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Originally Posted by Raptor
The deck gun was almost useless by 1942 except on the ultra-long range boats where ASW was almost nill. The u-boat made a lousy gun platform and the risk to the boat in a surface gun battle far outweighed any possible gain.
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Thats true, and SH3 doesnt really model this very well, so i often forget this. :rotfl: A uboat rolled around too much in a pitching sea, and was generally to low in the water .
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Originally Posted by Raptor
A bigger reason was to increase diving time and submerged speed since the deck gun vastly increased the drag on the boat as it tried to push its way through the water. In reality, any gains in this area due to deck gun removal were largely negated by the increased AA armament and the conning tower extensions needed to house it.
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Hydrodyamics i think is the word your looking for. Yet another limitation in the game engine. heh. Something else i overlooked at any rate, and your absoluetely correct. But yeah, removing the deck gun is much to your advantage in the real world. Removes alot of dead weight, reduces drag, and could concievably make room for equpment you need more. WOuld be cool if you could emulate this ingame. The deck gun was probably a holdover mentality from WWI.
What i think is laughable is the VII/4 conning tower. (Uflak) If hydrodynamics were modled in this game, that sub would be alot less then ideal under water.