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LostDream · 04-21-10, 02:59 AM

Thank you all for the replies =).

As some of you have stated, the guns elevation, up and down pitch, does change depending on the see conditions. I have learned to take my time and timed my shots. Taking my time keeps me from either just shooting over my target, or scaring the heck out of Nemo and family

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My problem is not with the elevation of my deck gun, it is with the traversing of it. When I fire my first salvo, though I may have the target dead centered in the sights ( by this I mean hitting tab once so I can see the barrel rise and fall to time my shot ) the round once fired would sail either ahead or behind the target. Sorry for the run-on sentence

I like to fire either from a 90° position to my target or to match its course / speed. I press the "Closses visual target" key and have my WO yell out distance and bearing of the target, this way I know how far away the target is and can adjust my guns elevation.

04-21-10, 02:59 AM	#6
LostDream Sailor man Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 46 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	Thank you all for the replies =). As some of you have stated, the guns elevation, up and down pitch, does change depending on the see conditions. I have learned to take my time and timed my shots. Taking my time keeps me from either just shooting over my target, or scaring the heck out of Nemo and family . My problem is not with the elevation of my deck gun, it is with the traversing of it. When I fire my first salvo, though I may have the target dead centered in the sights ( by this I mean hitting tab once so I can see the barrel rise and fall to time my shot ) the round once fired would sail either ahead or behind the target. Sorry for the run-on sentence I like to fire either from a 90° position to my target or to match its course / speed. I press the "Closses visual target" key and have my WO yell out distance and bearing of the target, this way I know how far away the target is and can adjust my guns elevation.