Raking broadside

[Hugh Latham]

Wouldn't it be more accurate for a raking broadside to fire only those guns aligned with the stern instead of wasting shot along the armored side of the enemy ship. In reality, I think guns were fired as they bore while the ship passed astern.

[GreatScott]

This has been brought up in other threads and I believe that there was a response from NA employee about this being added at some point.  I think it only makes sense to have this, otherwise a lot of the advantage of making a maneuver like this is lost to shots that go wide or hit sides.

[Prater]

Takes skill to actually hit every shot, like it should be.  Otherwise it turns into point and click PotBS

[StaleMemes]

Problem with rolling broadsides w/ spacebar is that you can only fire once per ~1 second, and that you have as many as 69 guns to fire. Nobody is going to sit there for an entire minute while you roll away. We need to be able to fire by column, not individual shot.

 

 

problem no# 2 is that I look like a TOTAL looney sitting here frantically smashing away at my keyboard for a minute.

 

"Turn just a bit more, there that's it!"

 

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 "don't worry mum I'm fine. No, I'm not playing woodpecker simulator 2k15. No, this is not bad for my health"

Edited March 13, 2015 by Capt Aerobane

[Chustler]

This has been discussed at length

 

http://forum.game-labs.net/index.php?/topic/2378-stern-shots-dont-seem-to-do-enough-damage/?hl=raking+broadside#entry49106

 

http://forum.game-labs.net/index.php?/topic/3763-fire-as-she-bears/?hl=rolling+broadside#entry74605

 

Just to name a couple.  There are many more options and discussions on this if searched for.