Those huge guns on the Nelson ...

BettingUrlife · 08-21-05, 10:04 AM

are completely real!! I slipped into Loch Ewe the other day, and approached that spot were the Nelson is usually located. I'm not sure what happened, but I got to within about 500m of it and noticed that guns of Nelson were rotating ... towards me! Somehow I must have accidentally tapped the 's' key and didn't notice that I had popped up to the surface. I got 9 rounds of 16' right in the face :rotfl:

Der Schatten · 08-21-05, 10:22 AM

Whoa! I never thought of that (Thinking how I can get my friend to believe me when I tell him it's ok to surface and take him out with the deck gun....this has potential!....insert evil laugh here!)

RAM · 08-21-05, 10:27 AM

I think that's one of the unrealistic points of SHIII. In real life had one Nelson spotted an U-boat surfacing nearby they won't have waited for the 16'' turrets to turn and fire against the threat...

the U-boat would've been subjected to an immediate hailstorm of 6 inch fire from the Battleship secondaries, tho...and a maremagnum of light fire too. But I doubt they'd have even tried to point those massive guns towards a submarine.

BettingUrlife · 08-21-05, 10:36 AM

I seriously doubt that they could have got the necessary crew to man everything that would have been required in order to shoot so quickly. And I also doubt the guns could be depressed so low at such a small target. Anyway it was pretty funny to watch.

Godalmighty83 · 08-21-05, 10:38 AM

the sub would have been ripped topieces by heavy machine gun and secondary weapon fire long before those guns would have turned around.

StaplerFahrer · 08-21-05, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by RAM

I think that's one of the unrealistic points of SHIII. In real life had one Nelson spotted an U-boat surfacing nearby they won't have waited for the 16'' turrets to turn and fire against the threat...

the U-boat would've been subjected to an immediate hailstorm of 6 inch fire from the Battleship secondaries, tho...and a maremagnum of light fire too. But I doubt they'd have even tried to point those massive guns towards a submarine.

Actually, this DOES happen. Battleships will engage you and other ships with everything they've got, including secondaries.

One time I was making a mission with stationary battleships all around my sub to test out torpedo power. Unfortunately, I failed to realize that I hadn't made my sub submerged. The instant the mission begins I get a "we're under attack!" message. I climb up to the bridge to see the searchlights of the King George V, Nelson, and Revenge battleships all trained on me, and a second later they all open up with their secondaries. Soon they've rotated their main batteries into position, and kill me instantly. Ouch.

08-21-05, 10:04 AM	#1
BettingUrlife Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: AM56 North Atlantic Posts: 128 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Those huge guns on the Nelson ... are completely real!! I slipped into Loch Ewe the other day, and approached that spot were the Nelson is usually located. I'm not sure what happened, but I got to within about 500m of it and noticed that guns of Nelson were rotating ... towards me! Somehow I must have accidentally tapped the 's' key and didn't notice that I had popped up to the surface. I got 9 rounds of 16' right in the face :rotfl:

08-21-05, 10:22 AM	#2
Der Schatten Gunner Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 93 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Whoa! I never thought of that (Thinking how I can get my friend to believe me when I tell him it's ok to surface and take him out with the deck gun....this has potential!....insert evil laugh here!) __________________ Ah......I remember when I was young and dumb.........now I'm just dumb.

08-21-05, 10:38 AM	#5
Godalmighty83 Sonar Guy Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 398 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	the sub would have been ripped topieces by heavy machine gun and secondary weapon fire long before those guns would have turned around. __________________ Were there monkeys? Some terrifying space monkeys maybe got loose?

08-21-05, 10:27 AM	#3
RAM Machinist's Mate Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 130 Downloads: 66 Uploads: 0	I think that's one of the unrealistic points of SHIII. In real life had one Nelson spotted an U-boat surfacing nearby they won't have waited for the 16'' turrets to turn and fire against the threat... the U-boat would've been subjected to an immediate hailstorm of 6 inch fire from the Battleship secondaries, tho...and a maremagnum of light fire too. But I doubt they'd have even tried to point those massive guns towards a submarine.

08-21-05, 10:36 AM	#4
BettingUrlife Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: AM56 North Atlantic Posts: 128 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I seriously doubt that they could have got the necessary crew to man everything that would have been required in order to shoot so quickly. And I also doubt the guns could be depressed so low at such a small target. Anyway it was pretty funny to watch.