In the Conning Tower Room of the Subs in SH3 there are a couple of MG42's stored on the Wall. I wonder if they were able to mount them on the bridge.
As far as i know, a few desperate u-boat crews put small arms supressing fire on destroyers decks to prevent the crew from manning their guns after the sub was forced to surface.
I even read about a crazy plan of surfacing directly next to the DD's bow and a few men trying to board it by climbing over from the bridge to its deck.
Its likely that subs, like most other military ships, were able to outfit a small group of regular infantry soldiers, but I think the on-board weaponry was focused with close combat situations in mind (Mp40's, Pistols, Grenades) for self defence and fighting during boarding operations, rather then using long range Weapons like rifles which are difficult to handle in close quarters.
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