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basilio · 06-15-06, 09:29 AM

Thank you for your answer, and apologize for my English!
When I mentioned to add the heavy flak to the conning tower type #1, I was not aiming to replace the light flak with the heavy flak.
In game, if you select a type IXB when it is first available (1940), you get the conning tower #1 with a light flak (on the tower) AND a 37 mm heavy flak (on the bridge).
If you look on upgrade menu, under the conning tower #1, you see:
1 gun
1 light flak
1 heavy flak.
The problem is that if you upgrade from the sub type IXB to a type IXC (and later IXD2), you still have the option to use the conning tower #1 (as for the IXB), but only with the light flak gun (no more the 37 mm heavy flak on the bridge).
As I said, I have seen pictures of IX boats with a single light flak on the conning tower, and an heavy flak on the bridge.
Look at the following screenshot I took some time ago.

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/892/12616is.jpg
The sub is a IXD2 with the conning tower model 1.
You can see that, on the bridge, the area (red marked) where the heavy flak gun is supposed to be is clearly visible.

06-15-06, 09:29 AM	#9
basilio Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Italy Posts: 124 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Thank you for your answer, and apologize for my English! When I mentioned to add the heavy flak to the conning tower type #1, I was not aiming to replace the light flak with the heavy flak. In game, if you select a type IXB when it is first available (1940), you get the conning tower #1 with a light flak (on the tower) AND a 37 mm heavy flak (on the bridge). If you look on upgrade menu, under the conning tower #1, you see: 1 gun 1 light flak 1 heavy flak. The problem is that if you upgrade from the sub type IXB to a type IXC (and later IXD2), you still have the option to use the conning tower #1 (as for the IXB), but only with the light flak gun (no more the 37 mm heavy flak on the bridge). As I said, I have seen pictures of IX boats with a single light flak on the conning tower, and an heavy flak on the bridge. Look at the following screenshot I took some time ago. http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/892/12616is.jpg The sub is a IXD2 with the conning tower model 1. You can see that, on the bridge, the area (red marked) where the heavy flak gun is supposed to be is clearly visible. Last edited by basilio; 06-15-06 at 09:40 AM.