Comments by "Vikki McDonough" (@vikkimcdonough6153) on "HMS Orion - Guide 410" video.

  1. When attacking moving ships with high-altitude level bombers (as the USAAF and RAF were both so fond of doing against enemy capital ships), wouldn't it be more effective to drop aerial mines in the enemy ships' paths rather than try to hit them with conventional bombs? With conventional bombs, all the targeted ship has to do is change course so that the bombs hit the sea instead of the ship (and don't hit the sea too close to the ship) and then you're good to go (as demonstrated by the almost-nonexistent success rate of these attacks), whereas with aerial mines not only does the targeted ship have to dodge the falling mine, but they and everyone else in their fleet now have to continue to avoid the spot where it came down, theoretically allowing high-altitude bombers to force the enemy fleet to choose between steaming in a disadvantageous formation and direction or hitting mines.
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