[Beery]

Originally Posted by perisher

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...

I agree, which is why I've modelled RFB's deck guns so that they reload nearly twice as fast as all the figures I've seen for U-boat and surface ship deck gun reloads. I've yet to see any figures for actual US subs so I've calculated reloads based on the gun's distance from the ammo supply and the number of crew serving the gun - then I compared that to U-boat supply and crews and used the differences I found to come up with an estimate. When I find some actual US sub combat reload times I fully expect RFB's reload times to slow a little, since I reckon I've been a bit too liberal. I doubt any sub could sustain 2 rounds per minute after the initial ready-use ammo was expended, but we'll see. Until I find better data I'll err on the side of liberalism and give the gun a faster reload time than I think is realistic.