Woodhouse argued that ships with finite magazines could not afford inaccurate anti-aircraft fire. Misses wasted ammunition that could not be replaced at sea and squandered the effort of highly trained gun crews. His persistent advocacy for accuracy eventually preceded an appointment as second-in-command of the carrier fleet. An analogy in the discussion treats aircraft as an extended form of naval artillery because they could carry explosive force much farther than battleship guns. This paraphrased comparison links Woodhouse's gunnery background with his enthusiasm for carrier aviation.
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Woodhouse links ammunition economy to carrier aviation
Woodhouse opposed wasteful anti-aircraft fire, and the discussion uses an artillery analogy to explain his later work with carrier aircraft.