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Originally Posted by Sturm
Could it be possible to remove AP shells from deck guns as they were not used in uboats and add correct amount of HE shells in next RuB/SH3 Commander?
What I've found Type VII had 220 HE rounds (uboat.net claims 250), IXB/C had 110 HE rounds and IXD2 150 HE rounds.
Also by removing AP shells it adds a little bit more realism because first time you use the deck gun it's not loaded. You need to man the gun and change ammunition type to HE to load the gun. So you can't just jump in and start firing especially with longer reload times.
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Well, the 10.5 cm gun used by the IX was twice as powerful shell as the 8.8 cm shell to make up for the lesser amount ( 220 to 110). Alot of discussion about that one way back (and Uboat.net gets alot wrong too).
It would not be fair to use a lower amount as was historically without boosting the shells power by almost twice as strong as it was. In result was a quicker sinking, so to speak, due to roughly the same reload time of average 60 seconds. Less exposure on surface.