Blood Red Skies: Aichi D3A 'Val' & Nakajima B5N 'Kate' squadronThe D3A Val was a dive bomber and the B5N Kate was a torpedo bomber. Coordinated strikes from these two aircraft redefined the future of naval aviation and sounded the death knell of the battleship. The Aichi Dive bombers would ideally cripple the anti aircraft ability of their target to facilitate the approach of the much slower torpedo bombers. They are best remembered for their involvement on the attack on Pearl Harbor. A naval dive bomber with