Assertion: british battleship | /r/CapableOf | shoot at close range
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Naval historians William Garzke and Robert Dulin noted that the British battleships were shooting at very close range; the flat trajectory of the shells made it difficult to hit the relatively narrow target represented by the belt armour above the waterline, as shells that fell short would either ricochet up into the superstructure or explode on striking the water.