Those seemingly very tough ships exist in SH3. Had the "pleasure" of encountering a C3 that was almost impossible to sink. Took 6 eels at close range and several dozen shots from the deck gun.
Some sink very slowly, others really take four or five hits and stay stopped for a while. I even had one of those continue after sitting next to it for several hours.
In reality there are several reports of ships that managed to reach port after several torpedo hits. So it seems this kind of disappointment for a virtual uboat skipper is not too unrealistic
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In August 1942, the Ohio, a 14,000 ton tanker belonging to the Texas Oil Company on loan to the British Ministry of War Transport and under the command of Captain Mason, was one of a fleet of 14 merchant vessels being sent to the aid of Malta. The convoy, with its naval and air escort, first met enemy action on 11th August and next day when the expected air attacks began, it became apparent that the Ohio was to be the main target of the enemy. For the next four days she suffered continuous attacks from enemy aircraft and submarines. She sustained grave damage from a torpedo, two sticks of bombs lifted her right out of the water and another exploded in her boiler room, a Stuka crashed and exploded on her deck, her back was broken and she was twice abandoned and twice reboarded. In spite of all this she finally reached Malta on 15th August and was literally carried into Valetta harbour, lashed between two destroyers and it was not until the last of her fuel had been pumped out that she finally sank. Captain Mason's award of the George Cross was not only for the master's personal indomitable courage and determination, but for every member of his crew.
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Although this one only took one torpedo it certainly suffered more than other ships would've.