To: Blueflag
MUSASHI might have survived the aerial onslaught if she had put up a screen of grape. They had grape rounds for her 18” guns, but her Commander refused to fire them as he was afraid the rifling in the bores would be damaged.
To: punchamullah
You're referring to sanshikidan. Musashi did finally fire the stuff, but it was pretty late in the battle & there were no results.
27 posted on
03/04/2015 8:28:41 AM PST by
skeeter
To: punchamullah
Those were the so-called “beehive” rounds?
36 posted on
03/04/2015 10:24:34 AM PST by
Blueflag
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