Do you use a deck gun?

papa_smurf · 08-07-08, 12:59 PM

I use my deck gun form 39 till late 41 in a Type VII. Then when it gets too hot I transfer to a type IX/C and pick of lone merchants, and in some rare occasions have used my deck gun in late '42.

SandyCaesar · 08-07-08, 01:07 PM

The Deck Gun is fun, and plenty of times I've charged lone merchies or terrorized Flower corvettes with it. I can still remember that one time I netted 50k on a patrol in '39 when I stumbled upon an unescorted, unarmed convoy midocean. Only lost some renown because my weps got carried away and started blazing away at the Americans.

Didn't bring a single weapon home, aside from 20mm and starshell.

Even armed merchies were pretty easy targets, back in the vanilla days. With GWX, not quite so certain...

Still, I'm not about to engage warships with it. I draw the line at Flowers and armed trawlers, which go down pretty easily. In retrospect, however, maybe I shouldn't've taken on those four corvettes escorting that convoy...

Brag · 08-07-08, 01:13 PM

In 41 Things would start to get sticky.
On GWX 2.1 I'm still in 1940. Had a streak of good weather and sunk 26,000 tons with the deckie. Have only one round left, so the rest of the sinkings on this patrols will be with eels.

Guess who is in command of the boat.

SandyCaesar · 08-07-08, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Brag

In 41 Things would start to get sticky.
On GWX 2.1 I'm still in 1940. Had a streak of good weather and sunk 26,000 tons with the deckie. Have only one round left, so the rest of the sinkings on this patrols will be with eels.

Guess who is in command of the boat.

Let me guess: daily choir practice?

Paul Riley · 08-07-08, 01:34 PM

As a rule of thumb I use my DG to engage lonely stragglers,and to finish off already crippled ships.
Another use ,and I have never tried this ,could be to actually LURE say a flanking or rear escort into a gun duel,in an attempt to thin down the military presence of the convoy?.Bloody risky yes,but...effective?,could be.:hmm:
I am currently In April 42 in my campaign and using the DG gets increasingly more difficult,and almost getting sunk by a C2 is,well...embarrassing. :rotfl:

Jimbuna · 08-07-08, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Brag

Guess who is in command of the boat.

08-07-08, 03:01 PM

I like to attack ships with combined fire. Deck gun + flak guns.

Sensekhmet · 08-07-08, 03:15 PM

Pretty much like everyone else. One of the crucial weapons until merchants get armed, then it's just an auxiliary, for example to finish off stopped ships after surfacing in front of them (to stay away from the stern guns). I use flak on smaller things, mostly on my beloved schooners. I can't wait to try quad 20mm on those beauties *sobs*

But things happen. Just now I was crusing off US in my IXB when I got shot at from somehwere. Binoculars, it's some insect, coming at me hard, spraying small calibre fire in my general direction. To make long story short, he took 4 105mm shells and started to sink bow first. When I passed him he sprayed me with his stern cannon, I in turn used my twin 20mm, too bad I can't order the crew to fire the other one (2nd tower type wth 2 light flak emplacements). He got a hero's salute as he went down. No damage to my boat.

Red Heat · 08-07-08, 03:42 PM

I used at 101% in the begining of the War...but in 1944, well...the things are "Heavy"!

Jimbuna · 08-07-08, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Red Heat

I used at 101% in the begining of the War...but in 1944, well...the things are "Heavy"!

101%....do you mean all the time :hmm:

STEED · 08-07-08, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Red Heat

I used at 101% in the begining of the War...but in 1944, well...the things are "Heavy"!

Still using it in 1943!

Fookin eke that must be bloody dedication, I hope you don't blubber like a baby when its time to say bye bye.

08-07-08, 12:59 PM	#1
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	I use my deck gun form 39 till late 41 in a Type VII. Then when it gets too hot I transfer to a type IX/C and pick of lone merchants, and in some rare occasions have used my deck gun in late '42. __________________

08-07-08, 01:07 PM	#2
SandyCaesar Chief Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: HMS Thanatus Posts: 325 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The Deck Gun is fun, and plenty of times I've charged lone merchies or terrorized Flower corvettes with it. I can still remember that one time I netted 50k on a patrol in '39 when I stumbled upon an unescorted, unarmed convoy midocean. Only lost some renown because my weps got carried away and started blazing away at the Americans. Didn't bring a single weapon home, aside from 20mm and starshell.Even armed merchies were pretty easy targets, back in the vanilla days. With GWX, not quite so certain... Still, I'm not about to engage warships with it. I draw the line at Flowers and armed trawlers, which go down pretty easily. In retrospect, however, maybe I shouldn't've taken on those four corvettes escorting that convoy... __________________ Vanvikan, Feb. 2009: ordinary human, KIA, night 4 HMS Thanatus, May 2009: ??? human, KIA, night 7

08-07-08, 01:13 PM	#3
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	In 41 Things would start to get sticky. On GWX 2.1 I'm still in 1940. Had a streak of good weather and sunk 26,000 tons with the deckie. Have only one round left, so the rest of the sinkings on this patrols will be with eels. Guess who is in command of the boat. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

08-07-08, 03:42 PM	#9
Red Heat Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,093 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	I used at 101% in the begining of the War...but in 1944, well...the things are "Heavy"! __________________ "There is three kinds of man: the living, the death, and those who are at Sea." Plato

08-07-08, 01:34 PM	#5
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	As a rule of thumb I use my DG to engage lonely stragglers,and to finish off already crippled ships. Another use ,and I have never tried this ,could be to actually LURE say a flanking or rear escort into a gun duel,in an attempt to thin down the military presence of the convoy?.Bloody risky yes,but...effective?,could be.:hmm: I am currently In April 42 in my campaign and using the DG gets increasingly more difficult,and almost getting sunk by a C2 is,well...embarrassing. :rotfl:

08-07-08, 03:01 PM	#7
Kraut Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I like to attack ships with combined fire. Deck gun + flak guns.

08-07-08, 03:15 PM	#8
Sensekhmet Loader Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Poland Posts: 89 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Pretty much like everyone else. One of the crucial weapons until merchants get armed, then it's just an auxiliary, for example to finish off stopped ships after surfacing in front of them (to stay away from the stern guns). I use flak on smaller things, mostly on my beloved schooners. I can't wait to try quad 20mm on those beauties sobs But things happen. Just now I was crusing off US in my IXB when I got shot at from somehwere. Binoculars, it's some insect, coming at me hard, spraying small calibre fire in my general direction. To make long story short, he took 4 105mm shells and started to sink bow first. When I passed him he sprayed me with his stern cannon, I in turn used my twin 20mm, too bad I can't order the crew to fire the other one (2nd tower type wth 2 light flak emplacements). He got a hero's salute as he went down. No damage to my boat.