Deck gun aiming point? - Page 2

U-104 · 09-07-05, 01:19 PM

Thats what I due to and I think it does :hmm:

Twelvefield · 09-07-05, 01:46 PM

I've stopped using the deck gun altogether.

The last couple of times I've used the deck gun, a long time ago, I did what Sailor Steve has suggested, and let the gun crew choose their own target, to simulate the inaccuracy of the deck gun. Then RUB changed the firing time, but I had stopped using the deck gun before then.

My "house rule" is to only fire the deck gun to finish off targets that are already wounded (or to fire starshells). However, either the weather has been universally bad when I am tracking lone merchants (not that I see many of those anymore), or else if the weather is good, then the target is guarded by warships.

A long time ago, I routinely fired at the bridge. What happens is that either the target stops zig-zagging, or it starts to steam in a circle for a while. Infrequently, it would stop from a bridge hit, so more or less I believe that a bridge hit jams the rudder. I also liked toppling the smokestacks, as I believe that helps the engine room evolve into flame a little faster.

Detritus · 09-07-05, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ICBM

And btw, I presume the people here talking about destroying the gun platforms are not using RuB? In Rub a few shells will really ruin your day, you cannot dive deep and are likely to be crushed when even trying to...

Don't know if Rub improves enemy accuracy but I've no problems with vanilla 1.4b in taking out the guns with a shot or two. Fire at 2000+ meters and your pretty safe. They always miss the first shot anyway, giving you time to correct your fire, and beyond 2500m they are really quite hopeless.

09-08-05, 09:53 AM

anyone else with a vote before I let this topic fade away...?

Type941 · 09-08-05, 10:02 AM

waterline, or even below it actually. Seems to slow them down. early war, when it's more of a practice range type of thing, I would load a lot of shots right into the bow, under waterline, and the ship will start digging into water and slow down nicely.

ICBM · 09-09-05, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Type941

waterline, or even below it actually. Seems to slow them down. early war, when it's more of a practice range type of thing, I would load a lot of shots right into the bow, under waterline, and the ship will start digging into water and slow down nicely.

Can anyone confirm that shooting at the bow while the ship speeds forward causes it to sink faster?

That would be awesome.

chrisy · 09-10-05, 07:15 AM

im all for the waterline , boats dont float when there full off water do they. but they still float if the decks ablaze.

Detritus · 09-10-05, 10:55 AM

Shooting at, or more like below the waterline is the recommended way indeed. But testing the deck cargo doesn't hurt either. Sometimes the ships have explosives or whatnot on the deckand they make impressive damage when hit. And it's fun as heck. Although, to have full effect depends largely on how much damage the ship has already taken.

Der Teddy Bar · 09-10-05, 01:44 PM

In SHIII it makes no difference where you attack the target. If a ship takes 10 rounds to sink by shooting at the water line, you will find that it will take 10 rounds to sink when shooting at the ships super structure.

Damo1977 · 09-10-05, 06:05 PM

If the ship has no gun,
I will shoot at the waterlin and while waiting for my gun to reload, I will use the AA guns to explode the cargo on the ships.

Kpt. Lehmann · 09-10-05, 06:36 PM

Even if you tell the crew to aim at a point they are rather innefective at getting it done.

IMHO the Kaleun generally didn't man the gun himself so I usually don't. I let the crew bang away at the target.

View Poll Results: Where do you (or assigned gunners) shoot at ?
Waterline as perscribed	60	72.29%
Engine room area	4	4.82%
Fuel & Oil storage	7	8.43%
Command areas	4	4.82%
Masts	0	0%
Cargo, oil drums, crates, etc... in hopes of fire	8	9.64%
Voters: 83. You may not vote on this poll

09-07-05, 01:19 PM	#16
U-104 Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States Posts: 797 Downloads: 187 Uploads: 0	Thats what I due to and I think it does :hmm: __________________ My heart is steadfast, O God. I will sing and make music with all my soul. Ps. 108:1 Survival of the fittest does not explain arrival of the fittest. we live in a single spoken sentence.. "God said, let there be"

09-08-05, 10:02 AM	#20
Type941 Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Location: U-52 Posts: 1,270 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	waterline, or even below it actually. Seems to slow them down. early war, when it's more of a practice range type of thing, I would load a lot of shots right into the bow, under waterline, and the ship will start digging into water and slow down nicely. __________________ Sink the Bismarck SH3 Movie

09-10-05, 07:15 AM	#22
chrisy Watch Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 22 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	im all for the waterline , boats dont float when there full off water do they. but they still float if the decks ablaze. __________________ stuff that leeky gland .

09-10-05, 06:05 PM	#25
Damo1977 Captain Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 487 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If the ship has no gun, I will shoot at the waterlin and while waiting for my gun to reload, I will use the AA guns to explode the cargo on the ships. __________________ \"If man is called to be to be a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great streetsweeper who did his job well\" Martin Luther King, Jr

09-07-05, 01:46 PM	#17
Twelvefield Planesman Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 186 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've stopped using the deck gun altogether. The last couple of times I've used the deck gun, a long time ago, I did what Sailor Steve has suggested, and let the gun crew choose their own target, to simulate the inaccuracy of the deck gun. Then RUB changed the firing time, but I had stopped using the deck gun before then. My "house rule" is to only fire the deck gun to finish off targets that are already wounded (or to fire starshells). However, either the weather has been universally bad when I am tracking lone merchants (not that I see many of those anymore), or else if the weather is good, then the target is guarded by warships. A long time ago, I routinely fired at the bridge. What happens is that either the target stops zig-zagging, or it starts to steam in a circle for a while. Infrequently, it would stop from a bridge hit, so more or less I believe that a bridge hit jams the rudder. I also liked toppling the smokestacks, as I believe that helps the engine room evolve into flame a little faster.

09-08-05, 09:53 AM	#19
von Buelow Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	anyone else with a vote before I let this topic fade away...?

09-10-05, 10:55 AM	#23
Detritus Navy Dude Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 177 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	Shooting at, or more like below the waterline is the recommended way indeed. But testing the deck cargo doesn't hurt either. Sometimes the ships have explosives or whatnot on the deckand they make impressive damage when hit. And it's fun as heck. Although, to have full effect depends largely on how much damage the ship has already taken.

09-10-05, 01:44 PM	#24
Der Teddy Bar Blade Master Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,388 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	In SHIII it makes no difference where you attack the target. If a ship takes 10 rounds to sink by shooting at the water line, you will find that it will take 10 rounds to sink when shooting at the ships super structure.

09-10-05, 06:36 PM	#26
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 7,010 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Even if you tell the crew to aim at a point they are rather innefective at getting it done. IMHO the Kaleun generally didn't man the gun himself so I usually don't. I let the crew bang away at the target. __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

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