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Originally Posted by hyperion2206
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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
The deck guns did not become progressively heavier. The big three had twin 6" guns, the 'S' class had 4", and all the others carried 5" guns.
The option of having two guns late in the war is one that really should cost a LOT of renown, if they still use that system. Only a few boats got them, and only if the captain had a lot of sway.
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It's been a looooooooong time since I played SH1 but didn't the Balao or the Tench class (don't know if the latter was available) automatically come with 2 guns? I always thought that it was one of the improvements ove the Gato class. |
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I've always been curious about who made the decision as to where the main deck gun got placed. On some boats it's forward of the conning tower. On others, it's aft. Skipper preference? 
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I've been playing SHI again just to get into the "swing" of things again and have a Balao sub with only one deck gun. If I remember - some time in early '45 you were given a second deck gun:hmm:
I know the USS Silversides (Gato class) only had one deck gun, but it was moved forward of and then aft of the Conning Tower structure on a few occassions????? Do not know if that was skipper preference or just part of the re-fit. Other than occassional use - I don't think they were used that often anyway.
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