Rough seas and damaged ships.

[WWII44]

Do rough seas make a damaged vessel go down faster than if the sea was calm?

[JazzJR]

Yes it does.

[WWII44]

Yes it does.
exactally how so?

[frau kaleun]

I don't know about stock but IIRC in GWX flooding is a major part of how damage to another ship is assessed over time from the initial attack. And if you punch a hole in a ship in rough seas where it is pitching up and down (and perhaps getting waves over the bow/stern/sides) it is probably going to take on more water in a shorter period of time than it would if it was sitting on a relatively flat, calm sea.

[desirableroasted]

Do rough seas make a damaged vessel go down faster than if the sea was calm?

Yes. In fact, there is a shooting tactic for this: aim your torpedo for just under the first or second crane of a heavily pitching merchant.

Aiming for just under a crane helps you break two compartments, and the pitching and momentum of the ship helps flood it faster.

However, this does not apply to passenger/cargos, which routinely carry ping-pong balls crated in balsa wood.

[Fish In The Water]

Yes. In fact, there is a shooting tactic for this: aim your torpedo for just under the first or second crane of a heavily pitching merchant.

Aiming for just under a crane helps you break two compartments, and the pitching and momentum of the ship helps flood it faster.

Quite correct and one of my favorite tactics. Few things are more satisfying than watching a merchant's own engines do the dirty work for you. :up:

[gt_magnus]

I have even (in stock SH3) experienced that a british fishing boat sunk completly by itself in heavy weather! :D

[WWII44]

Intresting As I noticed I tend to sink more destroyers in heavy roling seas than when it's calm.