[TorpX]

Originally Posted by Patrick_Hillary

Ahoy.Ahoy. Top of the morning to ye. I've been playing Silent Hunter since it's release. I wasn't a SH.III. dude until about a year ago. I have just figured out how to install the Real Fleet Boat Mod and have just started a campaign. I have just had my first experience with the deck gun and while I agree with the reload times, personally I always waited for three minutes a shot anyway, I have a confusion about the amount of three inch shells a 7 thousand tonner can take..100 H.E. plus 50 A.P.H.E. all on the water line and some on the funnel/superstructure. A two hour twilight/breaking daylight Artillery shoot. Thankfully the bitch seems unarmed. I've 30 rounds A.P.H.E. left, sun in just up, I'm 20 nM East of Formossa in command of "The Hairy Squid", S-18. I would like to hear your thoughts on deck gun damage and possible past experiences. Muchos.. Respect to salty sailors real and virtual...P.S. S.H.IV.Disc.V1.4+R.F.B mod, all updates I believe.

Are you sure you have a 3 in. gun? I'm on a S-18 class in RFB and have a 4 in. (thank god).

It was originally a AA gun (Navy). The 3 in. naval piece was used by the Army in the M-10 tank destroyers and a similer one in the M 4 Sherman. It had a rather poor reputation. The Army HE round only about 6/10 lb. of TNT.

Considering the 4 in. was not really all that great for sinking ships, the 3 in. had to be a real dog. I doubt it was possible to sink a large merchant with even a boat load of 3in. rds. Trying to sink anything larger than 1000 tons, would IMO, be very difficult.

Mostly, I use my 4 in. for small ships or finishing off torpedoed targets. Recently, I was chasing after a med. modern comp. freighter (4,400 ton). It took 72 rds. This from a starting range of 6,000 yd., so there were a fair proportion of misses. If I had only a 3 in., I most likely would have needed to get some kind of critical hit. Overall, I think the RFB damadge model for the guns is pretty good. The accuracy is another matter. The game is probably, inherently limited in this regard.

P.S. Are you using SH 4 v1.4?