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Originally Posted by WEBSTER
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Originally Posted by cj95
This is interesting light of the facts that some of the biggest WWI ace's used the deck gun almost exclusively for most of their kills.
I cant imagine that ships were easier to sink back then, or the subs any better gun platforms. 
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i would think if that were the case it was because ww1 merchant ships were generally unarmed and not as well built as during ww2 when they had better stronger steel.
i would imagine back then a few shells would split the seems open and unzip those rivets without too much effort.
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And they generally weren't too concerned about planes :hmm:.
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