Answering the call were companies such as Vought with its XSB2U Vindicator, Northrop with its BT-1, Brewster with its SBA and Douglas, with its XTBD-1. In 1933, a US Navy competition for new bombers based on aircraft carriers was initiated. Its name was launched in late 1941 for easier identification, “Devastator” stuck however its popular nickname soon became “torpecker”, most commonly used by sailors and pilots. The Devastator went on to serve in second line duties for the remainder of the war, and started to be replaced by its more famous successor, the Grumman TBF Avenger in 1942. Vastly outclassed for speed and agility while facing the Mitsubishi Zero, remaining TBDs were simply wiped out with little torpedo hits to their credits.īut like the Vindicator, simply outclassed, much of this underserved reputation for abysmal performances had been attributed to the grave defaults of the US Mark 13 torpedo after the war. The pace of aircraft development however caught up, and in June 1942 at Midway, the TBD reputation was destroyed while another Douglas, the Dauntless, won the day, in part because of how the events unfolded. Ordered in 1934, it entered service in 1937 and at the time, it was not only the most advanced USN aircraft, but possibly the most serious contender for the title of “world’s best carrier-borne TB”. Infront of the “volare via” is a parachute for the pilot, since there is no space for any in the cockpit.USN Dive Bomber (1935-42) Best of its day, less in 1942įirst line USN torpedo bomber in 1941-42, the Douglas TBD was caught before its replacement. Other than that, it helps you move on the ground and functions the same as in most other planes. It goes very slightly to the right at all times, so you have to correct your course every now and again. Yaw: The problem child of this plane is yaw. Good enough to do air to air combat, but in dogfights it is mostly outclassed. Roll: roll is limited for the aircrafts stability. Radar notes: Ranging sets: 0.5km (best for shooting down other aircraft in close vicinity), 2.4km (best for diving on ground targets), 5.00km (best for finding ground- and air-vehicles)Ĭontrol behaviour: Pitch: very high pitch manoeuvres can easily be accomplished since the propeller blades aid with manoeuvring. Note: The plane has next to no armour, so if you´re being fired upon while diving, pull up and gain higher altitude to drop and hit the enemy by pure chance rather than being shot down during an accurate dive. Pull up immediately after dropping ordinances (or at minimum 400 metres)
Point nose on target, drop medium bomb at 1000-800 metres above target drop small bombs at 800 to 500 metres above target.
#Dauntless dive bomber armament how to
How to bomb: (set radar to 2.4km) Fly straight up to a minimum altitude of 1300m (optimal altitude of 2800- 3000m), throttle down to 0% and “glide” (technically fall) straight down.
#Dauntless dive bomber armament full
Range: at full throttle: 45 minutes of flight time, around 200km of flight rangeĪt 70% throttle: 80 minutes of flight time, around 300 km of flight rangeĪrmament: offensive: 4 light ac (each 100 rounds, 200 spare ammo can be reloaded)Īnti-armoured vehicles: 2 heavy autocannons with 40 rounds eachīombs: 6 small radar guided bombs (each two small warheads)ġ medium radar guided bomb (1 medium warhead)ĭefensive: 2 machineguns with 650 rounds.Įquipment: 2x welding torch, 2 binoculars, 2 flashlights, first aid kits (multiple), glowsticks and more. Note: for cruising fly with 70% throttle to limit chance of overheating Max speed in level flight: with full combat load: 91 metres/ second With that said, the armament, flight characteristics, and more are quite different of the actual aircraft.ĭecals, paintjob and fuselage-number refer to a typical late war pacific camo, that can be found in Lone Star Flight Museum in Texas This is a dive-bomber inspired and based heavily on the WWII dive-bomber SBD Dauntless.
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