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Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980
Can find out their crew level by going to the proper file in the campaign files, open up with the ME.If raiding Truk, open the japharbortraffic file. Find the location and see what the ship(s) are set to.
Sounds like crew repaired some damage, started moving but the flooding from the waterline hits overtook them and ship was lost.I would guess crew setting was "competent" as much merchants in RSRD are set at. I've attacked a tanker set to elite before, expertly avoided 2 of 4 torpedoes at night(given the moon was out, could see very well) , but while escorts kept me at 350 feet dodging depth charges, crew made repairs to get 6 knots out of the tanker, she sailed on a bit until i slipped away, surfaced, and moved in while escorts were depth charging whales etc. I dove again, closed to 800 yards, fired two more, both hit, left her a flaming wreck, crew kept her afloat until a final torpedo caused a catastrophic explosion, she split in two and sank quickly.
Tanker with a "normal" crew wouldve prob been finished after the first two.
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Great story, BH.
I can see it all. (Though HOW any tanker, full of volatiles, survives any explosive hit, I can't fathom - pumped-in CO
2 notwithstanding.) Your last image puts me in mind of a great final scene (where the evil slime-ball gets his come-uppence) in that oldy, but goody by Wilbur Smith, 'Hungry as the Sea'. Must re-read that.
Gryff