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Originally Posted by USNSRCaseySmith
well in that regards how long does it usually take for those ships to sink?? I can put one into the bow of a small merchant and sometimes it even seems like even THOSE take forever to sink!
My thinking is I dont feel like waiting around for afew hours to watch a merchant sink and then have a destroyer bearing down on me because the darned merchant decided to send an S.o.S. which is another question, does the game model this? (Sinking ships or attacked ships signal for help and destroyers come-a-callin?
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Only if they're within range, ie they've already spawned. I attacked a lone merchant off the north coast of the Orkney's (like AN1457 ish) at night once. I never saw the DD about 12-15km away. First torp hit, and I soon heard the report of a deck gun. This was late 39 or early '40. I didn't know what was going on, then the star shell exploded and the watch started screaming things about a DD headed our way. About face! Flank Speed!
So yeah, if' they've spawned in the world, they will sometimes respond to SSS calls. Thats why harbor raiding is difficult. Most of the patrols come running when you hit.