dive bombing
Steep attack descent
Dive bombing is an aerial attack technique where a plane descends steeply toward a target before releasing bombs, achieving greater accuracy than level bombing.
The tactic was prominent in World War II.
Figuratively, dive bombing describes any sudden swooping assault: The seagulls kept dive bombing our picnic, She dive-bombed into the pool.
- strafingAerial gunfire at ground
- kamikazeReckless to fatal extremes
- plungeSudden steep descent
- nosediveSudden steep descent
- nose downAngled downward at front
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Airstrikes against enemy capacity
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