I'm a big fan of the NYGM Tonnage ship damage model. Even though it makes me grit my teeth when those ships refuse to sink quickly! That, after all, is the point of the model. I'm sure things will be tweaked but I like the extra challenge and uncertainty provided by the mod... especially combined with 100% realism settings. If you follow the extensive manual's tips on the best aiming points for torpedoes and deck gun, you will have much better luck. That said, you still might have to wait hours or even days in some cases for a ship to go down. Much better than a guaranteed 'arcade style' parade of ships that just go boom imho. NYGM's crew management system too (tonnage-morale based) is a vast improvement over other models that I've used.
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