strength of deck gun

[ntz]

hello there,

i'd like to share one my recent experience .. i crossed path to large marchant (10k tons) .. merchant had the best possible course to my position so i set myself standing still waiting for him until crossing my 0 at 600m range ..

i set by mistake reversed AOB and my salvo missed .. i was so frusrtated that i came surfaced and ordered my deck gun crew to target waterline .. she went down in 3 or four minutes (~ 40 shots fired) ..

is it supposed strength of deck gun that i put down 10k ship with VIIB default deckgun so easily ?

thanks