Deck Gun

Wreford-Brown · 08-28-11, 05:05 PM

I always carry the deck gun and will use it to finish off ships even late in the war. I also surprised myself a couple of weeks ago (after being forced to surface by damage) by sinking a Flower class. Third round hit the main gun, fifth or sixth took out the secondaries and I could sink it at my leisure. The deck gun became my new best friend!

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Did anyone mention the Q Ships?

I prefer to call them the $£%^&%^$ Q-ships. Bloody things still surprise me even now, but I can't bring myself to disable your mod.

Jimbuna · 08-28-11, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Just like a man, they never listen.

(See my post directly above yours, big fella.

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No need....my comment was in direct reference to what you posted

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Originally Posted by Wreford-Brown

I always carry the deck gun and will use it to finish off ships even late in the war. I also surprised myself a couple of weeks ago (after being forced to surface by damage) by sinking a Flower class. Third round hit the main gun, fifth or sixth took out the secondaries and I could sink it at my leisure. The deck gun became my new best friend!

I prefer to call them the $£%^&%^$ Q-ships. Bloody things still surprise me even now, but I can't bring myself to disable your mod.

Good to see you around D

Wreford-Brown · 08-28-11, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Good to see you around D

Good to be around!

frau kaleun · 08-28-11, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Wreford-Brown

I prefer to call them the $£%^&%^$ Q-ships. Bloody things still surprise me even now, but I can't bring myself to disable your mod.

Same here. And I always forget about them until I disable a ship with a torpedo hit and then surface to finish it off with the gun, only to find shells whistling over my head and all the LI screaming at me about damage.

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

No need....my comment was in direct reference to what you posted

Jimbuna · 08-28-11, 06:44 PM

Might be an idea to do a few different skins

Raptor · 08-28-11, 06:45 PM

I wasn't aware the deck gun could be removed. How is that done?

Wreford-Brown · 08-28-11, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Raptor

I wasn't aware the deck gun could be removed. How is that done?

SH3 Commander can get rid of it for you.

Jimbuna · 08-28-11, 06:57 PM

Mind you, removing it makes absolutely no difference to the performance of your boat.

desirableroasted · 08-28-11, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Mind you, removing it makes absolutely no difference to the performance of your boat.

Interesting! So you might as well keep it, even if its usefulness diminishes.

PacificWolf · 08-29-11, 08:27 AM

Thats right, so its always better to have it.

More historical and risky.

GoDeep · 08-31-11, 07:12 AM

I keep my deck gun mounted for the simple reason that you never know when it might come in handy. Deck gun shells are more plentiful than torpedoes and if I can conserve my torpedo supply by sinking a ship with the deck gun, I'll do so. Of course the situation has to permit doing something like that. I won't use it close to enemy shores or air patrol zones, for instance. Especially later in the war, the risk is just too high.

Early in the war, it is excellent for picking off stray merchants, stragglers from convoys or already damaged ships that need a little extra "nudge" to help them sink.

One thing I have learned is: always check if the merchant is armed before trying to use your deck gun!

08-28-11, 06:44 PM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,712 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Might be an idea to do a few different skins __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-28-11, 06:45 PM	#6
Raptor Weps Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Pacific NW, USA Posts: 350 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	I wasn't aware the deck gun could be removed. How is that done? __________________ Raptor

08-28-11, 06:57 PM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,712 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Mind you, removing it makes absolutely no difference to the performance of your boat. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-29-11, 08:27 AM	#10
PacificWolf Ensign Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Gdańsk, Poland. Posts: 233 Downloads: 237 Uploads: 3	Thats right, so its always better to have it. More historical and risky. __________________ "All ships can dive, only submarines can surface"

08-31-11, 07:12 AM	#11
GoDeep Planesman Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 188 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I keep my deck gun mounted for the simple reason that you never know when it might come in handy. Deck gun shells are more plentiful than torpedoes and if I can conserve my torpedo supply by sinking a ship with the deck gun, I'll do so. Of course the situation has to permit doing something like that. I won't use it close to enemy shores or air patrol zones, for instance. Especially later in the war, the risk is just too high. Early in the war, it is excellent for picking off stray merchants, stragglers from convoys or already damaged ships that need a little extra "nudge" to help them sink. One thing I have learned is: always check if the merchant is armed before trying to use your deck gun! __________________ On sailor's grave there are no roses, On a seaman's grave there blooms no Edelweiss. The only ornaments are the white gulls And the many tears a girl is weeping. -- German folk song, sung by German seamen during the war.