were all deck guns mounted aft as standard equipt?

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Originally Posted by LtCdrTwilley

What I can help with are Balao Class Fleet Boat questions. LtCdr O'Kane mounted his 3" forward. He later regretted this on the Tang's 4th patrol when he couldn't bring the gun to bear on his target as he was running from a sub chaser.

Welcome aboard LtCmdrTwilley. If I remember rightly, in Clear the bridge! He writes that he thought the best place for the gun was aft, so he could use it if being chased and the way he puts it, it seems as if he didn't have a choice in where it was put. He seems to be complaining about the gun being mounted forward.