Deck Gun - Page 2

Mush Martin · 07-01-07, 01:23 PM

Both the Ying and the Yang of it.

V.C. Sniper · 07-01-07, 01:57 PM

Both. So I can hunt down destroyers on the surface.

sqk7744 · 07-01-07, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joea

Bow because I'm "being more aggressive."

Hey, that has a nice ring to it!

( Front and Back Guns -gett'em to cross the T )

Hawk_345 · 07-01-07, 03:13 PM

i dont know how to explain why but i rather the stern.

kiwi_2005 · 07-01-07, 03:36 PM

On the bow. Anyone get that anoyying AA gun blindside, if you turn the guns your view is blocked

This has to be fixed in patch 3 or im disabling AA guns as well!

Reaves · 07-03-07, 12:09 AM

I use bow because the only reason I use a deck gun is when i'm chasing merchants.

If you think stern is good so you can shoot when running away there are two flaws in your plan

1. Be MORE aggressive! Come on you're running away, what type of man are you?

2. If you are going to run away, do it like the sissy you are and run silent and run deep. That's the sissy style like me Captain Reaves.

peterloo · 07-03-07, 05:44 AM

i voted for bow desk gun. Just get used to it as desk gun is in bow for U-boats

Captain Scribb · 08-08-07, 12:23 AM

Someone mentioned putting the tailgate down on a truck increases your gas mileage. It doesn't, try it. It creates downward pressure from the air coming off of the roof and down onto the bed. With the gate up, a cyclone is formed in the bed of the truck, thus pushing wind up over the roof and "bubble" of cycloning air in the truck, reducing drag. Mythbusters even did it once.

Just sayin'.

I have gone back and forth, but have settled for the front. It's easier for me to walk my fire onto opposing ships while approaching them. Also, if an enemy freighter has a forward deckgun as they sometimes do, I can just surface in tight right behind them, and blast the bejesus out of them without giving them a shot. A lot harder to do in reverse.

I don't worry about not having one aft for destroyers, because if it has come to that I don't think my one gun against their multiple ones, plus superior speed and agility is going to help. I would be much better off running silent and deep.

chopped50ford · 08-08-07, 01:04 AM

if I could put in on the stern, I would prefer that location. The Gato class for some reason wont allow me to switch it from the bow w/ the proper manned locations.

Either way, I like both

FooFighters · 08-08-07, 05:42 AM

Definetly bow, I like to attack with the target in front of me.

magick · 08-08-07, 10:31 AM

I prefer the deckgun at the stern, because the deckgun is not a attack weapon, normaly it's only used to finish badly damaged targets or as last defence to fire at incoming destroyers after emergency surfacing, at flank speed running away from the destroyer only showing minimum profile ofcourse

FAdmiral · 08-08-07, 10:42 AM

BOTH. Because I once saw a western movie where a vet gunfighter told
a young wanabe that 2 guns are ALWAYS better than 1....

JIM

magick · 08-08-07, 10:59 AM

Nah, Billy the Kid only used 1 gun

Captain_Stabbing · 08-08-07, 11:21 AM

You gotta think of it from the point of view of the fellers manning your gun too. If you have a crew exposed to the open elements and breaking waves as you go forward, they are gonna be the ones that take the brunt of any waves.
Conversely, if you have them aft, the conning tower will take most of the force of any head sea, and allow them to fire with more accuracy.
As a naval gunner, I vote aft, just on behald of saving my own rear-end

Captain Scribb · 08-08-07, 11:37 AM

Wow, that's a pretty good point, Captain Stabbing. I may have to think that over and discuss it with my boys.

View Poll Results: Where do you like your Deck Gun
Bow	151	57.85%
Stern	57	21.84%
Both, I am a show off	53	20.31%
Voters: 261. You may not vote on this poll

07-01-07, 01:23 PM	#16
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Both the Ying and the Yang of it. __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

07-01-07, 01:57 PM	#17
V.C. Sniper Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 339 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Both. So I can hunt down destroyers on the surface. __________________ I only need one torpedo.

