Начини на стрелба по противников кораб

[De Ruyeter]

Значи, слушай, за да не повтарям.През ВСВ повечето флотове - немски, американски, английски използват метода на т. нар. "Крачеща стълба" - тоест стреля се с половината цеви, при корабите с 9 оръдия съответно 4 и 5.Не се дочаква падането на предишния залп във водата.По този начин постъпва свежа информация за кораба цел, за местоположение, курс, пеленг.След това задава се например четири оръдиу на 18 градуса, втора четворка на 19 градуса, през времето докато първите два залпа са дадени аз ще дам корекция 18.25 и 18.5 и изобщо няма да чакм да плисне до кораба.Нито Паул Ашер на Шпее е чак плиските или Шнайдер на Бисмарк или Фишър на Уорспайт като е стрелял по Чезаре .Вашингтон при Гуадалканал стреля по този начин и то през нощта по Киришима!

[Kramer]

Тук за боя в Датския пролив:

SHOOTING BASIS

1. Although rangefinders with their powerful lenses had a high degree of accuracy, it was very difficult to obtain a hit on the first salvo. It is very likely that the first salvo would land at the wrong range and inclination.
2. The Artillery Officer then had to correct the shooting, and with the second salvo he probably found the correct inclination but still not the exact range. In this case two shells fall in line but short.

3. The Artillery Officer corrected the shooting again. This time the third salvo lands over the target.
4. Finally, the fourth salvo straddles the target. Afterwards, guns would fire at their maximum rate until the target was destroyed or changed its course. If this was the case, then the shooting had to be corrected again.
Shooting methods were different on each navy and depended on the number and type of guns, the distance to the target, and the type of rangefinder utilized. In order to find the range as fast as possible, on the Bismarck it was customary to open fire with three partial salvoes in rapid succession, set at different ranges, so that all three were in the air at the same time. Let's say turret "Anton" first, two seconds later turret "Bruno", and then turret "Dora". After observing the fall of this first group, the Artillery Officer had to introduce the necessary corrections and usually with the second group the target was already straddled. Once the correct range and inclination was obtained, then they could fire full salvoes with all eight guns, or partial salvoes with either the fore or after turrets.