because they are automatic and require no player skill, they are not as effective as might be real secondaries, with short range and wide dispersion.while the secondary batteries of a ship may include guns of different caliber etc., they all share the same range for the sake of simplicity.they are modeled somewhat abstractly, downplaying differences with the notable exceptions of caliber and rate of fire.Instead, they fire automatically at enemy ships within range. In World of Warships, secondary battery guns are not controlled by the player. On higher-tier ships, some secondaries become 'dual purpose' and contribute to anti-aircraft defense. Significant secondary batteries are commonly found on battleships, aircraft carriers, most cruisers, and a few destroyers and submarines. Secondaries are organized by common characteristics into 'secondary batteries' that nominally share fire control subsystems. This may include weapons of several calibers and capabilities. A ship's secondary armament or 'secondaries' is composed of all anti-surface capable guns other than the main (primary) batteries.
