According to what you guys have said, I feel pretty lucky seeing as I haven't had any planes run on me yet.

But if anyone is into statistics, you know all this is doing is statistically making the percentage that I'll be sunk by one before I retire higher, in which case, I'm not looking foward too. :oops:

I only ever have seamen on flak and deck but sometimes you just get naturals at it.

I would replace my seamen to PO, in flak gun and DG

If only to speed up the reload times.

Yes, perhaps there is a merit in it, but their qualification as gunner increases in my experience

If your using Commander you can set youe own loading times, regardless of what rank the crew are.

in my opinion, the best way to find out is to read the literature - the real life experience, the history books.

there are always exceptions though, as in the case of U615 and her Commander at the time, Ralph Kapitsky.

(..have just finished reading Silent Hunters by Theodore P Savas. it is a truely awsome battle to the death between U615 and the american airforce. i have never read anything like it, the sheer bravery of all concerned - boat and plane crews. i was literally biting my nails - it is hard to believe that that kind of battle went on. the men on both sides slogged it out, blood and guts, gave all they had - truely awsome, really!!..)

That particular sailor got a double promotion to PO. Already on our way up to Narvik we ran into 3 swordfish and he dispatched them with ease. I can tell some of the other crew are getting interested and have been taking the flak training course in hopes of getting their own shiny RK.