SUBSIM Radio Room Forums - View Single Post - In a bind

05-26-13, 01:03 PM

Great tips so far. I'm sort of following one of your suggestions: I was able to hit it in the engine compartment(s) and disable it, then dive down and hide underneath. Now I'm planning to resurface on the other side once the covering ships leave and use the last aft torpedo to try and sink it. A few reloads of attempting this and I've been unable to finish the job, but I think if I hit the front it might sink it. I tried surfacing to use the deck gun, but I am in a "storm" (not really) and the KGV deck guns are ridiculous.

That thing is huge!

I did some reading on wikipedia on the KGV:

"The King George Vs were the first British battleships to alternate engine rooms and boilers in the machinery spaces, which reduced the likelihood of one hit causing the loss of all power. The machinery was arranged in four engine (turbine) rooms and four boiler rooms, with the 8 machinery compartments alternating in pairs of engine or boiler rooms."

"The main armour belt was 23.5 feet (7.2 m) high and covered the hull side from the main armoured deck to finish 15 feet (4.6 m)[18] below the deep waterline.[24] Post-World War I studies had indicated that it was possible for delayed-action AP shells to dive under a shallow belt and penetrate into vital areas of the ship and therefore the main belt was made to extend as far below the waterline as possible.[25] Along the ship, the belt started just forward of the forward turret and finished just aft of the aft turret. The belt was at its thickest above and at the waterline. Along the magazines, the belt was 15 inches thick (381 mm);[26] over the machinery spaces, the belt was 14 inches (356 mm). The lower section of belt tapered to a thickness of between 4.5 in and 5.5 in.[3][27] Armour protection was even better than the thickness of armour would indicate due to the improved qualities of the cemented[28] armour which provided excellent resistance."

That would explain why it's so hard to sink. In reality, I doubt a single torpedo would stop it in its tracks like I've done, but hey I'll take it.

05-26-13, 01:03 PM	#9
Hammermill Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Great tips so far. I'm sort of following one of your suggestions: I was able to hit it in the engine compartment(s) and disable it, then dive down and hide underneath. Now I'm planning to resurface on the other side once the covering ships leave and use the last aft torpedo to try and sink it. A few reloads of attempting this and I've been unable to finish the job, but I think if I hit the front it might sink it. I tried surfacing to use the deck gun, but I am in a "storm" (not really) and the KGV deck guns are ridiculous. That thing is huge! I did some reading on wikipedia on the KGV: "The King George Vs were the first British battleships to alternate engine rooms and boilers in the machinery spaces, which reduced the likelihood of one hit causing the loss of all power. The machinery was arranged in four engine (turbine) rooms and four boiler rooms, with the 8 machinery compartments alternating in pairs of engine or boiler rooms." "The main armour belt was 23.5 feet (7.2 m) high and covered the hull side from the main armoured deck to finish 15 feet (4.6 m)[18] below the deep waterline.[24] Post-World War I studies had indicated that it was possible for delayed-action AP shells to dive under a shallow belt and penetrate into vital areas of the ship and therefore the main belt was made to extend as far below the waterline as possible.[25] Along the ship, the belt started just forward of the forward turret and finished just aft of the aft turret. The belt was at its thickest above and at the waterline. Along the magazines, the belt was 15 inches thick (381 mm);[26] over the machinery spaces, the belt was 14 inches (356 mm). The lower section of belt tapered to a thickness of between 4.5 in and 5.5 in.[3][27] Armour protection was even better than the thickness of armour would indicate due to the improved qualities of the cemented[28] armour which provided excellent resistance." That would explain why it's so hard to sink. In reality, I doubt a single torpedo would stop it in its tracks like I've done, but hey I'll take it.