Talk:38cm Quadruple Gun Mount/@comment-30534142-20170810171835/@comment-24093250-20170811161224

No, Italians fire directors were quite good, actually. Their aim was always rather good, what killed them was poor dispersion.

And a contributory factor to that, other than excessive muzzle velocities, poor shell quality control and in some cases barrels mounted too close together, was Italian fire doctrine, which was kinda opposite that of the British. The latter kept their salvo tight and "walked the ladder" to find the right distance and straddle the enemy; the Italians willingly widened salvoes to straddle first and tighten their patterns later.