To sink or not to sink it?

[lexo1014]

This morning i got a aircraft contact so i dove to periscope depth. After just a few minutes at periscope depth i got a sound contact, merchant moving away. I change direction to intercept, i look through the periscope and what i see,well it caused me to re-think my attack.
It looked like a large passenger liner but was white, with the red cross's all over it,and green striping down the hull.
It was a big,juicy,east target, but i wasn't sure if i should sink it,,so i turned back to my planned course and let it be.
So question is,should i have sunk it or no?

[Torplexed]

If you are seeing this red cross all over that ship.....let it go! ;) Sinking hospital ships isn't cricket.

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[mookiemookie]

Yes, that ship is worth something like -1000 renown if you sink it. Leave the hospital ships be.

[lexo1014]

Ahh good choice i made then. It sure was a juicy looking target tho.
Thanks for the information on the negative renown.

[Jimbuna]

You nearly collected a free pass to Nuremberg :lol:

[sonicninja]

You nearly collected a free pass to Nuremberg :lol:

:rotfl: .....quality remark

[Laufen zum Ziel]

Could have surfaced and inquired if they had any
spare GI Gin! Then dive and run like hell because
they will report your position....

[sonicninja]

A good MOD to have would be to transfer your injured crew to a hospital ship (if you pass one), good for morale, nothing like a free cruise on a big liner :smug:

[brendan]

do you lose renown for sinking neutral shipping?

[mookiemookie]

do you lose renown for sinking neutral shipping?

Yes. You lose 1x the ship's renown value if it's neutral. You lose 10x the ship's renown value if it's friendly.

[Jimbuna]

do you lose renown for sinking neutral shipping?

Yes....to avoid a hit on your renown go to:

Basic cfg and change to 0

[RENOWN]
RenownReachGridObjCompleted=0
RenownPatrolGridObjCompleted=0
CompletedPatrol=0
NEUTRAL=0 <--------------
ALLIED=1
AXIS=-10

[ReM]

I once got rammed by a hospital ship when crossing the Atlantic with major TC. :88)