deck gun / weather

elite_hunter_sh3 · 09-20-06, 03:29 PM

thnx very much

The Munster · 09-20-06, 05:54 PM

Wots frustrating about this situation is meeting a Merchant that has 'a sting in his tail' [peashooter] that opens fire so you try to show him what a real deck gun does only to be informed that your gun cannot be used in rough weather ?! Hang on a minute.. the Merchant can use theirs so wot's the difference ? So, to err on the side of caution you go to periscope depth only to find the Merchant now goes to 'warp factor 7' and you can't keep up with it; Dilemma or wot ?!

09-20-06, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Kpt. Munson

Wots frustrating about this situation is meeting a Merchant that has 'a sting in his tail' [peashooter] that opens fire so you try to show him what a real deck gun does only to be informed that your gun cannot be used in rough weather ?! Hang on a minute.. the Merchant can use theirs so wot's the difference ? So, to err on the side of caution you go to periscope depth only to find the Merchant now goes to 'warp factor 7' and you can't keep up with it; Dilemma or wot ?!

What's the difference? Lessee . . .

The merchant gunner is standing on a platform about 20 meters above the waves, while the U-boat gunner is standing on the deckplate which, in rough weather, is underwater more often than above. One gets washed overboard, one doesn't.

Albrecht von Hesse

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09-20-06, 03:29 PM	#1
elite_hunter_sh3 The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,376 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	thnx very much

09-20-06, 05:54 PM	#2
The Munster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Deepest Dumbria Posts: 1,243 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Wots frustrating about this situation is meeting a Merchant that has 'a sting in his tail' [peashooter] that opens fire so you try to show him what a real deck gun does only to be informed that your gun cannot be used in rough weather ?! Hang on a minute.. the Merchant can use theirs so wot's the difference ? So, to err on the side of caution you go to periscope depth only to find the Merchant now goes to 'warp factor 7' and you can't keep up with it; Dilemma or wot ?!