Deck Gun, For or Aft Mount

[WernherVonTrapp]

Originally Posted by Platapus

So to be safe from enemy gun fire you want to be in a position that increases the failure due to range errors.

If you are broadside, the enemy can determine the bearing as easily as if you were nose/tail on. But by placing yourself broadside you are exposing the narrow width of your sub against the multiple errors in range from the enemy. They may have the bearing but it is more likely that they will under/overshoot due to range errors and errors in platform stability.

If you were end on, your entire length of your submarine will be in the range error direction. An under/overshoot has a better chance of hitting some part of your submarine.

Excellent point, and one that I had not previously considered. Thanks for that tip. I'll definitely keep that in mind from now on.