Artillery range

Platapus · 05-27-08, 05:42 PM

When you say max range, do you mean max practical combat range or the absolute max range of the gun?

The difference between the two can be significant.

With my trusty rusty type VII I seldom shoot my deck gun past 5,000 meters. Even then I will only shoot at 180 AoB to compensate for the range error. The gun can shoot a lot further but the accuracy goes down the toilet. The further away the target the more effects the sea conditions and the range errors are.

A few careers ago I had a ship dead in the water. For S&G I backed away about 4,000 meters just for the practice of long range shelling. Even at a dead stop with calm seas the range variance where my shells were landing made shooting at that range very uneconomical.

Long range shelling with a non-directed gun takes a lot of rounds to get a good bracket. And if you or your target is moving, all bets are off.

05-27-08, 05:42 PM	#2
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,375 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	When you say max range, do you mean max practical combat range or the absolute max range of the gun? The difference between the two can be significant. With my trusty rusty type VII I seldom shoot my deck gun past 5,000 meters. Even then I will only shoot at 180 AoB to compensate for the range error. The gun can shoot a lot further but the accuracy goes down the toilet. The further away the target the more effects the sea conditions and the range errors are. A few careers ago I had a ship dead in the water. For S&G I backed away about 4,000 meters just for the practice of long range shelling. Even at a dead stop with calm seas the range variance where my shells were landing made shooting at that range very uneconomical. Long range shelling with a non-directed gun takes a lot of rounds to get a good bracket. And if you or your target is moving, all bets are off. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.