downrange

In the horizontal direction away from the launch site of a rocket or projectile in the direction of its travel.

In the horizontal direction away from the launch site of a rocket or projectile in the direction of its travel.

Luckily, the sheer rate of fire that the 5-inch guns allowed for was fast enough that a few salvos of regular shells were sent downrange quickly as a followup before the two racing ships passed by each other and vanished into the murk.