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SB2U
No.199 SB2U
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 Carrier-based Dive BomberEffects:
Combat Radius: (Deployment Cost: )
Scrap value: (Unbuildable)
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| Refittable Class | |
| Coastal Defense Ship | Destroyer |
| Light Cruiser | Torpedo Cruiser |
| Heavy Cruiser | Training Cruiser |
| Aviation Cruiser | Fast Battleship |
| Battleship | Aviation Battleship |
| Light Carrier | Standard Aircraft Carrier |
| Armored Carrier | Seaplane Tender |
| Submarine | Aircraft Carrying Submarine |
| Submarine Tender | Fleet Oiler |
| Repair Ship | Amphibious Assault Ship |
Introduction
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Notes
Unbuildable
Category Ships with SB2U as stock equipment not found
Category Equipment that consume SB2U during improvement not found
- The item ID is invalid now, item 199 is replaced by 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."
See also
- Vought SB2U Vindicator - Wikipedia
- SB2U (航空機) - Wikipedia (Japanese link)
- SB2U Vindicator - National Naval Aviation Museum