SB2U
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Vought SB2U Vindicator
No.1990 SB2U
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 Carrier-based Dive BomberEffects:
Combat Radius: (Deployment Cost: )
Scrap value: (Unbuildable)
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| 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 as ID 199
- 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.
- 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.
- For its performance in combat, Marine pilots called it the "Wind-Indicator."