Something wierd about the deck gun

Leg · 07-04-09, 05:59 AM

I was chasing a small convoy and started to attack with the deck gun. I shooted an ore carrier 3-4 times and it exploded splitting the hull in two parts

I just installed the longer repair time mod.. is maybe something wrong about it or was it just pure luck not related to the mod?

An other question I added some other ships too like the von dos' ones and some others.. are they counted in the renown system or not?

Thanks in advance.

Jimbuna · 07-04-09, 08:33 AM

Pure luck I would say, you've probably hit a fuel bunker or some other 'sweet' spot.

VonDos ships do indeed have renown attached....look in the CFG contained within the Sea folder you will see for example, the USS West Point is worth 870 renown.

Shadowblade · 07-04-09, 12:07 PM

lucky or well aimed shot(s)

- I have sink SS Burleigh (Large Cargo) with several 105 mm rounds on my last patrol. I was aiming at her fuel tank

PavelKirilovich · 07-04-09, 05:19 PM

It's all about shot placement. I got into a long range gunnery duel with an Flower corvette that came over the horizon at me because I was bored (and mildly retarded at the time), hit the forward gun, she came closer, I shot her below the forward gun mount, which apparently is where the forward magazine is.

This resulted in the Flower turning into a raging inferno of suck, and me shouting "HEILEGE SCHEISSE!" at two in the morning.

Task Force · 07-05-09, 01:02 AM

Yep lucky shot, i have finished corvettes (which for some reason I spell like the car, cant remember if its the right way or not.) with 3-4 shells put in good spots... yea, im one of the odd people that like to fight it out with distroyers... lol

MeMpHiSGT · 07-05-09, 04:30 AM

your not alone ...

Alien1099 · 07-05-09, 08:04 AM

Since this is a weird issues with the deck gun thread, anybody had their deck gun consistently shoot waaaaay off to the right of where it should have been?

Shadowblade · 07-05-09, 08:08 AM

yes, it happens sometimes

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When using the deck gun with the rangefinder in zoom mode in stock Silent Hunter III the deck gun will occasionally fire a round several degrees in azimuth or elevation away from where the previous shell went even in calm seas with no wind. The only way to work around this is to get really close to the target so that these ―wild‖ shots will still hit the target.

Toolworx · 07-06-09, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Alien1099

Since this is a weird issues with the deck gun thread, anybody had their deck gun consistently shoot waaaaay off to the right of where it should have been?

Mine does that at times but it is to the left. It gets worse if I leave the gun and come back to it. Bug?

Sailor Steve · 07-07-09, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Task Force

(which for some reason I spell like the car, cant remember if its the right way or not.)

Yes, it's the right way. The car was named for the original corvette, which was a small fast sailing warship.

BasilY · 07-07-09, 11:26 PM

I use deck gun a lot but a ore carrier never cost less than 15 shots. You must have met a ship carrying Nitrate minerals.

BasilY · 07-07-09, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Alien1099

Since this is a weird issues with the deck gun thread, anybody had their deck gun consistently shoot waaaaay off to the right of where it should have been?

I mentioned this bug before. Jimbuna told me it's mention in the GWX manual under Stock game bugs. And it can to be the left as well.

Leandros · 07-08-09, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Toolworx

Mine does that at times but it is to the left. It gets worse if I leave the gun and come back to it. Bug?

I don't think this is a bug but rather reflects life as it was (is?). Things do happen with sighting equipment, bores, affutages, etc. One simply adapts to it and adjusts the aiming point. When I have experienced this it is quite consistent for the particular engagement.

07-04-09, 05:59 AM	#1
Leg Electrician's Mate Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Italy Posts: 140 Downloads: 237 Uploads: 0	Something wierd about the deck gun I was chasing a small convoy and started to attack with the deck gun. I shooted an ore carrier 3-4 times and it exploded splitting the hull in two parts I just installed the longer repair time mod.. is maybe something wrong about it or was it just pure luck not related to the mod? An other question I added some other ships too like the von dos' ones and some others.. are they counted in the renown system or not? Thanks in advance.

07-04-09, 08:33 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Pure luck I would say, you've probably hit a fuel bunker or some other 'sweet' spot. VonDos ships do indeed have renown attached....look in the CFG contained within the Sea folder you will see for example, the USS West Point is worth 870 renown. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-04-09, 12:07 PM	#3
Shadowblade Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 698 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	lucky or well aimed shot(s) - I have sink SS Burleigh (Large Cargo) with several 105 mm rounds on my last patrol. I was aiming at her fuel tank __________________ Kapitänleutnant Vlad von Carstein - U-Flotilla Saltzwedel - U-123, Type IXB SH3 GWX 3.0

07-04-09, 05:19 PM	#4
PavelKirilovich Machinist's Mate Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canadian Coast Posts: 123 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	It's all about shot placement. I got into a long range gunnery duel with an Flower corvette that came over the horizon at me because I was bored (and mildly retarded at the time), hit the forward gun, she came closer, I shot her below the forward gun mount, which apparently is where the forward magazine is. This resulted in the Flower turning into a raging inferno of suck, and me shouting "HEILEGE SCHEISSE!" at two in the morning. __________________ Winter Garden on the North Atlantic Currently: U128 (Type IXC), U180 (Type IXD2), U198 (Type IXD2) operating in the I.O. Previously: U48 (Type VIIB), U568 (Type VIIC) [Completed 1940-1945 career in Type VIIs, in the Atlantic] Running: SH3 v1.4b w/ GWX 2.1

07-05-09, 01:02 AM	#5
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Yep lucky shot, i have finished corvettes (which for some reason I spell like the car, cant remember if its the right way or not.) with 3-4 shells put in good spots... yea, im one of the odd people that like to fight it out with distroyers... lol __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

07-05-09, 04:30 AM	#6
MeMpHiSGT Seaman Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 38 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	your not alone ...

07-05-09, 08:04 AM	#7
Alien1099 Watch Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 23 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Since this is a weird issues with the deck gun thread, anybody had their deck gun consistently shoot waaaaay off to the right of where it should have been?

07-07-09, 11:26 PM	#11
BasilY Weps Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 359 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I use deck gun a lot but a ore carrier never cost less than 15 shots. You must have met a ship carrying Nitrate minerals.