Wonder why the big guns were trained to the side at that point

I thought maybe they were pointing to the opening of the harbor which would have made sense but if you look at a map the USS MD is moored perpendicular to the opening
[Post edited by HokieDan95 at 03/21/2022 10:54AM]

(In response to this post by ColoVT82)

Link: https://www.themaparchive.com/pearl-harbor-7-december-1941/

Posted: 03/21/2022 at 10:50AM

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Wonder why the big guns were trained to the side at that point -- HokieDan95 03/21/2022 10:50AM

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Wonder why the big guns were trained to the side at that point

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