Do you use a deck gun?

[GreyFox]

I like the deck gun and have become fairly decent with it in vanilla SH3 (don't use mods yet). I took on a convoy and sank 2 destroyers, an armed trawler, a T2 tanker and a C3 cargo with it a couple of weeks ago when my cousin asked me to see if I could do it in late 1940. I lost 2 officers and 5 men, but I managed to do it. Of course I didn't save it though.

[FIREWALL]

Originally Posted by GreyFox

I like the deck gun and have become fairly decent with it in vanilla SH3 (don't use mods yet). I took on a convoy and sank 2 destroyers, an armed trawler, a T2 tanker and a C3 cargo with it a couple of weeks ago when my cousin asked me to see if I could do it in late 1940. I lost 2 officers and 5 men, but I managed to do it. Of course I didn't save it though.

Hi GreyFox Welcome Aboard

That's good that you get the feel of stock SH-3 first.

Then you can really appreciate the mods Big & small.

Good Hunting

[Jimbuna]

You kinda get a feeling when it's no longer wise to surface and use the deck gun

[danurve]

Yeaup, the deck gun can be fun to use at times. It's also aux on lower priority targets that don't go down with one eel. For exmple even an armed merchant with 1 forward gun, where you can manuver behind and finish it off.
But that doesn't always pay off if she calls for help. And by the time I can get a c/41 doing anything on the surface is way risky.

[SandyCaesar]

Originally Posted by GreyFox

I like the deck gun and have become fairly decent with it in vanilla SH3 (don't use mods yet). I took on a convoy and sank 2 destroyers, an armed trawler, a T2 tanker and a C3 cargo with it a couple of weeks ago when my cousin asked me to see if I could do it in late 1940. I lost 2 officers and 5 men, but I managed to do it. Of course I didn't save it though.

You took on a pair of destroyers with your deck gun? And you won!?
You crazy, crazy...I mean, corvettes, yeah, all the time, armed trawlers, yeah, but...but...even in vanilla, on low difficulties...

You should receive an Iron Cross, a summons to the asylum, or both.

[Task Force]

I may sound like the most dumest person on the Atlanic ocean but yes I do use my deckgun during the entire war. Ive engaged the small armed trawlers and won, Blasted merchents away. Ive gotten pretty good at it.

[GreyFox]

Originally Posted by SandyCaesar

You took on a pair of destroyers with your deck gun? And you won!?
You crazy, crazy...I mean, corvettes, yeah, all the time, armed trawlers, yeah, but...but...even in vanilla, on low difficulties...

You should receive an Iron Cross, a summons to the asylum, or both.

I was fortunate in that the armed trawler and the 2 destroyers were arrayed in such a fashion that they could only come at me one at a time - I was in a stern chase with the convoy. My cousin came in and said 'wow, what an epic game, do something cool' so I went to flank speed and started firing. Was only for fun, I wanted to get it over and done with quickly so we could start watching the Stargate films. I expected to sink, but was pleasantly surprised when I survived with 10% hull integrity.

I like to raid Hartlepool, that's where I learned to fight with the deck gun against docked merchants and the escorts. It's rather easy to fight ships in there since you are close enough to be able to hit their gun turrets with relative ease. That and the AI likes to drive it's big ships into the harbour walls if you fight them there.

I really do hate Elco torpedo boats, they're too small to waste a torpedo and too fast and too low in the water to hit them with the deck gun. Out of sheer frustration I used my 20mm double-barreled flak gun and I was surprised when she sank.

However, I'm only playing on the default 27% realism, which I imagine would have something to do with my constant survival.

[Murr44]

I will use it on lightly armed/unarmed ships & I always keep a fair distance away from the target ship (at least 1800-2,000 metres) if it's armed. I never engage MTB's (nasty little things ) as they're just too fast & the risk of casualties and damage far outweighs the renown that I might gain by sinking them. Empire-type freighters & large merchants can be extremely dangerous so I never attack them while surfaced.

[Ivan Putski]

I use my deck gun early in the war to finish off stricken vessels, but recently I was surprised by a coastal tanker I had hit with an eel. She was still afloat, and I surfaced to finish her off with the deck gun. She opened fire on me, this was in Sept. 1940, I went to periscope depth, and put another eel in her. Puts

[Penelope_Grey]

Install the Q ship mod guys... I dare ya! You may reconsider.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Penelope_Grey

Install the Q ship mod guys... I dare ya! You may reconsider.

You tell em Pen.....some invalids have pointy/sharpened walking sticks

[meduza]

Originally Posted by GreyFox

I took on a convoy and sank 2 destroyers, an armed trawler, a T2 tanker and a C3 cargo

Congratulatons! I never sunk anything stronger than armed trawler. A few times I engaged a straggler, and came under fire from escorts who came to help. Beeing stubborn, I didn't want to dive until the straggler went down.

BTW, I guess most of the people here are aware of it, but for those who aren't, here is the mod that makes damage from gunshots and torpedo impacts look more realistic.
I only found out about it today...