[Milsurplus] Training Is Our Problem

[Ryan Gill]

At 1:19 AM -0400 7/13/09, WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:
>When it comes to discussing level bombers, there are no real differences in
>the techniques used whether the aircraft has one, two, three, four, six or
>eight engines.  The only exception I can think of involves nuclear weapons,
>which weren't an issue until 1945.  The Japs and Germans didn't have any
>heavies, anyway.
>
>I think what you are trying to say is that the B-24 and PB4-Y antishipping
>raids in the Pacific were ineffective.  My Father-in-law, who flew several,
>agrees with you.  The B-17, because of its limited range, was a particularly
>poor choice for them.  But of course, there weren't any B-24's available at
>Midway.


I think the more key thing to note was that level 
bombing at high altitude was good as an area 
weapon only. Scoring multiple hits on a 
maneuvering ship is NOT easy when the lag time 
between aiming/dropping the weapon was hard.

Note that the German use of Frit-X glide bombs 
was VERY accurate per round compared to unguided 
weapons.

Level bombing tried to keep range between the 
aircraft to preserve the aircrews and their 
planes vs going in close. Several squadrons paid 
dearly for going in close against warships with 
full AAA compliments. Look at the price Torpedo 8 
Paid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL_2saZlNjQ
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