 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Munguva ya1942, kurwisa kwebhomba nevatakuri vebhomba D3A1 neD3A2 kwakabatsira zvakanyanya mukunyudza vatakuri vatatu veUS fleet: Lexington paHondo yeCoral Sea, Yorktown paHondo yeMidway uye Hornet paHondo yeSanta Cruz Islands. Mukuwedzera, vakakuvadza mutakuri Enterprise zvose zviri zviviri paHondo yeEastern Solomonsuye paHondo yeSanta Cruz Islands. Kunze kwekutakura-based units, D3A dive bombers yakashandawo kubva kunzvimbo dzevhu panguva yeSolomon Islands campaign, kwavakapinda muGuadalcanal Campaign, Operation I-Go, Operation SE uye Operation RO, uye panguva yeNew Guinea campaign, kwavakapinda muHondo yeMilne Bay uye Hondo yeBunaGona. Chikamu chikuru chepasi-chakatarisana nekushandisa D3A dive bhomba panguva yemishandirapamwe iyi uye hondo yaive a href2nd20Air20Group 2nd582nd Air Groupa. 