Deck gun damaged without reason

[KaleunMarco]

Originally Posted by XenonSurf

So I got a Japanese freighter sunk by a torpedo hit and subsequent deck gun usage, I could hear some impacts on my sub because the freighter was armed, but nothing serious. The freighter then sunk, and I was getting away at full speed, then returning towards my objective point for releasing a spy in Japanese territory. After some time I have saved the game in a different slot.

Note that after the sinking I have checked the damage report section, nothing was in red.


When I reload my save I get immediately a warning about my deck gun damaged and it is now red in the damage report section. What's up? Also repairing it seems to have no success, I have manned the gun with the best technicians (Gun rating, mechanical rating), but to no avail. Not sure if the gun still works, I will have to try out by shooting some shells.


Is this one of the many bugs that can happen?


Thanks,
XS

never experienced that before.
it is entirely possible that you took damage while trying to sink the merchie with your deck gun.
i HAVE experienced situations where the game gets backlogged with events that are either

1. announced well after the fact or
2. the announcement is lost in the busy-ness.

i suspect that the latter situation happened to you.
if you check the vertical bar in the deck gun equipment box (yeah, the one that is red), you will probably find it reads 1. that means the deck gun is toast. you will not be able to use it until you dock at home port after the mission.
do use the deck gun unless you are at least 7000 or 8000 yds/m away from the target. keep repeating this to yourself. write on a Post-It, in your native language, and stick it on your monitor.
lecture over. go back and have fun.
good luck. (stay away from the deck gun)