Btw, how intuitive is the use of AP and HE deck gun shells?
I suppose, it makes sense that Armor Piercing shells are apt at penetrating the parts of a ship that has some armor that otherwise would be unaffected by HE shells.
And I suppose that there would be larger ships with armor thick enough to negate the effect of penetration by AP shells fired off the deck gun.
I have always imagined that AP shells would cause a ship a ship to sink faster, but on second thought, a High Explosive might be more damaging to a ship's hull.
One thing I have wondered about, is wheter it matters if you hit a ship below the waterline or anywhere on the side of the ship, for the ship to start sinking.
Else I have noticed that it is possible to hit the propeller on the ship being fired at, which would make it end up dead in the water with no speed. Not sure how realistic that possibility is.
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