you can always ask nicely. for example the 5 incher shooting at the cv 12k away hides the splashes from the big cruiser guns. I have asked several players to stop and they have. but very few people dont understand that it is useless to shoot at the base with them. well not totally useless, I use the tracers to locate the cv and sink it. nothing says sink me, like seeing that constant arch between the 5in boat and whatever useless target they're shooting at.
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