OFF TOPIC: Bouncing bomb

[He111]

early on in the war, Condor pilots perfected skipping bombs on the water into merchant ships .. guaranteed a kill ..that's before merchant ships were armed with guns.

He111.

[617Squadron]

Originally Posted by He111

early on in the war, Condor pilots perfected skipping bombs on the water into merchant ships .. guaranteed a kill ..that's before merchant ships were armed with guns.

He111.

Hmm... English military seamen back in Nelson's time used to do this regularly with cannonballs to hit enemy vessels near the waterline, so I'm pretty sure that they perfected it before the Condor pilots.