Deck Gun

STEED · 06-29-07, 11:51 AM

Well I tried both stern and bow and I must go for bow on the grounds I'm more use to using it in SH3.

I like to charge at the enemy with my gun on the bow.

joea · 06-29-07, 12:02 PM

Bow because I'm "being more aggressive."

kv29 · 06-29-07, 12:05 PM

Stern all the way. I almost finished the destabilized deck gun mod. I think the bow gun will pitch and roll BAD. The stern gun being on the center of the ship will be more stable.

wetwarev7 · 06-29-07, 01:40 PM

Well, I voted both, since I'd rather have both, but since I usually only have the option for one deck gun installed, I allways put it on the stern. It just seems more 'sporting' that way, and it gives pursuing destroyers something else to think about besides catching me.

And I swear I get better gas(battery) milage by not having to push a bow mounted deck gun through the water. Kinda like having the tail gate down on my truck, only different.. :p

tater · 06-29-07, 01:44 PM

What kv29 said. Near the center will be more stable when the guns get fixed.

SteamWake · 06-29-07, 01:52 PM

Stern,

It has a greater firing arc and some of the boats dont have crew slots for a fore gun.

UnSalted · 06-29-07, 01:52 PM

It's much more graceful to chase merchantmen on the surface with the deck gun shredding them as they flee than it would be trying to out-reverse them.

I think my best chance against a destroyer on the surface is to run at flank and let them chase me until my stern tubes give them a chance to swallow a nasty old fish. Sushi tastes great and is more filling...with seawater.

Rockin Robbins · 06-29-07, 01:55 PM

I have to say bow just because I'm an SH III player and that's what I'm used to. That may change with more experience. I especially like the comments about being nearer the center of rotation of the sub. Being a some-time offshore sailor, I can appreciate the advantages of that and hope to see it become a factor in the game.

Sailor Steve · 06-29-07, 04:23 PM

Don't care, as long as it shoots.

Actually, I'm a destroyer kind of guy - two forward, two aft, one in the middle, a few torpedoes, a few depth charges, a very fast ship; you know, stuff like that.

switch.dota · 06-29-07, 04:31 PM

Bow, because both my Gato and now my Balao can't accomodate stren gun crew slots.

TwistedFemur · 06-29-07, 04:32 PM

How come a fishing boat can swallow 60+ HE hits and not sink?

switch.dota · 06-29-07, 04:36 PM

Try using 60 20mm AP rounds from the twin AA gun. Works wonders and if you aim at the engine (big steel-looking thing in the middle) you'll blow it up in no-time flat.

Ilpalazzo · 06-29-07, 04:37 PM

I tried to figure out how to get two. I started a career in 45 with gato and there it was. Looks so cool can't wait to try it out.

What other subs and at what times can they have two deck guns? It looks so cool and feels so....manly.

JSF · 07-01-07, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wetwarev7

Well, I voted both, since I'd rather have both, but since I usually only have the option for one deck gun installed, I allways put it on the stern. It just seems more 'sporting' that way, and it gives pursuing destroyers something else to think about besides catching me.

And I swear I get better gas(battery) milage by not having to push a bow mounted deck gun through the water. Kinda like having the tail gate down on my truck, only different.. :p

Ditto.....

STEED · 07-01-07, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Don't care, as long as it shoots.

Hats off to that one.

View Poll Results: Where do you like your Deck Gun
Bow	151	57.85%
Stern	57	21.84%
Both, I am a show off	53	20.31%
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06-29-07, 11:51 AM	#1
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Deck Gun Well I tried both stern and bow and I must go for bow on the grounds I'm more use to using it in SH3. I like to charge at the enemy with my gun on the bow. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

06-29-07, 01:40 PM	#4
wetwarev7 Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Deep Waters Posts: 871 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Well, I voted both, since I'd rather have both, but since I usually only have the option for one deck gun installed, I allways put it on the stern. It just seems more 'sporting' that way, and it gives pursuing destroyers something else to think about besides catching me. And I swear I get better gas(battery) milage by not having to push a bow mounted deck gun through the water. Kinda like having the tail gate down on my truck, only different.. :p __________________ Guess I should change my sig since SH5 has an offline mode now

06-29-07, 01:55 PM	#8
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Bow for now I have to say bow just because I'm an SH III player and that's what I'm used to. That may change with more experience. I especially like the comments about being nearer the center of rotation of the sub. Being a some-time offshore sailor, I can appreciate the advantages of that and hope to see it become a factor in the game. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

06-29-07, 04:23 PM	#9
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Don't care, as long as it shoots. Actually, I'm a destroyer kind of guy - two forward, two aft, one in the middle, a few torpedoes, a few depth charges, a very fast ship; you know, stuff like that. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-29-07, 12:02 PM	#2
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Bow because I'm "being more aggressive."

06-29-07, 12:05 PM	#3
kv29 Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Buenos Aires Posts: 342 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Stern all the way. I almost finished the destabilized deck gun mod. I think the bow gun will pitch and roll BAD. The stern gun being on the center of the ship will be more stable.

06-29-07, 01:44 PM	#5
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	What kv29 said. Near the center will be more stable when the guns get fixed.

06-29-07, 01:52 PM	#6
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Stern, It has a greater firing arc and some of the boats dont have crew slots for a fore gun.

06-29-07, 01:52 PM	#7
UnSalted Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 130 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It's much more graceful to chase merchantmen on the surface with the deck gun shredding them as they flee than it would be trying to out-reverse them. I think my best chance against a destroyer on the surface is to run at flank and let them chase me until my stern tubes give them a chance to swallow a nasty old fish. Sushi tastes great and is more filling...with seawater.

06-29-07, 04:31 PM	#10
switch.dota Captain Join Date: May 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 492 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Bow, because both my Gato and now my Balao can't accomodate stren gun crew slots.

06-29-07, 04:32 PM	#11
TwistedFemur Frogman Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 302 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	How come a fishing boat can swallow 60+ HE hits and not sink? __________________ <a href="http://www.dewmocracy.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.dewmocracy.com/images/banner_distortion.jpg" border="0" alt="Vote for MTN DEW(R) Distortion(TM) - Dewmocracy.com" /></a>

06-29-07, 04:36 PM	#12
switch.dota Captain Join Date: May 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 492 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Try using 60 20mm AP rounds from the twin AA gun. Works wonders and if you aim at the engine (big steel-looking thing in the middle) you'll blow it up in no-time flat.

06-29-07, 04:37 PM	#13
Ilpalazzo Frogman Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 309 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	I tried to figure out how to get two. I started a career in 45 with gato and there it was. Looks so cool can't wait to try it out. What other subs and at what times can they have two deck guns? It looks so cool and feels so....manly.