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[Star Wars ROTJ] Why not simply destroy the shield generator on the forest moon with a Y-Wing bombing run? Why the commando raid?

From what we see in the movie, the shield generator appeared vulnerable to either a high orbit bombardment, or a low altitude air assault.  Wouldn't that have been better than a surface attack?
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It was meant to be a surprise attack. A fleet of bombers kind of ruins the surprise. While the Death Star wasn't believed to be fully operational, it was still likely to scramble fighters or have some kind of point defence.

The plan was to strike quickly and strongly as soon as the shields were down, before the Empire even knew what was happening. A bombing run would have given a chance for... What actually ended up happening.