The Battle of the Bismarck sea on Mar 2, 1943 used skip bombing to destroy a Japanese resupply convoy and its crack destroyer division. This battle led to the loss of New Guinea for Japan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bismarck_Sea
To get an idea of what this looked like check out the stunning photos at this link.
http://www.grafixnpix.com/wwii/eshpdst.jpg
http://www.grafixnpix.com/wwii/5thaafp2.htm
Some B25 pilots were credited with up to 12 ship kills in a year.
Imagine flying at 250 knots just 200 feet off the surface with a dozen AA guns firing at you. As you fly over you drop a 1000 pound bomb which bounces along the ocean. When it hits the ship, it penetrates then detonates a few seconds later. Or you could be the strafer with up to 12 .50 cal machine guns in your nose and you do the same run to supress the AA defenses.
There is ZERO room for error or recovery.
