Deck guns, how do i switch to different ammo?

u-212 · 03-28-07, 07:07 AM

Hi all, as above title says im not sure how to swich ammo for my deck gun. can anyone help me please?

danlisa · 03-28-07, 07:13 AM

Are you playing Stock SH3 or using a supermod?

Stock SH3 you can just click on the Ammo of your choice from within the Deck Gun view and it will start to load.

If, for example, you are using GWX, you only have 1 type of shell for the Deck Gun but you will need to manually load it, just like above.

Jimbuna · 03-28-07, 07:16 AM

Your quick as a greyhound today matey

cardician · 03-28-07, 07:36 AM

Question about that. Why does the deck gun have just one type of ammo in GWX? Just wondering what the reason behind it is, not saying there is anything wrong with it

danlisa · 03-28-07, 07:41 AM

I believe that during research for GWX it was found that U-Boats only carried the High Explosive shells (HE), therefore that's all that they included.

Realism baby.

cardician · 03-28-07, 07:46 AM

Gotcha.

Jimbuna · 03-28-07, 09:42 AM

Whilst agreeing that the subs didn't carry starshells I sometimes become bewildered when you look at links like these two below which clearly make reference to them :hmm:

http://www.u47.org/english/u47_boa.asp?part=3

http://www.uboataces.com/weapon-deck-gun.shtml

Sailor Steve · 03-28-07, 11:18 AM

The only reliable source I know of is John Campbells Naval Weapons Of World War Two. When he is listing German weapons he doesn't really say they didn't have them; he says AP and SS on destroyers and minesweepers. Note he doesn't say ONLY on those vessels, so it is slightly vague.

It always leads me to ask the question: why would they have them?

As to why sources list them for u-boats, it is possible they have other information. It's also possible that they use a generic source which lists all ammo types for the gun in general without discriminating between individual ship types.

Kumando · 03-28-07, 11:26 AM

I bet they(U47.org and uboataces) took this info straight from silent hunter 3 :rotfl:

Jimbuna · 03-28-07, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

The only reliable source I know of is John Campbells Naval Weapons Of World War Two. When he is listing German weapons he doesn't really say they didn't have them; he says AP and SS on destroyers and minesweepers. Note he doesn't say ONLY on those vessels, so it is slightly vague.

It always leads me to ask the question: why would they have them?

As to why sources list them for u-boats, it is possible they have other information. It's also possible that they use a generic source which lists all ammo types for the gun in general without discriminating between individual ship types.

Totally agree with you there Steve

Quote:

I bet they(U47.org and uboataces) took this info straight from silent hunter 3

:rotfl:

03-28-07, 07:07 AM	#1
u-212 Sailor man Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 47 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Deck guns, how do i switch to different ammo? Hi all, as above title says im not sure how to swich ammo for my deck gun. can anyone help me please?

03-28-07, 07:13 AM	#2
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	Are you playing Stock SH3 or using a supermod? Stock SH3 you can just click on the Ammo of your choice from within the Deck Gun view and it will start to load. If, for example, you are using GWX, you only have 1 type of shell for the Deck Gun but you will need to manually load it, just like above. __________________

03-28-07, 07:16 AM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Your quick as a greyhound today matey __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-28-07, 07:41 AM	#5
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	I believe that during research for GWX it was found that U-Boats only carried the High Explosive shells (HE), therefore that's all that they included. Realism baby. __________________

03-28-07, 09:42 AM	#7
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Whilst agreeing that the subs didn't carry starshells I sometimes become bewildered when you look at links like these two below which clearly make reference to them :hmm: http://www.u47.org/english/u47_boa.asp?part=3 http://www.uboataces.com/weapon-deck-gun.shtml __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-28-07, 07:36 AM	#4
cardician Torpedoman Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 115 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Question about that. Why does the deck gun have just one type of ammo in GWX? Just wondering what the reason behind it is, not saying there is anything wrong with it

03-28-07, 07:46 AM	#6
cardician Torpedoman Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 115 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Gotcha.

03-28-07, 11:18 AM	#8
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The only reliable source I know of is John Campbells Naval Weapons Of World War Two. When he is listing German weapons he doesn't really say they didn't have them; he says AP and SS on destroyers and minesweepers. Note he doesn't say ONLY on those vessels, so it is slightly vague. It always leads me to ask the question: why would they have them? As to why sources list them for u-boats, it is possible they have other information. It's also possible that they use a generic source which lists all ammo types for the gun in general without discriminating between individual ship types. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-28-07, 11:26 AM	#9
Kumando Commodore Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Portugal Posts: 639 Downloads: 283 Uploads: 0	I bet they(U47.org and uboataces) took this info straight from silent hunter 3 :rotfl: