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TorpX · 11-12-11, 06:42 PM

I've never had "unsinkable" targets, but it does seem that they often sink very slowly. I don't play that much, so there could well be such ships for all I know.

I think they made a error in the fundamental assumptions with their model. Namely, that a ship's compartment had to sustain heavy damage (80% or whatever) before it would flood. In RL, any torpedo that detonates below the waterline of a merchant vessel, would be guaranteed to blow a large hole in the hull. Allied merchants that survived german torpedo attacks (most did not), had 20 to 30 ft. holes in their hulls. In these circumstances, it is not a question of if the compartment floods, but rather how quickly it floods, and will flooding be limited to only one compartment.

11-12-11, 06:42 PM	#11
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	I've never had "unsinkable" targets, but it does seem that they often sink very slowly. I don't play that much, so there could well be such ships for all I know. I think they made a error in the fundamental assumptions with their model. Namely, that a ship's compartment had to sustain heavy damage (80% or whatever) before it would flood. In RL, any torpedo that detonates below the waterline of a merchant vessel, would be guaranteed to blow a large hole in the hull. Allied merchants that survived german torpedo attacks (most did not), had 20 to 30 ft. holes in their hulls. In these circumstances, it is not a question of if the compartment floods, but rather how quickly it floods, and will flooding be limited to only one compartment.