Cika wannan jumla: A yawancin manyan yaƙe-yaƙe na Pacific, misali
Coral Sea da Midway, jiragen ruwa sun kasance ba su kasance ba ko kuma sun shafe su yayin da masu sufuri suka kaddamar da raƙuman jiragen sama a cikin hare-haren a cikin daruruwan kilomita. Babban aikin jiragen ruwa a cikin Pacific ya zama bombardment na bakin teku da kuma kare kariya ga masu sufurin jiragen sama. Manyan manyan jiragen ruwa guda biyu da aka taɓa ginawa, na Japan, wanda ke dauke da babban baturi na bindigogi tara masu inci 18.1 (milimita 460) an tsara su ne don zama babban makamin dabaru, amma "Yamato" ya harba manyan bindigoginsa a cikin gwagwarmaya guda ɗaya kawai, yayin da "Musashi" bai taɓa yin amfani da manyan bindigoginsa a cikin gwagwarmaya ba. An hana su ta hanyar rashin fasaha (jirgin ruwa mai jinkiri ba zai iya aiki tare da masu saurin gudu ba), koyarwar soja mara kyau (Jafananci suna jiran "yaƙin yanke hukunci", wanda bai zo ba), da kuma rashin daidaituwa (kamar a Midway).