HMS Unicorn answered incoming fire during the Korean War with her gun armament while acting as an aircraft carrier. She returned fire directly instead of sending aircraft against the target. USS Wisconsin provides the comparison: a battleship answered an attack with its entire main battery. Unicorn's response was unusual because a carrier chose to fight with its guns despite its aviation role.
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HMS Unicorn answered shore fire with her own guns
An aircraft carrier's decision to return fire with its guns provides an unusual counterpart to USS Wisconsin's main-battery response.