| Capital ships id not fire their main armament at aircraft. What they did was to fire at maximum elevation at reduced charge so that projectiles did not traval so far and instead fall somewhat closer to the local action, and in respect of aircraft flying low or close by, the splashes were the cause of those aircraft taking violent avoiding action to avoid being brought down, Pilots also reported that the shock wave concusion from massive guns could also be felt strongly and it was feared that aircraft could in fact be brought down or damaged by it.
Or so some after action reports stated, and I se no reason to doubt them. |