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RC20 · May 22, 2025, 07:54 PM

Skip bombing is an interesting subset. It was really more a release at ship height and it did not hit the water. Fuses had to be set right for it to work properly.

They did put a 75mm in the hose of some B-25s. Maybe two rounds off on a run, not very successful

Seems hard to believe any Stuka survived the Eastern front, serious ducks.

There were some seriously entangled tank messes at Kurst, so its possible a dropped bomb would hit tank because of density of the tanks.

May 22, 2025, 07:54 PM	#442
RC20 Senior Member Join Date: April 10, 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 7,330	Skip bombing is an interesting subset. It was really more a release at ship height and it did not hit the water. Fuses had to be set right for it to work properly. They did put a 75mm in the hose of some B-25s. Maybe two rounds off on a run, not very successful Seems hard to believe any Stuka survived the Eastern front, serious ducks. There were some seriously entangled tank messes at Kurst, so its possible a dropped bomb would hit tank because of density of the tanks. __________________ Science and Facts are True whether you believe it or not