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Originally Posted by merc4ulfate

Wow some big wave action in the San Bernardino Straits. Love that look but I was surprised the merchant didn't snap in two from the stress.

I don't think that can happen. At least I've never seen it. They will sink, though. If too much water goes over the deck, they suffer damage and flood.

I ran a mission to test the weather, where there were two convoys with a fair cross section of IJ ships moving through 13 m/s winds, to see if they did ok. I tracked them for 24 hrs. @ 32x. All did well, except the minesweeper. You know the type; very shallow draft and almost no freeboard. It fell behind, came almost to a standstill, and was low at the stern. I figured it would sink in a few hours. Several hour later, after finishing tracking/observing the convoy, I went back to see if the minesweeper, or some trace of it, was still there. Lo and behold, I found it moving at 8.5 kn., almost recovered from it's ordeal. I guess, that when it was far enough away, the "weather" ceased, and it was able to recover - kinda odd.

Ships will sink at higher wind levels. I consider this a feature, and not a bug, as they say. If I'm experiencing 15 m/s seas, I assume it is impossible to attack by either torpedo or gun, so I am operationally at a standstill, and must wait for things to improve. I can't tell you exactly which ships would be most vulnerable to sinking. I only tested some of them, and mainly at 13 m/s. The amount of freeboard seems to be the main factor. I consider 13 m/s to be the threshold of severe weather. Above this level, you should notice things getting ugly.