If you're manning the deck gun yourself get your IWO to call out the ranges by clicking on the nearest ship icon. This will help you by almost eliminating the need for you to estimate the range yourself or having to use the UZO. It will come in very handy when you switch to GWX.
When you do install GWX you'll find that gunnery (among other things) is a whole new ball of wax. You'll be limited to HE ammunition & you should be aware that hits on the target's deck & superstructure don't do a lot of damage. Try for hull & waterline shots as they do the most damage with the least expenditure of ammunition. You'll notice that your deck gun is a lot less accurate too. You will have to get in closer & you'll have to be more selective about what targets to engage on the surface. Some merchants are armed earlier in GWX than they are in the stock game. The enemy's accuracy is vastly improved so it's far more dangerous to get in to a surface gunfight.
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