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Originally Posted by desirableroasted
Not replying directly to you, Gereke, but you hit on a couple of points that are worth elaboration.
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I appreciate the elaboration. I was pressed for time when I wrote my response so couldn't be as complete in my explanations as I would have liked to.
One thing I'd like to add about deck gun use as well, is general insights about it's use.
If one thinks about when it's appropriate to use the deck gun, it's at times when there is very little risk to the overall well being of the U-boat. Meaning you're attacking an unarmed freighter and there is little chance of being attacked from the sky or by a escort ship you didn't know was just over the horizon.
So there isn't anything wrong with closing the range gap between you and your target to improve the precision of your shooting. Meaning, don't be afraid to close to 800m. You'll waste less ammunition due to misses and your probability of getting those below water line hits is going to be much higher. After all, you're attacking a single (or multiple) unarmed merchant ship. There isn't any risk so long as you don't collide with it. Basically, it's unnecessary and wasteful to make the engagement from a stand off distance.
Deck gun is great in an early war scenario, but there will come a point (even while using lower difficulty settings) that it is nothing less than suicide. So don't become too reliant on it. Focus on it for what it is... a secondary weapon.
A fun little game anecdote about deck gun usage. I used my deck gun to sink a freighter just off the coast of Iceland, in the approach area to Reykjavik. Just as it sank below the waves I was attacked by an aircraft and barely escaped being sent down to the locker. After I submerged I got a message from my hydrophone operator that a warship was in the area.. Medium range. I did a quick 'scope scan and sure enough, a Destroyer was hunting for me. Hindsight being what it is, I had taken a risk by choosing the deck gun over a submerged attack with a torpedo. I was lucky that my career didn't come to a wasteful end because I wanted to save a torpedo.