Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-25390763-20151014010359/@comment-24930367-20151014030443

I...don't think they have different 'durability'? In my experience, they are just the same in terms of 'durability'.

It's just that torpedo bombers deal more damage than divers in airstrike phase due to their innate 50% chance to get 1.5x modifier, thus making air superiority seemingly more important to them because more planes remaining = chance for more damage (if they don't miss).

In contrast, divers are rather crap in airstrike but has higher modifier in shelling, not based on carriers' base firepower but their dive-bomb stat. In a situation where air superiority is rather hard to reach, divers (maybe) will shine more because their strong point is in shelling...

...except torpedo bombers have shelling damage not-so-far from divers and they are still stronger in airstrike phase.

Both bombers still need air superiority to some extent, so your carrier can keep shelling. Torpedo bombers benefit more from it, I think, due to reason above.

Feel free to correct me, because until now, I still think with 'diver sucks' mindset when choosing attack planes for my carriers (except vs. installation and support expedition anyway).