Originally Posted by
WE Branch Fanatic
SLXOwft
I think that using air delivered warships against warships has been considered suicidal since the loss of the US Navy torpedo bomber squadrons at Midway. To deliver a torpedo would mean flying low and slow.............
As illustrated by this calculation produced by the RAF in 1942 on the percentage chance of survival after one and two tours
Heavy & Medium 1 Tour 44% 2 tours 19.5%
Torpedo Bomber 1 Tour 17.5% 2 Tours 3%