[Milsurplus] Training Is Our Problem

[Ryan Gill]

>At 10:10 PM -0500 7/12/09, Gary Pewitt wrote:
>bombers and torpedo bombers.  Yes the Arizona was sunk by a level
>bomber but that was a single engine plane and the Arizona was at
>anchor.  British Lancaster bombers dropping 10,000 lb
>Tallboy bombs finally did sink the Tirpitz in a Norwegian fiord after
>numerous failed attempts with carrier planes and heavy bombers.  But
>she was at anchor too.  OK all you military buffs let me know if I'm
>wrong.  I'll be very interested in any good "war stories".
>73  Gary  N9ZSV

Let me see...

Force Z, HMS Repulse and Prince of Wales were 
attacked by JApanese bobmers and torpedo aircraft 
(11 reconnaissance, 34 bombers, and 52 torpedo 
carrying aircraft). They were level bombed and 
torpedoed. Three waves of the level bombers, HMS 
repulse took one bomb. Then they were attacked by 
the Torpedo aircraft, three waves each with POW 
taking one torpedo in the first attack, and 
Repulse one in the second. Then the third wave 
scored multiple torpedo hits.

Force Z was asteam, in open sea. The loss of both 
ships was a serious blow for the RN.

Yamato was sunk by carrier aircraft at sea under 
steam. In this case 280 US carrier aircraft were 
sent after Yamato and her escorts. Yamato took 10 
torpedos and 7 bombs.

Convoy PQ 17 was attacked by U-Boats, Aircraft 
and Ships on the passage to Archangel.

Several other convoys had bad dealings with the KM and Luftwaffe.

Then there's Bismark's undoing by the RN with 
stringbags. Several waves of very 'advanced' 
biplanes with a top speed all of 140mph scored 
several key torpedo hits on him which made 
maneuvering nearly impossible (Germans ships are 
masculine).

Also, what of Taranto?

More interesting is the sinking of the RM (Reggio 
Marina, aka Italian Navy) by 12 German DO-217s 
using Fritz-X Radio Controled Glide bombs. Roma 
took two of the Fritz-X bombs. RM Littorio was 
also damaged.


How's that for Air to Surface Naval attacks?
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