WHere have my armour peircing rounds gone?

horrgakx · 08-07-06, 01:56 AM

Using the Grey Wolves mod, I've noticed that I can't select armour peircing rounds when in the deck gun any more. So where have they gone?

Cpt.Thorne · 08-07-06, 03:00 AM

Same thing with NYGM
Don´t know if the reason is same for both mods but for NYGM the amount of HE shells is added and AP and starshells removed as latter were not used in Uboote historically or if they were, only as with such small amounts it is almost equal to not having them.
CT

horrgakx · 08-07-06, 03:21 AM

Fair enough. I have managed to sink a small navy boat with the HE shells though I'm not sure how efficient they'd be against a big boy. I do understand though that they're for finishing off a damaged ship. Still, worth a pop-shot at destroyers

bigboywooly · 08-07-06, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by horrgakx

Using the Grey Wolves mod, I've noticed that I can't select armour peircing rounds when in the deck gun any more. So where have they gone?

Most evidence seems to point out that Uboats only carried HE shells

NeonSamurai · 08-07-06, 11:19 AM

Yep pretty much, and i wouldnt take pop shots at destroyers if i were you, as they out gun you big time and have a much better firing platform.

Also with AP rounds we never did determine if they did anything special, their list damage in the game files was a fair amount lower then the HE rounds.

SteamWake · 08-07-06, 11:44 AM

I pumped 78 rounds into a medium cargo at the water line before she started to list.

Unfortunatly it took so long they had time to call Mommy and the DD's came swooping in.

We had enough time to fire the stern tube at the Medium Cargo and high tail it out of there. Which aint easy to do in 25 meters of water.

No credit

On a side note... I still have the Star Shells. I know cause I was firing them at the band on the way out of the harbor :0

08-07-06, 11:59 AM

Bernard was at your deckgun again eh? takes over mine all the time...:rotfl:

Safe-Keeper · 08-07-06, 01:19 PM

It might be an idea to remove the AP icon altogether from the next GW release

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The Munster · 08-07-06, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

I pumped 78 rounds into a medium cargo at the water line before she started to list.

Unfortunatly it took so long they had time to call Mommy and the DD's came swooping in.

We had enough time to fire the stern tube at the Medium Cargo and high tail it out of there. Which aint easy to do in 25 meters of water.

No credit

On a side note... I still have the Star Shells. I know cause I was firing them at the band on the way out of the harbor :0

Bloody Band.. I've never thought of doing that but will do it next time I leave Port; they follow me from Port to Port and they only know one tune ! Grrrr ! I don't mind the Nurses throwing Flowers at us but they all look like Hounds !

Safe-Keeper · 08-07-06, 05:03 PM

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they follow me from Port to Port and they only know one tune !

:rotfl:

Couldn't the AP and HE shells be replaced? As it is, you have to man the gun and load the HE shells to use them, otherwise you'll be stuck with it having loaded a non-existing AP shell you can't fire. Or is that meant to be that way?

08-07-06, 01:56 AM	#1
horrgakx Ensign Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 230 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	WHere have my armour peircing rounds gone? Using the Grey Wolves mod, I've noticed that I can't select armour peircing rounds when in the deck gun any more. So where have they gone?

08-07-06, 03:00 AM	#2
Cpt.Thorne Torpedoman Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 116 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Same thing with NYGM Don´t know if the reason is same for both mods but for NYGM the amount of HE shells is added and AP and starshells removed as latter were not used in Uboote historically or if they were, only as with such small amounts it is almost equal to not having them. CT __________________

08-07-06, 11:19 AM	#5
NeonSamurai Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Socialist Republic of Kanadia Posts: 3,044 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Yep pretty much, and i wouldnt take pop shots at destroyers if i were you, as they out gun you big time and have a much better firing platform. Also with AP rounds we never did determine if they did anything special, their list damage in the game files was a fair amount lower then the HE rounds. __________________ SH3 Newbie Guide Links and other helpfull stuff

08-07-06, 01:19 PM	#8
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	It might be an idea to remove the AP icon altogether from the next GW release. __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.

08-07-06, 03:21 AM	#3
horrgakx Ensign Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 230 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Fair enough. I have managed to sink a small navy boat with the HE shells though I'm not sure how efficient they'd be against a big boy. I do understand though that they're for finishing off a damaged ship. Still, worth a pop-shot at destroyers

08-07-06, 11:44 AM	#6
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I pumped 78 rounds into a medium cargo at the water line before she started to list. Unfortunatly it took so long they had time to call Mommy and the DD's came swooping in. We had enough time to fire the stern tube at the Medium Cargo and high tail it out of there. Which aint easy to do in 25 meters of water. No credit On a side note... I still have the Star Shells. I know cause I was firing them at the band on the way out of the harbor :0

08-07-06, 11:59 AM	#7
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Bernard was at your deckgun again eh? takes over mine all the time...:rotfl: