Getting the deck gunners to use AP rds instead of HE all the time!

[Jimbuna]

Catching up on this has reminded me of something else.

If the crew were to automatically load the first shell they would commence firing, depleting your ammo level in little to no time.

Now bear in mind the low number of shells you were given at the outset of a patrol (prior to my additional ammo mod), look at a merchant through your UZO and press the space bar.....notice how rapidly the crew fire the deck gun, observe how innacurate they can be and most importantly, look at how quickly your ammo stocks diminish.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Catching up on this has reminded me of something else.

If the crew were to automatically load the first shell they would commence firing, depleting your ammo level in little to no time.

That's certainly something to consider.

Altho typically I don't give the order to commence firing until I've got the target either locked in the UZO or I'm looking at it through the binocs, and I'm pretty good at getting the boat into range and position first and matching speed to stay there. So generally I've done everything I know to set us up to give them a good shelling, and I order "Feuer Frei," and then nothing happens because I haven't gone to the station and clicked on the ammo to get the loading started. That's what I find frustrating.

Yeah it may take them a couple shots to "find their range" but usually I'm happy with the gunners' performance overall, I rarely man the gun myself unless I'm really bored. So having to go to the station just to load ammo is kind of a PITA for me.