After the war, this became even more the case.
During the Boi War, the Imperial Navy occupied Boss Bay without facing any threats, and all military operations were focused on ground strikes and support.
Evidently, naval guns were the primary ground-strike weapon.
If measured by usage intensity, no weapon could compare with naval guns, not even ship-borne attack aircraft.
Many people thought the Imperial Navy was still clinging to the concept of "big ships and big guns."
To some extent, this was merely a result of developmental inertia.
The key is that during the Second Global War and the Boi War, large-caliber naval guns remained the primary tool for ground strikes, surpassing the Air Force in both effectiveness and cost-efficiency. Especially in amphibious operations, naval guns were indispensable.
Therefore, the Imperial Navy had no reason not to develop naval guns.
