Question about the B-25 G/H 75mm gun mount

[Feinder]

Yes, that cannon works (I'm actually pleasently surprised, I was a nay-sayer).

The "Boomer Squadron" (along with some 25Cs) whacked some IJN MLs at Shortlands.  They were all set to 100' skip-bombing.  The 75mm cannon squadron scored several hits, I didn't explicitly count, but it was about 4 or 5 (along with many 50-cal hits).

And somebody asked before whether skip-bombers actually drop bombs.  Yes, they do.  I confirmed that the 25s did drop (and hit) at 100'.

-F-

Oops, forgot the screen shot. I don't know how much damage those cannons did. But they looked cool.

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 Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 64,96
  
 Japanese aircraft
 Ki-61-Ib Tony x 16
  
 Allied aircraft
 P-40N Warhawk x 68
 B-25C Mitchell x 20
 B-24D Liberator x 5
 B-25G/H Mitchell x 10
  
 Japanese aircraft losses
 Ki-61-Ib Tony: 14 destroyed
  
 Allied aircraft losses
 P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
  
 Japanese Ships
 ML Tsurushima, Shell hits 12, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
 ML Odate, Shell hits 24,  on fire
 ML Tateishi, Shell hits 4, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
 ML Hatsushima, Shell hits 24, Bomb hits 6,  on fire,  heavy damage
  
 Aircraft Attacking:
  2 x B-25G/H Mitchell attacking at 100 feet
  3 x B-25C Mitchell attacking at 100 feet
  4 x B-25C Mitchell attacking at 100 feet
  4 x B-25G/H Mitchell attacking at 100 feet
  1 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
  3 x B-25C Mitchell attacking at 100 feet
  3 x B-25C Mitchell attacking at 100 feet
  3 x B-25C Mitchell attacking at 100 feet
  4 x B-25G/H Mitchell attacking at 100 feet
  4 x B-25C Mitchell attacking at 100 feet
  4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
 

And then the next day...

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 Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 64,96
  
 Japanese aircraft
 Ki-61-Ib Tony x 4
  
 Allied aircraft
 P-40N Warhawk x 60
 B-25C Mitchell x 22
 B-24D Liberator x 9
 B-25G/H Mitchell x 12
  
 Japanese aircraft losses
 Ki-61-Ib Tony: 1 destroyed
  
 Allied aircraft losses
 P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
 B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
  
 Japanese Ships
 ML Ashizaki, Shell hits 8, Bomb hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
 ML Washizaki
 ML Ninoshima, Shell hits 16, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
 ML Katashima, Shell hits 20, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
 ML Kuroshima, Shell hits 16, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 ML Kamome, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
  
 Aircraft Attacking:
  1 x B-25G/H Mitchell attacking at 100 feet
  2 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
  2 x B-25C Mitchell attacking at 100 feet
  4 x B-25C Mitchell attacking at 100 feet
  3 x B-25C Mitchell attacking at 100 feet
  1 x B-25C Mitchell attacking at 100 feet
  3 x B-25G/H Mitchell attacking at 100 feet
  3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
  4 x B-25G/H Mitchell attacking at 100 feet
  4 x B-25G/H Mitchell attacking at 100 feet
  4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
  4 x B-25C Mitchell attacking at 100 feet
  4 x B-25C Mitchell attacking at 100 feet
  4 x B-25C Mitchell attacking at 100 feet