Talk:Spring 2016 Event/@comment-24803050-20160505234147/@comment-73.19.109.8-20160506012032

Yes, this is because torpedo bomber planes also double as standard light carrier bombers. The b5N2 and B7N1, and other variations of these planes, could also carry an 800kg bomb in place of the torpedo.

Dive bombers are not designed to carry explosives heavy enough to make attacking a hardened installation worthwhile. Ship deck armor, while sturdy, is a lot less sturdy than several feet of reinforced concrete and interwoven steel plates.