One year earlier, both the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps had placed orders for the new dive bomber, designated the SBD-1 and SBD-2 (the latter had increased fuel capacity and different armament).
Godinu dana ranije, i američka ratna mornarica i marinci su izdali nalog za razvojem novog obrušavajućeg bombardera koji je označen kao SBD-1 i SBD-2 (potonji s većim kapacitetom goriva i različitim naoružanjem).