SBD Dauntless

for stationary targets measured in tens of feet. It was this weapon-- plentiful, cheap, and reliable-- that may have brought about a new epoch of naval warfare. Surely the weapon of reference is the cruise missile-- precise, long ranged, and paradigm shifting in naval combat. However, while all those statements do apply to the cruise missile, they also apply to an older, less glorious instrument of war-- the dive bomber. During the one major war in which dive bombing was extensively employed, it provided a novel combination of destructive power and precision, enabling its use in various roles-- interdiction, close air support, and, perhaps most importantly, anti shipping operations. Planes such the the Junkers Ju 87 or the Douglas SBD Dauntless, lumbering in level flight or evasive maneuver, became screaming angels of death to their targets below as they entered their vertical attack patterns. The era of dive bombing was a short one, though. The constraints placed on airframe design, not to mention the ever-advancing state of weaponry and military technology, began to expose the method’s flaws as early as World War II’s concluding years. Ultimately, dive bombing’s short period of incredible effectiveness resulted from a confluence of several patterns of technological advancement and strategic military thought, which led to contrasting outcomes for the Allied and Axis powers as the conflict progressed and the combat situation drastically changed. Military aviation was…

“Douglas SBD Dauntless” was so good that every WWII countries had them, Americans even made their own version of the bombed called the “A-24”. The plane was adapted to landing on their aircraft carriers and the plane’s longest fight distance was longer than the “Douglas SBD Dauntless”. “ The SBD Dauntless was a great aircraft which contributed highly to our victory in World War II.” This is how good the Douglas SBD Dauntless was during WWII. The main problem why “The Douglas Douglas SDB…

Auxiliaries damaged and 1 destroyed. Another huge factor is the aviation it played a major role in World War II. Some people think most of the war was fought in the air. Compared to World War I, World War II set some huge standards for aircraft combat from producing more powerful bombers, faster fighters and rocket- and jet-propelled airframes. There were a total of 504 aircrafts in World War II. There were about 160 different types of aircrafts used in the United States. United States made…