Recently I used my last internal torpedo in heavy weather which stopped a merchant. It shipped water for hours as I waited for the weather to abate so I could load the externals and use the deck gun.
It took 37 hours for the "She's going down!" to be reported. I sailed away and never did see the hulk sink.
Another time I hit the RODNEY with two torpedoes as she sailed inside a convoy. This slowed her so that she dropped behind and after the escorting destroyers gave up on me I moved off so as to keep her just at extreme range so I could end around and finish her off.
After a few hours RODNEY increased speed and her port list was gone. Looks like the RN damage control teams are pretty good !! (Yes, I got her after all...)
I don't believe I have ever had a merchant repair damage, but the Naval ships seem to.
Salute!!
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