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Re: Placing the Fairey Battle.
Will not wishing interupt the discusion about Battles that it desending into an attack against BC tactics, I will pass comment over the sinking of the crusier Koenigsberg. This already damaged ship (it had been hit by a coastal battery the day before during the initial invasion) was attacked by 15 FAA Skuas whilst alongside a quay in Bergen 10/4/40. The cruiser I believe suffered three direct hits from 500lb bombs and two near misses, hardly an impressive strike rate against an immobile target. All this goes to show is that even a divebomber, supposedly designed for 'precision' bombing was pretty much a hit and miss affair in WWII. I'm not aware of any attack on Bergen by BC, so I fail to see any facts to support the claim that BC 'failed' to sink it.
Regards,
Steve
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