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Originally Posted by TorpX
Not sure I understand the details here, but I would not try to sink any respawned ships. My understanding of the game is that you will never get the credit for them. A ship might respawn many times, but you can only get credit for one sinking. I'm sure someone can explain this better than I can.
As to your original question, I don't remember ever failing to get credit for a sinking. The log's dates have been messed up, but I'd still get credit.
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Ah, well then, have I got a tale for you, M'Lord!
I've just returned from a cruise to Truck. Took out 6 capital ships at anchor (an Ise BB; a Hiyo FC; a Furutaka HC; a Mogami HC; an Agano LC; and a Yubari LC). I put them all on the bottom, but at that anchorage, I had to wander around at a depth setting of 52', which gave me 10' clearance under hull. So, nedless to say, they All sat above the waves while resting on the bottom. JANAC seems to think that if the searchlights are still operating, then the vessel ain't sunk! (Not strictly true, as at least I got credit for Hiyo, Ise & Yubari.)
So, the credit for the other three wasn't given on the map (red 'sunk' icon); Captains log; or office Journal. Just as well I'm using the new report generator, so I can correct the log myself and have an accurate record.
This isn't a re-spawn issue, as I have never sunk a BB before and I have sunk different FCs and HCs.
Finally, yes, I have photographic evidence to argue the case back in base (thank goodness my new German-lensed recon camera was delivered on board the night I sailed - my Box Brownie had stopped working - cracked lens or salt water in the film or something - so it would never have captured images to argue my claim!)
Once I have figured out how to size them correctly and so on, I'll get the fellas in the Dark Room to run off a set of prints to post up in the mess hall so you can all marvel at the exploits of the crew of the mighty Thresher on our 96,000 ton cruise!
Cheers
Gryff
[Bottom line is, yup, getting credit seems strangely important to me, so I would like to get a handle on various behaviours:
- does the game credit you a sink if you are beyond visual when it happens?;
- how far does a ship have to sink, before it is sunk? (so is there a consistent likelihood of NEVER getting credit for a sinking in shallow water or at dock or close to shore? - I recently had a sunk LC that went down very close to shore completely disappear off the map - again no recognition in the logs);
- does the Captain's Log always capture what's on the map, and is that always duplicated in the Office Journal? (Where is the 'break'?). Thanks.]