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Originally Posted by jimbuna
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Originally Posted by Ducimus
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Most of the merchants have guns so picking a gun fight with them is not really an option.
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You can, but you have to be careful about it. If the merchant has a gun on one end of his deck you attack him on the other end so he can't swing his gun around. The blind spot is rather narrow. Get no closer then 2,000 - 3,000 meters, and keep your bow pointed at him. If he starts to get you bracketed, put your engines in reverse, back out, and break contact.
If its a liberty or victory ship.. forget about it, use a torpedo. |
Precisely 
Sometimes I get to wondering if Libertys are more effective than Flowers in a surface engagement :hmm:  |
I had a really bad experience off the coast of West Africa when I picked a gun fight with a Liberty Cargo. I've learn the hard way to use torpedoes only in these cases. Ocasionally I have attacked armed ships, but usually they're smaller ones with a single gun turret.