History of Dive BombingEven our sempais in 1st CarDiv must have sucked at dive bombing at first!!As one would expectIt is said that Japan first experimented with dive bombing in Showa 4 (1929) when the Navy Type 3 Carrier Fighter was introduced. And in the next annual sea trial...on Showa 6 (1931), 1st CarDiv managed to hit the target with their bombs all 9 times100% hit rate achieved!
My aircraft did it!In the first place, dive bombing didn't even exist yet when we first startedThis goddamned monsteeerrrrr!!In Showa 9 (1934), the Type 94 Carrier Bomber entered production.
Among the 1st CarDiv in Showa 10 (1935), consisting of Ryuujou and Houshou at the time, Ryuujou was the one equipped with the new bombers.Type 94 Carrier BomberAt the time, the small group of 32 dive-bombing squadron flight leaders represented
the beginning of Japan's dive-bombing historyYou're useless if you forget the basics.VRROOOOMParent of Dive Bombing Instruction:
Wada Tetsujiro
(Later, he boarded Houshou, Hiryuu, Souryuu, and Shoukaku too)
