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rubenandthejets · 01-24-09, 08:53 PM

As for vanilla 1.4....
I think the 3 different rounds available for the deck gun are because the later 5.25 inch is a dual purpose and won't fire AP. I haven't tried the deck gun on aircraft using AA rounds but there aren't the kinds of changes in elevation needed to fire at aircraft and the AA rounds don't "puff" into little black clouds. At the same time, the 40mm AAA rounds are suprisingly effective against ships of all sizes.:hmm:

I remember in Dynamix's "Aces of the Deep" the first round out of the DG was always screwy as the round was-blowing out the barnacles, water and baby octopus. That would be good to see too.

By mid 1942 the US Navy was using radar for ranging and fire direction on surface ships. It would be good to see this on the subs too.

I agree-something needs to be done to more realistically model the deck gun and AAA. A more realistic looking DG is a good start.

01-24-09, 08:53 PM	#2
rubenandthejets 中国水兵 Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 279 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	As for vanilla 1.4.... I think the 3 different rounds available for the deck gun are because the later 5.25 inch is a dual purpose and won't fire AP. I haven't tried the deck gun on aircraft using AA rounds but there aren't the kinds of changes in elevation needed to fire at aircraft and the AA rounds don't "puff" into little black clouds. At the same time, the 40mm AAA rounds are suprisingly effective against ships of all sizes.:hmm: I remember in Dynamix's "Aces of the Deep" the first round out of the DG was always screwy as the round was-blowing out the barnacles, water and baby octopus. That would be good to see too. By mid 1942 the US Navy was using radar for ranging and fire direction on surface ships. It would be good to see this on the subs too. I agree-something needs to be done to more realistically model the deck gun and AAA. A more realistic looking DG is a good start.