deckgunner & watch officer

Keelbuster · 10-31-05, 07:21 PM

I got burned large - it was misty and i encountered a coastal merchant in the med. I couldn't identify the flag, so i left it to my watch officer to decide by letting the deck gunners 'open fire'. They started shooting at it so i figured it was an enemy. It took me like an hour and 60 shells to sink it, and it turned out to be a friendly! Wonder why my deck gunners cut loose on it?

k.B.

bookworm_020 · 10-31-05, 09:06 PM

The Deck gunners will fire on anything you let get in their sights. The way to prevent bule on blue engagments to

1 Have the deck @ flack guns set to hold fire.

2 Don't lock targets untill certain the hostile.

Best of hunting

_alphaBeta_ · 11-01-05, 07:49 AM

If they are set to "fire at will," I don't think they will engage friendly or neutral units. They will only fire if you lock the targets with the binoculars. To be sure, just never do this, and let them pick the targets.

Mr.Fleck · 11-01-05, 06:22 PM

As I recall it's a bug they introduced in 1.4b and I'm almost sure they fire at everything if the guns are maned, so better set the guns to "Hold fire".

10-31-05, 07:21 PM	#1
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	deckgunner & watch officer I got burned large - it was misty and i encountered a coastal merchant in the med. I couldn't identify the flag, so i left it to my watch officer to decide by letting the deck gunners 'open fire'. They started shooting at it so i figured it was an enemy. It took me like an hour and 60 shells to sink it, and it turned out to be a friendly! Wonder why my deck gunners cut loose on it? k.B. __________________

11-01-05, 07:49 AM	#3
_alphaBeta_ Medic Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 163 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	If they are set to "fire at will," I don't think they will engage friendly or neutral units. They will only fire if you lock the targets with the binoculars. To be sure, just never do this, and let them pick the targets. __________________

10-31-05, 09:06 PM	#2
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	The Deck gunners will fire on anything you let get in their sights. The way to prevent bule on blue engagments to 1 Have the deck @ flack guns set to hold fire. 2 Don't lock targets untill certain the hostile. Best of hunting

11-01-05, 06:22 PM	#4
Mr.Fleck Planesman Join Date: May 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	As I recall it's a bug they introduced in 1.4b and I'm almost sure they fire at everything if the guns are maned, so better set the guns to "Hold fire".