Am I seeing correct?

DavyJonesFootlocker · 01-07-08, 12:32 PM

What exactly is the calibre of the main deck gun? In game I'm seeing 3x0.30 cal MGs? The AA is a 20mm cannon. That can't be right. At least a 2-inch gun might be in order? I have no idea of naval guns.

Mush Martin · 01-07-08, 12:41 PM

Sub AA guns come in three flavours sort of

.50 cal Browning MG
20mm single or 20mm twin
40mm Bofors single or twin.

decguns come in three flavours

3" 50cal single
4" 50 cal single or (Double for Narwhal only)
5"25 cal in single or twin (Balao and maybe Gato for twin)

DavyJonesFootlocker · 01-07-08, 01:01 PM

Thanks. Deck guns are only good for 'finishing off' a wounded target I suppose.

ReallyDedPoet · 01-07-08, 01:03 PM

Yeah, I rarely use em'

RDP

Powerthighs · 01-07-08, 01:06 PM

They are also useful for small targets like trawlers that don't warrant a torpedo.

Mush Martin · 01-07-08, 01:13 PM

On a personal note I would disagree

I would venture deckguns have many useful applications.

seafarer · 01-07-08, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by DavyJonesFootlocker

What exactly is the calibre of the main deck gun? In game I'm seeing 3x0.30 cal MGs? The AA is a 20mm cannon. That can't be right. At least a 2-inch gun might be in order? I have no idea of naval guns.

Just to clarify, the diameter of the bore is given in inches (eg. 4") and the length of the barrel in calibres (multiples of the bore diameter).

So a 4"x50calibre weapon had a chamber bore of 4 inches, and a barrel length of 200 inches (or 16 and 2/3rds feet).

And I've read that they used them a fair bit, especially towards the end of the war when large, torpedo-worthy targets were few and far between. A number of sub skippers shelled junks and near shore barge traffic a lot.

DavyJonesFootlocker · 01-07-08, 02:28 PM

Oh, I get it. I keep comparing naval guns to that of those carried in fighters. .30 cal guns on fighters was like pelting pebbles.

Sailor Steve · 01-07-08, 04:52 PM

I can see where that might be confusing. When you talk about a machine gun (or a rifle or pistol) just note that what we call "30 calibre" is actually just as you wrote it: .30 (Point-thirty), or 3/10 of an inch.

01-07-08, 12:32 PM	#1
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	Am I seeing correct? What exactly is the calibre of the main deck gun? In game I'm seeing 3x0.30 cal MGs? The AA is a 20mm cannon. That can't be right. At least a 2-inch gun might be in order? I have no idea of naval guns.

01-07-08, 12:41 PM	#2
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Sub AA guns come in three flavours sort of .50 cal Browning MG 20mm single or 20mm twin 40mm Bofors single or twin. decguns come in three flavours 3" 50cal single 4" 50 cal single or (Double for Narwhal only) 5"25 cal in single or twin (Balao and maybe Gato for twin) __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

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ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,886 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Yeah, I rarely use em' RDP __________________ Back in the Day

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Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	On a personal note I would disagree I would venture deckguns have many useful applications. __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

01-07-08, 04:52 PM	#9
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I can see where that might be confusing. When you talk about a machine gun (or a rifle or pistol) just note that what we call "30 calibre" is actually just as you wrote it: .30 (Point-thirty), or 3/10 of an inch. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-07-08, 01:01 PM	#3
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	Thanks. Deck guns are only good for 'finishing off' a wounded target I suppose.

01-07-08, 01:06 PM	#5
Powerthighs Beach Leaf Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 287 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	They are also useful for small targets like trawlers that don't warrant a torpedo.

01-07-08, 02:28 PM	#8
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	Oh, I get it. I keep comparing naval guns to that of those carried in fighters. .30 cal guns on fighters was like pelting pebbles.