Re: [FT] back to fighters

I just did a bit of research on the destruction of Force Z (Repulse and 
Prince of Wales) on Dec 10th, 1941. 1BB, 1 BC and 3 DD were attacked by 
waves of 36, 36, and 27 torpedo bombers. Up to 18 bombers from a group 
attacked a capital ship simultaneously (9 dive and 9 torpedo bombers, so

may be considered seperate attacks).

see http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/ on the "Pilot's Eye View" link 
(I love frames, when they're done right.).

At Midway, during the Magic Five Minutes, 15-18 planes attacked as 
single groups on each of three targets. Similar numbers of torpedo 
planes had attacked earlier.

Just to be difficult, the IJN used 9 plane squadrons.

PS The SS Automedon link details a major intelligence coup by the raider

Atlantis. I'd love to see what the Roosevelt conspiracy theorists do 
with the coverup at Whitehall.

John Leary wrote:

>--- KH.Ranitzsch@t-online.de wrote:
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>>3 squadrons of FT fighters are 18 fighters. I can't
>>remember reading Desert Storm reports of more than 2
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>or 3 individual fighters attacking a target
>simultaneously, with perhaps their wing men following
>split-seconds later. 
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>>Does anybody know better ?
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>With the exception of the large convoy leaving
>Kuwiat(?)
>city, the targets were tacitical, a tank, a bunker,
>ect..
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