SB2U

[Edit] SB2U Vought SB2U Vindicator No.1990 SB2U
Carrier-based Dive Bomber Effects: Combat Radius: (Deployment Cost: ) Scrap value: (Unbuildable)
Refittable Ship Types
Fast Battleship	Battleship
Aviation Battleship	Standard Aircraft Carrier
Armored Carrier	Light Carrier
Heavy Cruiser	Aviation Cruiser
Light Cruiser	Torpedo Cruiser
Training Cruiser	Destroyer
Coastal Defense Ship	Submarine
Aircraft Carrying Submarine	Seaplane Tender
Fleet Oiler	Submarine Tender
Repair Ship	Amphibious Assault Ship
LBAS Plane

Introduction

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Mechanics

Dive Bombers are one of the main types of plane used by CV(B/L). Their main role is to do damage during the Airstrike, with their "Dive Bombing" stat being the most important factor in this regard. Dive Bombers are additionally needed for dealing damage during day Shelling, especially for Aircraft Carrier Cut-Ins (CVCI).

• They are vulnerable to shoot down during most Aerial Combat phases.
• They bring some accuracy bonus against PT boats.
• They cannot attack Installations unless they are Anti-Installation Dive Bombers.

Notes

How To Obtain

Never released and removed.

Updates History

• 2016-11-18: Added to game data
• 2016-12-09: Removed from game data, ID 199 reused for the Jet Keiun Kai.

Trivia

• Was supposed to be introduced in the Fall 2016 Event, but ended being cancelled.
• Its design is based on the only remaining SB2U displayed in the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida.
• By the beginning of World War 2 the aircraft was already obsolete. But nonetheless participated in the Battle of Midway with Marine Scout Bombing Squadron (VMSB) 241, and resulted in heavy losses.
  • Captain Richard Eugene Fleming of VMSB-241, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for "extraordinary heroism and conspicuous intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty" for leading the remainder of his division after his Squadron Commander was shot down during the initial attack upon an enemy aircraft carrier on 4 June 1942. On 5 June, he managed to score a near-miss against a "battleship" before being shot down.
    • The said "battleship" was in reality the Japanese cruiser Mikuma.
• For its performance in combat, Marine pilots called it the "Wind-Indicator."

See Also

• Vought SB2U Vindicator