SBD Dauntless | |
|---|---|
| Riik | USA |
| Rolli | Sukeldumispommitaja – Scout lennuk |
| Esimene lend | 1. mai 1940 |
| Ehitatud | 5936 |
2007 Douglas SBD Dauntless oli Teise maailmasõja Ameerika mereväe skaudilennuk ja sukeldumispommitaja, mille valmistas Douglas Aircraft aastatel 1940–1944. SBD ("Scout Bomber Douglas") oli Ameerika Ühendriikide mereväe peamine vedaja skautlennuk ja sukeldumispommitaja 1940. aasta keskpaigast kuni 1944. aasta keskpaigani. SBD-d lennutas ka Ameerika Ühendriikide merejalavägi nii maismaalennubaasidest kui ka lennukikandjatelt. SBD-d mäletatakse kõige paremini kui pommitajat, kes andis 1942. aasta juunis Midway lahingus Jaapani vedajatele surmavad löögid. Tüüp teenis selle aja jooksul hüüdnime "Aeglane, kuid surmav" (SBD initsiaalidega).
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Douglas SBD Dauntless: The “Eighty-Eight” of the Skies
The Douglas SBD Dauntless (Scout Bomber Douglas) was the primary carrier-based dive bomber and scout plane of the United States Navy and Marine Corps during the first half of World War II. Though slow compared to later aircraft, its reliability and deadly accuracy earned it the nickname “Slow But Deadly.”
Historical Significance
The Dauntless is most famous for its pivotal role in the Battle of Midway (June 1942), where its dive bombers delivered the decisive strikes that sank four Japanese aircraft carriers in a matter of minutes. This single action is widely considered the turning point of the Pacific War.
The SBD fleet ultimately accounted for the destruction of more Japanese shipping, including six aircraft carriers, than any other Allied naval aircraft.
Design and Function
The SBD was a two-seat, low-wing monoplane. Its robust and simple design made it highly durable and easy to maintain.
- Dive Brakes: The aircraft’s signature feature was its perforated dive brakes (flaps with numerous holes) on the trailing edge of the wings. These deployed during a dive to limit speed and prevent flutter, giving the pilot a rock-steady platform for precise, near-vertical dive-bombing.
- Bomb Delivery: A large central bomb (up to 1,600 lbs) was carried on a swinging trapeze under the fuselage. This mechanism ensured the bomb cleared the propeller during the steep dive pull-out.
- Crew and Armament: It carried a crew of two: a pilot and a rear gunner/radioman.
- Forward Firepower: Two fixed, forward-firing .50 caliber machine guns mounted in the engine cowling, synchronized to fire through the propeller arc.
- Defensive Firepower: One or two flexible-mounted .30 caliber machine guns in the rear cockpit, operated by the gunner to deter enemy fighters attacking from the rear.
- Variandid: Later, more powerful variants, such as the SBD-5, featured a 1,200 hp Wright R-1820 Cyclone radial engine, along with increased crew armor and self-sealing fuel tanks.
Despite being considered technically obsolete by 1944, the Dauntless remained a highly effective dive bomber and a critical asset until its gradual replacement by the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver.
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