Devastator skip bombing at Midway

Would TBD Devastators perform better at Midway with 1,000-pound skip bombs?

Yes; the attack would be harder to stop and more likely to hit than their historical low-level approach.

The panel judges skip bombing better than the Devastator's historical low-level torpedo runs at Midway. A skipping bomb would approach along a less predictable path than an aircraft committed to a straight torpedo run. That geometry would be harder for Japanese defenses to track and engage. The change could improve both aircrew survival and the chance of scoring damaging hits.