 08, 2014, 02:50:15 PM
+1