>As an aside, the Israelis flew the Skyhawk, too.<
And Argentina during the Falklands War. From:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-4_Skyhawk
“Argentine Air Force Skyhawks sank HMS Coventry (D118) and HMS Antelope (F170) as well as producing heavy damage to several others: RFA Sir Galahad (1966) (which was subsequently scuttled as a war grave), HMS Glasgow (D88), HMS Argonaut (F56), HMS Broadsword (F88) and RFA Sir Tristram. Argentine Navy A-4Qs, flying from Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego naval airbase, also played a role in the bombing attacks against British ships, destroying HMS Ardent (F184).[18]”
And, from what I recall from reading about the Falklands War, had the Argentines known how to properly arm the bombs, the carnage would have been a lot worse...
So the pilots were having a fight with their ordnance guys about setting the fuses shorter than the books allowed. The Argentine Skyhawk pilots were flying like maniacs and delivering bombs on target that were duds.
Not sure what their access to electric fuses or high drag kits were. Hitting a target as big as a ship from that altitude is more a matter of not getting shot rather than hitting the target.