GWX 1.03 - problems w 37mm flak gun

[Zero Niner]

I'm not sure whether this is stock behaviour, and would appreciate any advise if possible.

I normally hit the 'C' button when an enemy aircraft is spotted. Yesterday I got a bit irritated at having to crash dive so many times just going around the north of Scotland I decided to duke it out on the surface. Manned the flak guns, with my flak-qualified Watch Officer supervising. I had 2 Petty Officers, both flak-qualified, and one seaman manning the flak guns of my Type IXB. The green bar was full. Gave the appropriate orders (fire at will, engage any target, etc etc) and sat back to watch the action.

I noticed the gunner manning the 20mm was happily firing away but the 2 crew manning the 37mm were not doing anything. I had to man the 37mm myself to get them to fire (so to speak).

When I was using GWX 1.02, there was once I stayed on the surface to try to shoot down the enemy aircraft, and both 20mm & 37mm were firing away on their own.


Any ideas why the 37mm decided to remain silent?

Oh, BTW, it appears to me there are a *lot* more air patrols now compared to 1.02, even under max time compression. Using the same route in 1.02 to get to the Atlantic (rounding the north of Scotland) I'd encounter maybe 3 - 4 patrols max. Thus far in my first 1.03 patrol I've had 5 or 6, including 3 or 4 in the space of one day! Did 1.03 change the frequency of patrols?


Game time is March 1940.