[ordway]

I don't know about the tactics for the Darwin area, however for the AVG Flying Tigers (if I remember right), they were instructed to only attack from above with high speed passes. The idea was to inflict maximum damage with mininum causulties. They were lead by a brilliant tactician-Chenault.

Maybe the Darwin defenders really were so badly lead that many squadron leaders just ordered Kamakaze-like "attack em up the rear wherever and whenever you find em and damn the torpedoes". Every squadron seemed to have different tactics...anyone know the protocol for the Darwin area squadrons?

Thanks.