Killer monsoon

[Longknife]

Interesting patrol last night. I was in a monsoon in the Jawa sea (approx 40' seas) when the deck watch spotted a ship just north of Surabaya. It was lone DD guarding the harbor mouth I assume. I was headed back to the barn w/ only 1 torpedo left & decided to take a shot at him.

As I was plotting my attack I suddenly see a sunken ship marker appear right where my DD was. I go back to periscope view & sure enough he's aflame & his bow is pointed at the sky. It was a WTH moment but I shrugged it off as a glitch. I go a hundred miles or so & the monsoon had abated when my deck crew spotted another ship. This was a medium freighted with his stern in the air & screws spinning. It showed to be a valid target so why not. I sent my last torpedo at him & immediately after impact I got a "she's going down" message.

All of this was with RFB & RSRDC. Have y'all seen this before? Can a monsoon wreck ships in SH?

[Crannogman]

Absolutely. They can take water or be broken on the rocks. Plus the AI is not particularly good at not running aground

[SSI01]

That's good to know. I've had a few days of about 15-20' seas and wind but interestingly enough no rain and only light fog.

I didn't know you could see ships wrecked by storms in SH. I can tell you I have seen a genuine uproar occur in a convoy after one of my torpedoes struck home on a freighter and whatever that freighter was carrying cooked off in a truly righteous fireworks display. The convoy broke up and a DD got hit broadside by a heavier vessel (can't recall the type) and was rolled upside down, then sank as a result. Sim doesn't score that as a kill for you, apparently as it is an "own goal."

[Armistead]

Seldom storms sink ships in game, cept some cases if you've torped it. However, some mods do effect such, but I don't think RFB does. You can adjust waves and some mods do that will effect ships, damage and even sink them in storms...

[merc4ulfate]

They get sunk in real life that way ask the Edmund Fitzgerald. If you run ISP this can be in your favor in striking ships wounded by the sea state.