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Originally Posted by propbeanie
OK, first things first - I should have asked you how you are attempting to turn the gun? Using the F10 key to go to the gun position, and then using the mouse by a left-click and then bring your view to bear by dragging the mouse. It is slow though, remember that... Use the Tab key to zoom to the sight, use the up/down arrow keys for range aiming, then click Tab again for another zoom-in. The gun almost has to be crewed for any semblance of proper operation, even if you use it yourself. The two CPOs on the Damage Crew are the highest rated gunners, and then there are a few others in the 30s that are OK (don't forget to move them back to the Damage Crew to affect repairs). Once the crew are on the gun positions, you either have to click the Man the AA Guns menu button, and/or the Man the Deck Gun button, and then tell them to aim how you want them to, whether Free Will, Hull Line, Bridge, or whatever. It is usually easier to set them to Battle Stations with the B key, and then tell them how to aim. In that particular SS scenario, you have to hit Flank Speed as soon as you spawn into the mission, because you are literally a sitting duck. The NavMap shows a course laid in, but you do have to tell the boat to Return To Course with any one of a number of ways, or lay a new route in yourself, preferably with some turns so that the planes can't take too accurate of a bead on you. Then the F7 Crew page and get the AA guns manned and shooting, then the Deck Gun, and keep moving.
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Jumping in here, there is a much easier way to train the gun to either side by using the Left or Right Arrow keys to move the RED Aiming Reticle. You can also accelerate the movement Left or Right by holding the Shift Key along with one of the Arrow Keys. Bear in mind that moving the RED Aiming Reticle to the target, quickly or otherwise, does not move the gun anywhere near as fast. It takes a bit for the gun to line up with the RED Aiming Reticle. I'm one of those guys who prefers to man the gun with crew, but then use F10 to do the shooting myself when it makes sense given the scenario. I'm a better shot most of the time than they are.
Using the TAB Key to magnify the view and then trying to train the gun using either the mouse or the Arrow Keys is a slow, painful process if they are shooting at you and you aren't aimed to the target. Better to get into the "normal" view and use the Arrow Keys to point the RED Aiming Reticle quickly, then let the gun catch up before going into the magnified view on the gun. Otherwise you may be just shooting off into space, because the gun stops swiveling as soon as you enter the magnified view. Once both the Aiming Reticle and the gun are trained on the target, the Mouse is best for fine-tune aiming, keeping in mind the UP/DOWN Arrow keys set the range in the two magnified gunsight views. That has to be correct too.
Hope this isn't confusing. I hadn't seen any mention of the Arrow Keys or hwo they work with the gun. I'll butt out now.
