J.A.W.
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"using a... smart bomb"- Actually, P.o.W. Repulse, while damaged by bombs, were actually sunk by the numerous torpedo hits, were any other manouevring battleships in fact sunk by bombs alone in WW2 combat?
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Respectfully, don't accept everything you read, just because it's from a good source. Scrutinize the substance of it, then draw your inferences. A 60 degree dive is just a different drop point.
Steve, I'm not saying impeach the sources, I'm saying cross-examine the testimony. There's no testimony here that a P47 in a vertical dive is any the more accurate than an SBD in a broader dive. The testimony, rather, if it's anything, is that a fighter in a vertical dive is more accurate than a fighter in a broader dive. That's where you're missing the boat.A drop point which is harder to achieve. That was the conclusion of the Swedish and German air forces. You can choose to believe them or not. They both found near vertical dives to be more accurate as did the USAAF with the P-47. I'm not sure that there is a more reliable source than reports by the men who actually carried out the trials! If we don't believe their conclusions then what should we believe?
Cheers
Steve