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Originally Posted by JochenHeiden
[This is your interpretation. :-) It's not mine. To each his own. Thank you for your time and effort on this mod.
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May I ask just what your interpretation is?
I ask because this subject particularly interests me. As an ex-sailor I can assure you that published ROF is near to impossible to achieve in reality. I have been researching this subject and I believe that Beery is right about the damage effect of the deck gun.
The actual ROF achieved is very difficult to estimate. I am sure Beery's figures are right for U-boats in the Atlantic, given ammunition supply and the effect of ocean swells. I think USN fleet boats could do just a little better though, as they had better ammunition supply. The high ROFs obtained by British boats in the Med are because of better ammunition supply, in "S" and "T" boats anyway, and the usual lack of significant surface swell in that sea, not to mention extensive training on the gun.