So far, in 3 patrols of the USS Barb that I am reading in "Thunder Below", the only time AA guns have been used is in attacking junks/sampans. He also ordered the 40mm and 20mm guns manned for true AA duties when they were rescuing shipwreck survivors since they had to come to a stop. Otherwise, Fluckey never even thought to duke it out with an airplane.
The preferred method of dealing with airplanes is to yo-yo (dive and wait until the plane leaves, then surface)
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