Deck gun location preference

Ducimus · 08-07-07, 04:59 PM

Where do you prefer the deck gun to be located? Just curious.

donut · 08-07-07, 05:16 PM

Deck-gun is like frontal attack last resort, bloody!

STEED · 08-07-07, 05:21 PM

Beat you to it. :p

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=117591

FIREWALL · 08-07-07, 05:38 PM

I prefer it in a SEATTLE BASE?

Ducimus · 08-07-07, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STEED

Beat you to it. :p

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=117591

Oh bah! Thats ok. Your post was 2 months ago, time for a new one! (that and i had an alterior motive for asking this question anyway)

Rockin Robbins · 08-07-07, 06:51 PM

So far I prefer the deck gun to be forward, as I'd rather be shooting as I close the range than as I widen it. Real captains seem to have thought otherwise. Actually the best technique is to shoot from a parallel course, in which case it doesn't matter where the deck gun is located.

I would think that from a logistics standpoint it would be better to have the AA gun and deck guns on opposite sides of the conning tower so ammunition feed lines don't get tangled up, but that is just an opinion with no practical experience to back it up. Logic is a dangerous tool, as it often does not work in real life. Sometimes what works, works and we are at a loss to explain why.

I'd be interested in why real captains liked the deck gun aft.

Bando · 08-07-07, 07:15 PM

Never use it anymore.
I suspect it makes a lot of noise below the waves.
Get rid of it

Capt. Shark Bait · 08-07-07, 08:41 PM

i had a boat with a gun fore and aft

FIREWALL · 08-07-07, 11:54 PM

I use bow mount and was leaveing a hint for Ducimus

Tobus · 08-08-07, 03:38 AM

Bow mounting = offensive
Stern mounting = defensive

I have diveplanes, balasttanks and forward-running crew for defense, guess where my gun's at!

PepsiCan · 08-08-07, 04:18 AM

Aft. So I can shoot at pursuing destroyers and escorts. I rarely use the deckgun. Got burnt a few times by armed merchants who'd received training.

Von Tonner · 08-08-07, 04:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PepsiCan

Aft. So I can shoot at pursuing destroyers and escorts. I rarely use the deckgun. Got burnt a few times by armed merchants who'd received training.

Ditto

AirborneTD · 08-08-07, 06:46 AM

Aft mounted for me--always.

ryanwigginton · 08-08-07, 08:18 AM

Aft for me. If I'm using the gun for defence chances are my boats knackered and I cant dive, so I'll be trying to keep as much distance between myself and the destroyer. You won't get far in reverse.

orangenee · 08-08-07, 09:36 AM

On the bow, I use it for picking off merchants that are on their own that would only use a valuable torpedo which would be better used on something a lot bigger.

View Poll Results: I prefer my deck gun to be located
Forward of the conning tower.	143	65.30%
Aft of the conning tower.	62	28.31%
Deck gun?! I don't need no stinking deck gun!	14	6.39%
Voters: 219. You may not vote on this poll

08-07-07, 04:59 PM	#1
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Deck gun location preference Where do you prefer the deck gun to be located? Just curious.

08-07-07, 05:16 PM	#2
donut The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Shifting, Whispering Sands, NM Posts: 1,463 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	front Deck-gun is like frontal attack last resort, bloody!

08-07-07, 05:21 PM	#3
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Beat you to it. :p http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=117591 __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

08-07-07, 05:38 PM	#4
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	I prefer it in a SEATTLE BASE? __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

08-07-07, 06:51 PM	#6
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	deck gun forward for me So far I prefer the deck gun to be forward, as I'd rather be shooting as I close the range than as I widen it. Real captains seem to have thought otherwise. Actually the best technique is to shoot from a parallel course, in which case it doesn't matter where the deck gun is located. I would think that from a logistics standpoint it would be better to have the AA gun and deck guns on opposite sides of the conning tower so ammunition feed lines don't get tangled up, but that is just an opinion with no practical experience to back it up. Logic is a dangerous tool, as it often does not work in real life. Sometimes what works, works and we are at a loss to explain why. I'd be interested in why real captains liked the deck gun aft. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

08-07-07, 07:15 PM	#7
Bando Commodore Join Date: May 2007 Location: Where you don't see me Posts: 607 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Never use it anymore. I suspect it makes a lot of noise below the waves. Get rid of it __________________ Regards, Bando

08-07-07, 08:41 PM	#8
Capt. Shark Bait Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: in a convergance zone Posts: 1,186 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	i had a boat with a gun fore and aft __________________ Leiser und tödlicher edler Ritter der Tiefe Corsair Vengeance M70; ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z; FX 8350; Asus 7870; Samsung SyncMaster 2243SWX; coolmax CUG950B 950w psu; 8GB Kingston HyperX DDR3; Corsair M4 SSD 128GB, WD 1TB; x18 DVR212D; 7SP1

08-07-07, 11:54 PM	#9
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	I use bow mount and was leaveing a hint for Ducimus __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

08-08-07, 03:38 AM	#10
Tobus Lieutenant Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 260 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Bow mounting = offensive Stern mounting = defensive I have diveplanes, balasttanks and forward-running crew for defense, guess where my gun's at!

08-08-07, 04:18 AM	#11
PepsiCan Planesman Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 189 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Aft Aft. So I can shoot at pursuing destroyers and escorts. I rarely use the deckgun. Got burnt a few times by armed merchants who'd received training. __________________ =================== AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.1Ghz 1Gb RAM MSI NVidia 6800 128MB MSI motherboard Realtek soundcard Windows XP Pro SP2 ===================

08-08-07, 06:46 AM	#13
AirborneTD Engineer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 204 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Aft mounted for me--always. __________________ "You know, you might get surrounded." "We're paratroopers, Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded." --Band of Brothers

08-08-07, 08:18 AM	#14
ryanwigginton Weps Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 368 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	Aft for me. If I'm using the gun for defence chances are my boats knackered and I cant dive, so I'll be trying to keep as much distance between myself and the destroyer. You won't get far in reverse.

08-08-07, 09:36 AM	#15
orangenee Engineer Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 211 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	On the bow, I use it for picking off merchants that are on their own that would only use a valuable torpedo which would be better used on something a lot bigger. __________________ Remember people, murder kills!!