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Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo
OK - I am going to disagree that ALL the guns on the subs need a power dropdown... The 4" gun definitely is NOT overpowered at stock settings. In fact, if anything - its weak. I suspect the 3 and 5 inch may be as well...
Here is the reasoning - as mentioned above escorts have literally no armor - and neither do merchants. And your going to tell me a 4" explosive charge - hitting a thin shell of steel isnt going to puncture it? AP especially - would punch through the hull OR plate of a DD's turret. There are a number of battle reports from the era where Light Cruisers would be hit by 5" guns and take major damage. Yet it takes 10 or 12 hits at the waterline to have much effect on a DD? Not realistic.
However, I accept that there have to be some gameplay sacrifices, and I think the gun power is set like it is because when we use it - we are a lot more accurate than gun crews of the era were. Once I get the range - every shot hits where I want - and no gun crew of the era could do that.
Good Hunting!
Captain Haplo
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I agree. In my original post I only mentioned the 40mm gun as being overpowered, I like how the deck guns operate in terms of firepower and reload rate. Here's an update to my other post:
Last night I wanted to see just how bad the situation really is if you aggressively use the 40mm on a convoy.
I spotted a 6-strong convoy of 3 DD's and 3 large merchants close together. The weather was atrocious and it was slightly after dusk (still slight visibility). I was able to run flank at the surface and made a direct path at the DD at the head of the pack. I kept the sub aimed directly at him so I had as small a cross-section as possible and he never fired on me?
I got to about 1000 yards and opened fire. Now its really difficult to guage this 40mm gun since it has a much quicker drop off then the deck gun (this doesn't make sense unless its traveling MUCH slower and therefore should do MUCH less damage).
Anyways I open fire on the DD and after about 16 rounds was able to make contact. Took 3 clips (12 rounds) and it was blazing. This took about 10 seconds, and shortly after I got the confirmation explosion that it was destroyed. I proceeded to then 1 by 1 at flank speed drive directly towards the convoy and like Rambo, sunk each ship in turn with little return fire (none ever hit me).
This was after refitting at Midway, and I'm on my way to another group of Islands (on my 5th set of orders in this patrol). I have something like 35 ships sunk so far and some rediculous tonnage above 160k.
So yeah....:hmm: