I Think I Just Shot Down A Betty w/ The Deck Gun!

[Soviet_Sharpshooter]

Originally Posted by Hylander_1314

Deck guns against the IJAAF, and the IJNAF, the guns would be very effective as the Japanese planes burned easily due to a lack of selfsealing fuel tanks, and armour plating for the vitals.

If a subs deckgun hit even a heavy armoured American bomber, i doubt it would take it very well. I would think the average higher agility of Japanese planes would make them harder targets to hit.

[Mush Martin]

Your Hired

[mbthegreat]

Originally Posted by Soviet_Sharpshooter

If a subs deckgun hit even a heavy armoured American bomber, i doubt it would take it very well. I would think the average higher agility of Japanese planes would make them harder targets to hit.

a 3 inch hole in any plane will bring it down,if it can sink a ship, it can sure as hell shoot down a plane

[difool2]

Guess they don't have proximity fuses then tho...

[akdavis]

Submarines with the 3"/50 anti-aircraft guns were not issued with air burst shells or the fuse setters needed for them (proximity fuses didn't come until later). As noted above, the other guns were not capable of the anti-aircraft role, save possibly the 5"/25, but that was never issued anti-aircraft ammo either.

The reason why you can hit aircraft fairly easily with the deck guns in SHIV is that the aircraft behavior has little to do with reality.

edit: rather important word left out.

[digitizedsoul]

Try shooting down a plane and having it spiral out of control INTO your sub's conning tower

After the smoke cleared, well....

Chalk one up for the Japs