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Originally Posted by marcelg

Just curious, does anyone know why GWX decided to feature deck guns on merchant ships? Is it historical or..? I really enjoyed punching holes, and my poor deck crew ends up .. well.. seriously wounded at best.

Yes it is historical.
From late 1940 and onward merchant ships were receiving increasing number of guns on them ans this is featured in GWX.

Try to attack a Liberty cargo with your deck gun. You will end up dead.
Moreover deck guns were removed from Uboats as they were useless.
More in this page:
http://www.uboat.net/technical/guns.htm