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Ducimus · 05-02-06, 05:49 PM

THe realistic answer is

Was the pressure hull or the main induction ripped open?

Ive read accounts where a shell smashed the superstructure, but owing to the angle, deflected off the pressurehull. Once you got a hole in the pressurehull your done.

Another intresting example is U505. It was acutally bombed, and survived, but the superstructure absorbed all the damage. Blew the 3.7 mm platform clean off. Ive acutally had this happen to me in game. IE deck gun or AA guns absorbe what otherwise would have been a fatal hit.

In regards to shells, im of the opinion, 1 or 2 hits from a DD or DE should make you unable to dive. Which means an H.I of aobut 10-20% or so. The lower the H.I the less your crush depth. at 20% you cant go much deeper then like 40 meters or so if i remember correctly. That would need testing.

05-02-06, 05:49 PM	#11
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	THe realistic answer is Was the pressure hull or the main induction ripped open? Ive read accounts where a shell smashed the superstructure, but owing to the angle, deflected off the pressurehull. Once you got a hole in the pressurehull your done. Another intresting example is U505. It was acutally bombed, and survived, but the superstructure absorbed all the damage. Blew the 3.7 mm platform clean off. Ive acutally had this happen to me in game. IE deck gun or AA guns absorbe what otherwise would have been a fatal hit. In regards to shells, im of the opinion, 1 or 2 hits from a DD or DE should make you unable to dive. Which means an H.I of aobut 10-20% or so. The lower the H.I the less your crush depth. at 20% you cant go much deeper then like 40 meters or so if i remember correctly. That would need testing.