using the deck gun

[Mittelwaechter]

Originally Posted by jgf

Thanks. How do I ask the WO?

Click his icon, then click the graphics representing “range to target”.

Originally Posted by jgf

...Which leads to the question - why does the watch go below when the deck gun is in use?

Only a few guys handled by the game engine. Five in the Conning tower - up to 4 at the flaks - plus three at the gun is too much. “Outside”, the rendering tends to be laggy with some harbour and ships around anyway.
Remember the game is 11 years old.

Originally Posted by jgf

How do "I take over"?

You order to man the deck gun, but then you jump at it, to do the shooting yourself?
“Step aside, Bernhard! I'll take over from here!”

You leave the gun, to do whatever - and are upset the crew changed the elevation when coming back.
I want you to consider it your crew to work by the book - handing over a gun in safe mode - not ready to shoot. They follow orders.

You can change the elevation pretty fast by zooming back with the mousewheel - out of the optics - and catch the mousepointer by clicking if necessary. Then control the gun elevation by dragging. Zooming forward brings you back to the gun optics. Catch the mousepointer and adjust/finetune the elevation.