AVRoe
Airman 1st Class
Fairey Barracuda Mk111
Greatest Carrier-Born Dive Bomber of WW II...
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syscom3
Pacific Historian
And what exactly did this airplane do to warrent its claim to be the best?
SoD Stitch
Banned
It's the Ju 87E, it didn't ever fly from a carrier but because of that ...you can't say it was bad at it.
Actually, there were plans on the drawing board to construct an ocean-going version of the Ju 87B for the never-finished Graf Zeppelin aircraft carrier, but it never got beyong the planning stage.
ccheese
Member In Perpetuity
The SBD for me.. Look what happened at Midway...
Charles
Charles
ccheese
Member In Perpetuity
That's not the way I recall the account of the sinking. To my knowlege
there was no aircraft involved......
This from Wiki....
The first shots were fired at a range of about fourteen miles. The Hood raced toward the Bismarck in an attempt to close the range and reduce the time Hood's decks were exposed to plunging fire. Initially Hood engaged Prinz Eugen instead of Bismarck, a mistake the Prince of Wales did not repeat. The German ships quickly found the range to the Hood and she was hit first by an 8 inch (203mm) shell from Prinz Eugen on the boat deck which ignited 4 inch (102 mm) ammunition and UP rockets, causing a fire to burn out of control endangering the ship. Shortly after this, the Prinz Eugen shifted her aim to the Prince of Wales, in accordance with a semaphore order from Bismarck.[9] At about 0600 (0601 in German reckoning), Hood signalled a 20-degree turn to port which would have brought the aft turrets of the British ships into action. However, as the Hood began her turn, she was struck by one or more shells of Bismarck's fifth salvo, fired from a distance of between 15 and 18 km (about 8 to 9.5 nautical miles).[10] Almost immediately, a huge jet of flame burst out of Hood from the vicinity of the mainmast.[11] This was followed by a devastating explosion that destroyed the after part of the ship. The stern rose and sank rapidly before Hood's bow section reared up in the sea before it too sank.
Charles
Charles he was kidding. pD knows that the Hood was sunk by the Bismark and that there were no carrier born Ju-87s.
He was mocking someone else....
syscom3
Pacific Historian
And Coral Sea, The Guadalcanal Campaign, Rabaul, Truk .....
'Lil'tyger
Airman
sbd's rule8)
Very informative!
Pong
Staff Sergeant
The Dauntless rules.
Another informative post!
Come on people. If you are going to open up an old thread, please make it worth it.
Come on people. If you are going to open up an old thread, please make it worth it.
B-17engineer
Colonel
I am going to go with the SBD because it was able to be land or carrier based. It did a lot of damage to Japanese ships and also, as Swede Vejtasa proved it was able to dogfight with Zero's and other fighters. It was an all around great plane that was able to deliver its payload and fight its way back to its carrier...Also, it proved as a good scout airplane early on in the war.
parsifal
Colonel
I believe that the B7a Grace was armoured, structurally more sound than those aircraft it replaced, and more fire retardant a well. If all this is true, than it is obvious this aircraft is superior. It s performanc is at leas t generation better tan the SBD. The only thing I would say is that by the time the design was finalised, divebombing was not viewed with the same reverance that had prviously been. A divebomber is a vulnerable target, especially to flak.
I am also not sure that the Grace was a great divebomber, because it was a dual role aircraft. This is usually a rcipe for disaster.
I am also not sure that the Grace was a great divebomber, because it was a dual role aircraft. This is usually a rcipe for disaster.
Freebird
Master Sergeant
Hey what about the British Barracuda? Sank the "Tirpitz" you know! {revenge for those nasty Stuka's sinking the "Hood"!
}OK, well at least they helped....
kool kitty89
Senior Master Sergeant
Stukas didn't sink the Hood...
Freebird
Master Sergeant
The guys have been jokin' around about the Hood, Kool...
Really ?
kool kitty89
Senior Master Sergeant
Oh...
But that was written over a year ago...
But that was written over a year ago...
Freebird
Master Sergeant
Yes Kool K, it was dormant for about a half year before somone re-started it with a brilliant informative analysis....
But I was serious about the Barracuda, it was a neat aircraft, could be used as TB or DB. Not that I am an expert by any means.
But I was serious about the Barracuda, it was a neat aircraft, could be used as TB or DB. Not that I am an expert by any means.
kool kitty89
Senior Master Sergeant
Yep not a bad bird. But the Helldiver could double as a topedo bomber as well.
And I noticed the thread was dormant I just hadn't read back...
And that post was truely informative. As was the following one.
And I noticed the thread was dormant I just hadn't read back...
And that post was truely informative.
As was the following one.
drgondog
Major
Back to the question.
The SBD may have to be nominated as the single aircraft that contributed the most to the fortunes of WWII over four days as any aircraft other than the B-29.
Other than that the Beast was a more capable wepon system.
The SBD may have to be nominated as the single aircraft that contributed the most to the fortunes of WWII over four days as any aircraft other than the B-29.
Other than that the Beast was a more capable wepon system.