07-01-07, 03:36 PM	#20
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	On the bow. Anyone get that anoyying AA gun blindside, if you turn the guns your view is blocked This has to be fixed in patch 3 or im disabling AA guns as well! __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

07-03-07, 12:09 AM	#21
Reaves The Old Man Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,509 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I use bow because the only reason I use a deck gun is when i'm chasing merchants. If you think stern is good so you can shoot when running away there are two flaws in your plan 1. Be MORE aggressive! Come on you're running away, what type of man are you? 2. If you are going to run away, do it like the sissy you are and run silent and run deep. That's the sissy style like me Captain Reaves. __________________

07-01-07, 03:13 PM	#19
Hawk_345 Medic Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 160 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	i dont know how to explain why but i rather the stern.

07-03-07, 05:44 AM	#22
peterloo Commander Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 462 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	i voted for bow desk gun. Just get used to it as desk gun is in bow for U-boats __________________ Romeo is here, but where is Juliet? The 中国水兵 (Chinese Sailor) in subsim

08-08-07, 12:23 AM	#23
Captain Scribb Sailor man Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 50 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Someone mentioned putting the tailgate down on a truck increases your gas mileage. It doesn't, try it. It creates downward pressure from the air coming off of the roof and down onto the bed. With the gate up, a cyclone is formed in the bed of the truck, thus pushing wind up over the roof and "bubble" of cycloning air in the truck, reducing drag. Mythbusters even did it once. Just sayin'. I have gone back and forth, but have settled for the front. It's easier for me to walk my fire onto opposing ships while approaching them. Also, if an enemy freighter has a forward deckgun as they sometimes do, I can just surface in tight right behind them, and blast the bejesus out of them without giving them a shot. A lot harder to do in reverse. I don't worry about not having one aft for destroyers, because if it has come to that I don't think my one gun against their multiple ones, plus superior speed and agility is going to help. I would be much better off running silent and deep.

08-08-07, 01:04 AM	#24
chopped50ford Weps Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bentonville, AR Posts: 367 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	if I could put in on the stern, I would prefer that location. The Gato class for some reason wont allow me to switch it from the bow w/ the proper manned locations. Either way, I like both __________________ TM2(SS) USS Asheville - Plankowner, Shellback, "Order of the Ditch" http://ths-i.com/

08-08-07, 05:42 AM	#25
FooFighters Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 813 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Definetly bow, I like to attack with the target in front of me. __________________ This forum is not the same without you Dave.. we'll miss you buddy

08-08-07, 10:31 AM	#26
magick Bosun Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: 50.8170°N,5.6670°E Posts: 68 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	I prefer the deckgun at the stern, because the deckgun is not a attack weapon, normaly it's only used to finish badly damaged targets or as last defence to fire at incoming destroyers after emergency surfacing, at flank speed running away from the destroyer only showing minimum profile ofcourse

08-08-07, 10:42 AM	#27
FAdmiral Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 1,079 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	BOTH. Because I once saw a western movie where a vet gunfighter told a young wanabe that 2 guns are ALWAYS better than 1.... JIM __________________ If you\'re not taking losses, you\'re not doing enough. RAdm. Kelly Turner, USN ********************************** www.fairtax.org

08-08-07, 10:59 AM	#28
magick Bosun Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: 50.8170°N,5.6670°E Posts: 68 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Nah, Billy the Kid only used 1 gun

08-08-07, 11:21 AM	#29
Captain_Stabbing Sailor man Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: BC Canada Posts: 49 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You gotta think of it from the point of view of the fellers manning your gun too. If you have a crew exposed to the open elements and breaking waves as you go forward, they are gonna be the ones that take the brunt of any waves. Conversely, if you have them aft, the conning tower will take most of the force of any head sea, and allow them to fire with more accuracy. As a naval gunner, I vote aft, just on behald of saving my own rear-end

08-08-07, 11:37 AM	#30
Captain Scribb Sailor man Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 50 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Wow, that's a pretty good point, Captain Stabbing. I may have to think that over and discuss it with my boys.