Japanese Were Shocked When American Invention Destroyed the Japanese Navy in WWII

World War II brought us many stories of air battles, where men and their planes fought for honor and victory for humanity. While it may sound idealistic, air power was a key factor in winning battles, campaign results, and the overall direction of the war. Allied airmen dropped bombs on the main resources of the Axis countries, turning them into rubble and leading to victory. It’s a simple idea, destroy something by accurately dropping enough bombs on it. However, not everyone in the 1930s and 1940s agreed with this view. Most supporters of air power back then imagined big groups of planes pushing through enemy defenses to drop bombs on targets. However, America’s early successes in World War II didn’t come from these large formations of heavy bombers. Historians from that time are still amazed by the courage and determination of the pilots who flew that small, round, not-so-fast airplane that won those battles. There was a saying back then: fighter pilots make movies, while bomber pilots make history. The Douglas S.D.B. Dauntless Dive Bomber was the Navy and Marine scout and bombing units' war machine, and its pilots made that history. It’s hard to remember that before laser, infrared, and satellite-guided bombs, dropping bombs from planes was not very accurate. A lot of money was spent on making special bomb sights for level bombers to help them hit their targets better. Even the famous Norden bomb sight of World War II could only drop a line of bombs over an area the size of several football fields without some kind of guidance for the bombs themselves.
There were easier and more natural ways to drop a bomb on a target from the air. The idea of aiming bombs from a descending airplane isn’t credited to anyone, but during World War I, it became clear how to get bombs closer to the target. This led to a new method of delivering weapons called dive bombing. Dive bombing began in the United States and was developed by a small group of U.S. Marine Corps pilots who wanted to hit ground targets more accurately. The Marines adopted glide and dive bombing tactics when. In 1919, Lt. L.H.N. Sanderson, serving with Marine Observation Squadron 9, observed that planes diving at a target delivered bombs more accurately. Testing showed that the diving aircraft had a lower horizontal speed compared to level bombers, and pilots had a better view of their targets, allowing skilled pilots to drop weapons very accurately.
#worldwar2 #japanesenavy #ww2stories

[@UnprejudicedHistory]

To help us in our endeavors, kindly tap the LIKE & SUBSCRIBE button.🤍🙏

[@steveschlackman4503]

The voice said "the German Jew 87 Stuka". A very poor choice of a word. Should have been "JU". Too bad since there have not been many errors. SPDs without fighter escort were engaged in suicide attacks.

[@ohasis8331]

Suggest you get rid of that intrusive popup subscription demand.

[@brownwrench]

I would submit that code breaking was a massive contribution to victory

[@greggwilliamson]

Ed Heinemann, Kelly Johnson, and Kurt Tank. Three giants of aviation design. Yes Kurt Tank, check into him.

[@jlwilliams]

1:14 Not “SDB”… SBD, for Scout Bomber - Douglas.

[@TigerDominic-uh1dv]

Thanks for the History, I ❤ History 😊

[@donharrison706]

what about the German Stuka, or Stuerzkamptf

[@rdelrosso1973]

An exciting concept, but I found the monotone Narration to be BORING! But that's just me!

[@leeboy7139]

They were in the 90% position with the nose straight down during the dive. The reason they say they were at a 70-80% dive was because of the drift forward caused by the air rushing over the wings. The same aerodynamics that cause lift cause the drift.

[@dupplinmuir113]

The RFC developed dive-bombing tactics - and close air-support generally - during WWI, and the Americans copied this.

[@UnprejudicedHistory]

You’re absolutely right.

[@jlwilliams]

We all know the Brits like to say they won WWII single-handed; now they're saying they won WWII during WWI! Germans, Italians, Russians and Japanese all used dive bombing… did they ALL copy this from the Brits, or is it possible some of the “inferior nations” thought it up on their own?

[@jlwilliams]

How about the Germans, Russians, Italians, and Japanese, all of whom used dive bombing? Did they copy the Brits too, old chap?

[@nonya8966]

Americans perfected it.