Comments by "Sar Jim" (@sarjim4381) on "Military History Visualized" channel.

As the Japanese found to their sorrow, level bombing only works well when there is little high altitude AAA fire and when they had air superiority.
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@cyrilchui2811 The answer is they almost never did. From about 14,000 feet, above an accurate range of most antiaircraft fire, and against a non-maneuvering target, a very well trained crew has a small chance of a hit or near miss close enough for serious damage. Above that altitude, hitting an moving target was nearly impossible. Hitting a violently maneuvering target like a naval vessel is impossible. I'm not aware of any level bombers that scored such a hit during the war, wartime claims aside.
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It comes down to this in every war ever fought in world history - it's hard to kill what won't stand still. As long as infantry trucks, AFV's, and MBT's can keep on the move, they have a good chance of not being killed. Dig in your tanks as a static defense like we saw in iraq and they will all get killed. Even if you're an individual solder and you don't have good cover, keep moving when the other guy is shooting at you. The moment you stop, you're dead.
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Of all US ships, it was Cleveland class cruisers, Fletcher class destroyers, and Gato class subs that really doomed the Japanese navy, and, in turn, Japan.
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