The Honour of deck guns...

Crazy Ian · 03-07-07, 06:22 PM

Am I not the only person who loves engaging targets with a deck gun where ever reasonably possible? In my mind there is no better way to add to your tonnage using the good 'ole weapon..
When the weather works with you (a rarity, I know) you can rack up a quite impressive patrol tonnage when added to your torpedo kills.
Whats the most tonnage anyones sank with a deck gun?

Heibges · 03-07-07, 06:26 PM

I totally agree.

One patrol, over the course of a couple of days of great weather, i came upon 5 small merchants and sank them with the deck gun. Great fun!

leeclose · 03-07-07, 06:32 PM

Yup i like taking merchants Out with My deck gun and when i want a luahg my AA guns

High Voltage · 03-07-07, 06:36 PM

the best is when you aim at their cargo after peppering the waterline with shots, and a giant fireball shoots up into the sky!!! Man I love that....

IRONxMortlock · 03-07-07, 06:46 PM

I love using the deck gun. In my current career though I used a Type II for my first 16 patrols. Now that I've got a Type VII I rarely find unescorted targets to use my deck gun on. Radar is just coming out and it's making any kind of surface attack suicidal. I'll probably keep installed so I can hurt stragglers though I guess.

Here's a question. If I remove my deck gun using SH3C does it improve my underwater performance?
If so it might be coming off rather soon.
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BeautifullNightmare

Crazy Ian · 03-07-07, 06:51 PM

I think we've all forgotten the noble sport of "Funnel Skittles" too

leeclose · 03-07-07, 07:01 PM

Great fun to do with AA guns

Dantenoc · 03-08-07, 12:57 AM

Yes, many people have mentioned the deck gun as very satisfying since it makes you feel like a pirate praying on the weak and lone merchants

xlbob · 03-08-07, 01:04 AM

I use deck gun when ever possible... trying to save torps for later

Usually if the ship is big I fire one torp first, if one torp doesn't sink it, I surface and finish it with the deck gun.

Crosseye76 · 03-08-07, 02:04 AM

Same here Xlbob.

Crazy Ian · 03-08-07, 07:34 AM

Here's another deckgun related question...

If you give your watch officer a gunner/flak gunner qualification, does it affect the skill of your deck/flack gun crew?

And who actually uses Starshells???

alamwuhk2a · 03-08-07, 07:42 AM

I think the qualifications only increase the accuracy of AI gunnery.
By the way, I tried to use the deck gun on my VIIC in 1940, getting 60k tonnage

Corsair · 03-08-07, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crazy Ian

Here's another deckgun related question...

If you give your watch officer a gunner/flak gunner qualification, does it affect the skill of your deck/flack gun crew?

And who actually uses Starshells???

I guess most people around this forum use GWX now, so only HE available...

Brag · 03-08-07, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crazy Ian

Here's another deckgun related question...

If you give your watch officer a gunner/flak gunner qualification, does it affect the skill of your deck/flack gun crew?

And who actually uses Starshells???

In GWX, having an officer & PO gunner qualified makes a BIG difference, in accuracy, effectiveness and speed of reloading. Earlier, I mentioned sinking a ship with four shots. That was with gunner officer and PO.

Happy shooting, Mates.

03-07-07, 06:22 PM	#1
Crazy Ian Torpedoman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: UK Posts: 115 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	The Honour of deck guns... Am I not the only person who loves engaging targets with a deck gun where ever reasonably possible? In my mind there is no better way to add to your tonnage using the good 'ole weapon.. When the weather works with you (a rarity, I know) you can rack up a quite impressive patrol tonnage when added to your torpedo kills. Whats the most tonnage anyones sank with a deck gun? __________________ Make tubes 1 and 4 ready in all respects...

03-07-07, 06:26 PM	#2
Heibges Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,633 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I totally agree. One patrol, over the course of a couple of days of great weather, i came upon 5 small merchants and sank them with the deck gun. Great fun! __________________ U.Kdt.Hdb B. I. 28) This possibility of using the hydrophone to help in detecting surface ships should, however, be restricted to those cases where the submarine is unavoidably compelled to stay below the surface. http://www.hackworth.com/

03-07-07, 06:32 PM	#3
leeclose Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 879 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yup i like taking merchants Out with My deck gun and when i want a luahg my AA guns __________________ “There are only two kinds of naval vessels - submarines, and targets.” Uber-Boot Dev Team

03-07-07, 06:36 PM	#4
High Voltage Chief Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: U-33. Depth Charges...sinking.. Posts: 325 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	the best is when you aim at their cargo after peppering the waterline with shots, and a giant fireball shoots up into the sky!!! Man I love that.... __________________ The new-moon night is black as ink. Off Hatteras the tankers sink. While sadly Roosevelt counts the score-- Some fifty thousand tons--by MOHR

03-07-07, 06:46 PM	#5
IRONxMortlock Watch Officer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 339 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I love using the deck gun. In my current career though I used a Type II for my first 16 patrols. Now that I've got a Type VII I rarely find unescorted targets to use my deck gun on. Radar is just coming out and it's making any kind of surface attack suicidal. I'll probably keep installed so I can hurt stragglers though I guess. Here's a question. If I remove my deck gun using SH3C does it improve my underwater performance? If so it might be coming off rather soon. ________ BeautifullNightmare Last edited by IRONxMortlock; 08-14-11 at 02:56 PM.

03-07-07, 06:51 PM	#6
Crazy Ian Torpedoman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: UK Posts: 115 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I think we've all forgotten the noble sport of "Funnel Skittles" too __________________ Make tubes 1 and 4 ready in all respects...

03-07-07, 07:01 PM	#7
leeclose Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 879 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Great fun to do with AA guns __________________ “There are only two kinds of naval vessels - submarines, and targets.” Uber-Boot Dev Team

03-08-07, 12:57 AM	#8
Dantenoc Captain Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ensenada, B.C., Mexico Posts: 504 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yes, many people have mentioned the deck gun as very satisfying since it makes you feel like a pirate praying on the weak and lone merchants __________________ Going to U-boot school : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=88922 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=90234 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=88961 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=97682

03-08-07, 01:04 AM	#9
xlbob Gunner Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia Posts: 99 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I use deck gun when ever possible... trying to save torps for later Usually if the ship is big I fire one torp first, if one torp doesn't sink it, I surface and finish it with the deck gun. __________________ xlbob GWX v 2

03-08-07, 02:04 AM	#10
Crosseye76 Lieutenant Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 258 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Same here Xlbob. __________________ There are only two kinds of ships. Submarines and Targets.

03-08-07, 07:34 AM	#11
Crazy Ian Torpedoman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: UK Posts: 115 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Here's another deckgun related question... If you give your watch officer a gunner/flak gunner qualification, does it affect the skill of your deck/flack gun crew? And who actually uses Starshells??? __________________ Make tubes 1 and 4 ready in all respects...

03-08-07, 07:42 AM	#12
alamwuhk2a Helmsman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 107 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	I think the qualifications only increase the accuracy of AI gunnery. By the way, I tried to use the deck gun on my VIIC in 1940, getting 60k tonnage __________________ Come from the secret Hong Kong U-boat base