M33 carried a high-angle gun for anti-aircraft defence, but aircraft were not its most frequent targets in the Dardanelles. The weapon could instead engage Ottoman troops moving against British or Anzac positions. Its quicker fire complemented the heavier six-inch shells and could be directed at rapidly changing targets or apparent command groups. The example shows how monitor armament was adapted to the immediate needs of the land battle rather than confined to its nominal naval purpose.
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The high-angle gun also engaged troops ashore
With few aircraft over Gallipoli, M33's three-inch high-angle gun often became a quick-firing anti-personnel weapon against Ottoman movements and command positions.