newb problem

[eatthis]

iv played sh3 and 4 iv just bought sh5 how flippin bugged is this game!! :o

iv got a few stupid questions my flame suits on so lets have it

1 how the hell do i fire the deck gun?? iv manned it but cant get them to use it and is there any way to man it yourself?

2 how do i do patrol missions? i go to the waypoint manually set waypoints in the grid to patrol iv tried this for 2 days game time (didnt see any convoys so buggered off to scapa flow so far iv killed 2 qe class 2 nelson class and hood lol) when i get back to base its still showing that i need to go and patrol. is there a button i need to press to get it to patrol automatically??

[kylania]

1. http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/1121062387/m/2031071748?r=7621081748#7621081748

2. Just hang around the area, maybe sink a ship near it.

[tiger shark]

1.After you order "man on the deck gun" go to the bridge and use binoculars(mouse wheel).Aim at the target and press "space" i think.That should be it.
2.I don't have explanation for this.Right now I'm on the "Blockade of Germany"
and I can't find any ships too,try using hydrophone.

[SteamWake]

Yup Binocs and space bar will assign the target to the deck gun.

Just make sure you get your wo to order 'man the deck gun' first (if he can) otherwise you wont be able to get the jokers off the gun unless you dive :haha::har:

[kylania]

Just make sure you get your wo to order 'man the deck gun' first (if he can) otherwise you wont be able to get the jokers off the gun unless you dive :haha::har:

You didn't read my link above I guess. Surfacing works just as well, if not better, than diving to get them off the gun. :)

[SteamWake]

You didn't read my link above I guess. Surfacing works just as well, if not better, than diving to get them off the gun. :)

Either way its a silly work around. ;)

"Surface the boat !" 'But sir were already surfaced.... oh ... you mean secure the deck gun... aye aye."

[mcarlsonus]

F5 mans and de-mans (?) the deck gun - if Dieter's in a sufficiently good mood to allow it. If not, one can hop down either ladder on each side of the conning tower, "walk" to the deck gun and click on it when it's highlighted. This means YOU'RE using the gun, but it WILL man it as well. If you don't want to do the shooting, hit, "ESC" and grab your binoculars. As ever, sight the target, hit Spacebar to mark it - and the guys'll start banging away.

Good thing in SH5 -- the boys are MUCH better shots than in previous versions. HOWEVER, as the war progresses, one'll have less and less use for the deck gun as your counterparts on armed freighters/tankers are EVERY bit as accurate. Plus, there's an AI failure (AGAIN!) that allows your beloved boat to be sunk by MACHINE GUN FIRE! Early on, it bounces off the hull. Later, it kills the boat.

[kraznyi_oktjabr]

F5 mans and de-mans (?) the deck gun - if Dieter's in a sufficiently good mood to allow it. If not, one can hop down either ladder on each side of the conning tower, "walk" to the deck gun and click on it when it's highlighted. This means YOU'RE using the gun, but it WILL man it as well. If you don't want to do the shooting, hit, "ESC" and grab your binoculars. As ever, sight the target, hit Spacebar to mark it - and the guys'll start banging away.

Good thing in SH5 -- the boys are MUCH better shots than in previous versions. HOWEVER, as the war progresses, one'll have less and less use for the deck gun as your counterparts on armed freighters/tankers are EVERY bit as accurate. Plus, there's an AI failure (AGAIN!) that allows your beloved boat to be sunk by MACHINE GUN FIRE! Early on, it bounces off the hull. Later, it kills the boat.
Machine guns take down u-boat? Great... :doh:

[mcarlsonus]

Kraznyi "October":

COULD have been a rapid-fire cannon, but, judging from the tracers, it was a machine gun. Besides, even in THIS era, I don't believe we have artillery capable of firing 500+ rounds/minute!