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Originally Posted by DMarkwick
What about ships that are "going" to sink, in other words they would sink eventually if you hung around long enough. Do they get counted as kills if you leave them behind without witnessing their demise?
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I'm pretty sure you have to be within some fairly close range of the ship when if finally sinks in order for you to get credit for the sinking, but you do not need to have it in sight (I got credit a couple of nights ago for one that went down about 45 minutes after I hit it, while I was still creeping away from the convoy's escorts at about 95m depth - presumably I was close enough for my soundman to pick up the sinking noises on the hydrophones and confirm the kill).
I like that aspect 'cause it tempts you to stick around to be able to confirm your kill, at the risk of being ambushed by planes or escorts called in by the victim - it adds some tension/suspense regarding the decision as to whether to go ahead and spend another torp or a bunch more deck gun shells on a coup de grace so you can get out of there, or to stick around and wait it out trying to save the ammo.