Were deck guns really this powerful?

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

@ Otto Heinzmeir: No, sinking a C2 with 12 rounds is not realistic. Are you playing the stock game? All the supermods take this into account.

Does Hardegen mention how many rounds it took to sink those ships?

The starshell reference is interesting, especially in light of the recent thread about the captured u-boat that says they didn't have any.

I believe SailorSteve is correct. Using deckguns was the exception rather than the rule.

There were some great debates on this forum over the historical use of the deckgun.

I would say there are very limited situations and time periods where the deckgun would be used "realistically".

But it is a game, so folks should play the way they want to.

There is a chapter on "The Gunnery Raid" in the Uboat Commanders Handbook.