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Originally Posted by KaleunMarco

why is it that some ships display the shell/torpedo damage with holes and some do not?

for example, if i am using my deck gun to finish off a merchie, sometimes i can see the holes that i am putting into her sides and sometimes i cannot. the ordnance create damage because the ship ultimately sinks.

same thing is true with torpedos. sometimes i see a nice explosion hole and sometimes all i see is the explosion but no hole. yes, i know what you're thinking that the torpedo was a dud but when you see an explosion and the ship sinks, then the torpedo was no dud...it just didn't leave a graphical hole in the side.

so, why the apparent inconsistency? is this a ship-to-ship variance or is there something more subtle at work here.

the world wonders. well, at least a small part of the world.......

The holes are eye candy. Your hits do damage but you will not always see an actual hole.