I'm playing stock SH3. Just got my first deck gun kill. It took me about 15 shots with HE rounds to take down one of the bulk C2 frieghters. I don't think I would of survived if the enemy ship had been shooting back as it took me a while.
Does everything take that long to kill with the Deck Guns, or is it just because I was wailing on a huge ship?
Also, how effective is the AA gun? I usually crash dive to safety when I'm on the surface and get buzzed by enemy aircraft - now I'm wondering if I can bring those suckers down...