GWX3.0 Gold anomaly? Small merchant took 3 torps and all AP gun ammo to sink. WTF? - Page 2

tiger_tim_34 · 05-14-09, 05:09 AM

Okay... these tramp steamer/small cargo ships are aggravating my deck-gun crew. Are they all transporting Ping Pong balls?

How do you modify the deck gun please to make it slightly more powerful?

CWorth · 05-14-09, 07:24 AM

Well for starters stop using the deck gun as a primary weapon against merchants.You will fail at sinking many of them.

Your primary weapon is your torpedoes and the deck gun is used to finish off an already wounded ship hit by torpedoes not as a primary sinking tool.

If you look historically you will find very few cases of a Uboat only using its deck gun to sink a ship.

The deck gun simply was not meant to be used in such a manner.Against the very small targets like tugs and such ships it is effective but go against the merchants and you will have trouble.

Always put at least 1 torpedo into a merchant then follow up with the deck gun if needed and on larger merchants 2 torpedoes should be minimum.After that the deck gun can be used to finish off the target with little to no effort or alot of rounds needed.

Using the deck gun primarily is not only a waste of ammo but also puts you at bigger risk of being jumped by a destoryer or aircraft that may be patrolling nearby.

Murr44 · 05-14-09, 07:46 AM

I only use the deck gun in situations where I'm reasonably sure that I won't be bothered by DD's & DE's or aircraft. The situation that I described previously has rarely happened to me before. If a vessel is armed I prefer to be cautious & dispatch it with a torpedo. If I do attack an armed merchant with the deck gun I never go any closer than 2500m.

tiger_tim_34 · 05-14-09, 10:08 AM

I think you're right guys. It just galls me to travel for days across the Channel in a Type II bathtub armed with a mere five torpedoes. It didn't help that I became accustomed to the deck gun's previously unrealistic potency.

Hey ho, clearly the crew of U-9 are just impatient for their Type VII upgrade.

sharkbit · 05-14-09, 04:14 PM

By May '43, I put my deck gun in the flotilla chief's front yard for use as a flower pot.

Way too many bad experiences trying to take on armed merchants.

Captain Nemo · 05-15-09, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by melnibonian

Let me guess. Did you hit it just around the first mast? This is where the fuel is located. Large Merchants do blow up with a single hit just under the first mast due to this.

Yes I have had instances where the torp has hit around the first mast with spectacular fireworks display and the ship goes down immediately. A lot of the time though, I hit it in the bow area and it sails on, gradually sinking bow first until it stops and goes down.

Nemo

={FH}=Paddy · 05-15-09, 11:15 AM

To the best of my knowledge the Ping Pong balls were on route to Thailand, via the UK, for a newly invented female extreme sport that was being played in bars of questionable repute!!!

05-14-09, 05:09 AM	#16
tiger_tim_34 Gunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 93 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Failed to sink a small ship with 700 rounds. Okay... these tramp steamer/small cargo ships are aggravating my deck-gun crew. Are they all transporting Ping Pong balls? How do you modify the deck gun please to make it slightly more powerful?

05-14-09, 04:14 PM	#20
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	By May '43, I put my deck gun in the flotilla chief's front yard for use as a flower pot. Way too many bad experiences trying to take on armed merchants. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

05-15-09, 11:15 AM	#22
={FH}=Paddy Electrician's Mate Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Dublin - Ireland - 53° 15′ 54.36″ N, 6° 6′ 49.32″ W Posts: 136 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	To the best of my knowledge the Ping Pong balls were on route to Thailand, via the UK, for a newly invented female extreme sport that was being played in bars of questionable repute!!! __________________ ={Draft beer not people}=

05-14-09, 07:24 AM	#17
CWorth Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gettysburg PA Posts: 845 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Well for starters stop using the deck gun as a primary weapon against merchants.You will fail at sinking many of them. Your primary weapon is your torpedoes and the deck gun is used to finish off an already wounded ship hit by torpedoes not as a primary sinking tool. If you look historically you will find very few cases of a Uboat only using its deck gun to sink a ship. The deck gun simply was not meant to be used in such a manner.Against the very small targets like tugs and such ships it is effective but go against the merchants and you will have trouble. Always put at least 1 torpedo into a merchant then follow up with the deck gun if needed and on larger merchants 2 torpedoes should be minimum.After that the deck gun can be used to finish off the target with little to no effort or alot of rounds needed. Using the deck gun primarily is not only a waste of ammo but also puts you at bigger risk of being jumped by a destoryer or aircraft that may be patrolling nearby.

05-14-09, 07:46 AM	#18
Murr44 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 913 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	I only use the deck gun in situations where I'm reasonably sure that I won't be bothered by DD's & DE's or aircraft. The situation that I described previously has rarely happened to me before. If a vessel is armed I prefer to be cautious & dispatch it with a torpedo. If I do attack an armed merchant with the deck gun I never go any closer than 2500m.

05-14-09, 10:08 AM	#19
tiger_tim_34 Gunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 93 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I think you're right guys. It just galls me to travel for days across the Channel in a Type II bathtub armed with a mere five torpedoes. It didn't help that I became accustomed to the deck gun's previously unrealistic potency. Hey ho, clearly the crew of U-9 are just impatient for their Type VII upgrade.