In reality there were several ships that did take incredible damage and stay afloat, but it was an exception rather than the rule. In this case, I think the damage model may need a little tweaking. Last night I put two fish into a Fubuki which went down by the bow up to the wheel house. She motored on with her props out of the water at seven knots for an entire day before I finally sent another torpedo into her. One of the things that doesn't seem to be taken into account very well is the actual cargo on the vessels. For example, most tankers that were torpedoed immediately burst into flames which prevented damage control or saving the ship. Damage models are probably not easy to get perfect, but I think a little tweaking may still be in order.
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