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Originally Posted by pythos
The issue: I hit a Large modern composite right under the funnel. With an actual ship, the hit would have resulted in the ship either slowing down, or coming to a full stop, due to serious problems with the power plant.
However, what happens in game is the torpedo hits, a hole is formed in the side of the ship...and the ships runs off...at 13 knots!!!!
Despite the fact the seas are heavy I call BS, surface and start chasing it, with the deck gun hammering away. Completely un-realistic, but so is a mortally wounded ship running off at flank speed.
After over an hour of zig zagging, at high speed with deck gun blazing, and one failed torpedo shot, the thing finally lurches to a stop.
Sevaral minutes later it sinks, with no further gun action done after the ship started slowing.
I dread engaging these ships because every damned one of them do this, unless they are cracked in half.
Is there a mod that addresses this issue with these ships?
It is very frustrating to get a perfectly placed hit and have to engage in a totally unrealistic gun battle.
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"Torpedo, port side!!!"
"All ahead flank, right full rudder!!"
The alarm sounded, sending its dreadfull noice all over the ship. Sleeping crewmembers raced to their stations, sealing all the watertight compartments as they armed themselves with fire extinguish and emergency equipment.
The captain's fears came true. It was an almost suicide mission, transferring bulldozers and other construction equipment in the newly captured but heavily bombed airfield in the Philipines...
But orders were orders... The Japanese expansion required most escorts for the battlegroups and big convoys.
It was too late... The Mk14 torpedo hit amidships right under the funnel.
The shake was ferocious. All port windows of the bridge were smashed, sending shrapnel to all personnel there.
A fire started immediately, just like magic. As the ship continued sailing to starboard, the first engineer raced downwards to evaluate the damage.
Already, the fire had spreaded at the deck, but the crew raced with hosts to fight the fire. The conditions inside were worse...
The bulkheads had held, but the enormous amount of water had the ship already listing 5 degrees to port... Immediately the captain ordered a counterflood of two empty starboard compartments, somewhat balancing the ship.
"Rudder amidships!! Damage report"
"Kanjo, we have flooding in the boiler room, slowly spreading towards the forward hold! The watertight doors are holding... for now"
"Direct all pumps to the boiler room! Speed is the only chance we've got"
"American submarine, behind us, closing!!"
Speed was now at 13 knots. It was the maximum speed the ship could have damaged, at this sea state. An SOS was already been sent to HQ, an Emily changing course and racing to the freighter's position.
Then the first shell smashed the right boat. It was the first of about 80 shells fired from the pursuing submarine. A brave crewmember manned the aft 25mm AA gun, shooting 5 or 6 magazines at the sub. After the 16th shell landed on deck, the AA gun was not shooting any more...
Already half an hour had passed since the torpedo hit. The crew managed to contain the flooding, and the pumps tireleslly removed the water from inside. The ship maintained speed, enduring the HE shells fired by the sub, and the continous zig-zagging prevented the submarine captain to launch another torpedo... until now...
The lookout saw the foam on the approaching Mk14, immediate action was ordered, with the torpedo passing 10 meters of bow. A poorly fired shot, or a quick anticipation from the captain...
But this was no warship. The watertight doors had endured a lot of pressure, the speed of the ship making it worse. After several shells, parts of the engine started to malfunction, slowing the ship...
The captain realized that they wouldn't go any further before the pressure of the water would breach the engine room, the heart of the ship.
Suddenly, the great hissssssssss indicated that the boiler room watertight doors had failed... The ship slowly lost propulsion and it was creeping at 2 knots... 2 pumps damaged by the gunfire couldn't offer their services any more... The flooding now was now getting worse...
Kanjo ordered the remaining crew to abandon ship, manning the surviving boat and two life rafts. They paddled steadily as their previous home was sinking bow first, into the shallow waters, silently, without saying the last goodbye to the men that taked care of her..
The one hour chase before the sinking of the ship carried them closer to shore... giving them more hope for survival...
The submarine, seeing their prey go down, changed course and dived, fearing Japanese retaliation...
20 minutes later, the Emily saved the survivors of Tonan Maru...
A sturdy ship, died without betraying her beloved crew...
