[merc4ulfate]

I never use the deck gun unless I am the one controlling it. I have a better hit percentage than my crew does. With the mods I'm running using the deck is very risky. I think the damage model for the user control boat is much more realistic. It wouldn't take much from a merchant deck gun to sink you.

I very rarely use it and when I do it is to ventilate a ship that just wont seem to sink.

It did save my arse one day however. I had come upon a convoy of six ships escorted by a sub chaser and a Momi patrol boat. I had hit two ships sinking one very quickly but got a good depth charge attack from the two escorts.

I was taking on water and I really feared that if I had stayed submerged that I would have sunk. I put some men in place at the deck gun slots and blew ballast all ahead flank.

Both escorts were within 2000 yards when I surfaced and I opened up quickly on the closest one scoring three hits and a large explosion on the sub chaser. I then turned and opened up on the Momi. The sub chaser while not sunk steer a course away from me while the Momi and I traded shots.

I was surprised to get enough hits that she finally slowed down and I managed to get away on the surface. The DC crew were hard at work but at least we were afloat. I kept them on radar and as the sun was setting noticed the merchant I had hit earlier had come to a stop and so had the Momi. I used the radar and TDC and at 7,000 yards I began to fire on the Momi. It tried to fire back but her rounds were mostly hitting the water after traveling 3000 yards. She sank after four more hits. I then turned to the merchant and finished her off with the deck gun.

The sub chaser reentered the area and would fire at me but never got closer than 8000 yards before veering away. We traded fire until I ran out of ammunition for the deck gun and then I left the area. I still couldn't risk running submerged until we got the flooding under control.

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Generic Mod Enabler - v2.6.0.157
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Traveller Mod v2.6 TMO
#1 Real Environment mod install
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#4 Warships retextured
Traveller Mod 2.6 No Midway Transfer
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Convoy Routes TMO+RSRD
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