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Comments by "Sar Jim" (@sarjim4381) on "Japanese Bomber Tactics (Navy) World War 2" video.
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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