Problem with Deck Gun

[Sailor Steve]

In perfect weather, 7 seconds is slow. In 6-foot seas washing over the deck, it's darned fast. The game doesn't know the difference.

Originally Posted by seafarer

Agreed - www.navweaps.com lists the 4"/50 (mark 7 through 10) as having a rate of fire of 8-9 rounds per minute, or one round every 6 to 8 seconds or so. And a type IX u-boat's 105mm (4.1") could put up 10-15 rounds per minute. Of course, ammo feed on a submarine was not as effiecient as surface ships using these same guns, but still...2 minutes

Same thing: all the 'official' ROFs are determined under ideal conditions. A careful study of ALL available combat reports (including the Germans') revealed that the average in-combat rate of fire was one round every 20-25 seconds.

Even the Iowa's 16"/50 guns could do a couple of rounds per minute.

And battleships in combat had an on-target rate of about 7%. Destroyers and submarines, firing at much closer ranges, only averaged about 12% hits. They missed alot, which you never do if you fire the guns yourself.

But I agree, if it's taking two minutes something is wrong. Even Beery's much-complained-about ROF is only 23 seconds.