[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by sergei

GWX removes the armour piercing and starshells from the deck gun, replacing them with a larger store of hi ex.
The game defaults to loading AP first, but it can't, because it's got none, which is why the deck gun is empty at the start of a patrol.

I think the flak guns carry a load of AP shells, which is why the game loads them for you at the start.

Correct