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Originally Posted by Dreadnought
Ahh but anything is possible even at long range. You can still "walk on" to target. That is if you have the time.  Maybe skill, Maybe luck but even luck counts when it destroys what you are aiming for. Just look at some of the longest shots the battleships made during WWII. |
Yeah that typically how that works. The range finder dictates the range, which dictates the elevation of the barrels. A ranging shot (usually colored to determine which ship fired it) is fired to see if it is short or long. The barrel elevation is adjusted until the ship is "straddled" - shell splashes fall both long and short indicating that elevation range to where the target ship is. Once actual range is found, then you fire a full broadside.
In battle, the enemy who can first find the range usually have a great advantage.