On Mar 19, 8:32*am, Jack Linthicum
wrote:
On Mar 19, 8:22*am, Jim Wilkins wrote:
...

Ask the HMS Prince of Wales and *HMS Repulse how good the Japanese
were at bombing ships in the open sea.

No air cover. The Type 97 and 99 land-based bombers weren't nearly as
effective on shipping in the Southwest Pacific if they were
intercepted.

Without air cover even Musashi and Yamato with their upgraded AA and
escorts were sunk at sea by small carrier-based bombers without heavy
losses.

jsw