After the red triangle... A red ship!

Lt.Fillipidis · 02-25-09, 10:32 AM

Yeah, thats right!
I spotted a trawler on map just north of Germany, in 1939.
I sailed on to sink it for fun. And thats when it happened!

I wanted to be a bit close to it so no shell would miss, so i plotted the course on the navigator map. Suddenly the WO reports a collision.
I changed the view to the bridge and i saw a big, red, unreported ship without flags

(The trawler had luxembourgish i think, the one with the red, white and blue horizontal stripes.) just next to the trawler.
I fired at it. No fires, no nothing before the massive explosion that cut it to two.

Anyone got any idea?

A Very Super Market · 02-25-09, 11:01 AM

Maybe a light ship? Can they be destroyed? If so, then it definitely is.

bigboywooly · 02-25-09, 11:23 AM

Defo a lightship
Classed as enviromental your watch crew WONT spot it
Which is why the other ship is docked close by
To avoid collision
Ummm didnt work in this case

kdv · 02-25-09, 11:50 AM

Isn't the ship nearby a GWX feature?

I believe they put it in there to avoid collisions while using time compression.

Lt.Fillipidis · 02-25-09, 12:44 PM

Well, in this case they did it just fine!

PS Indeed, it was a lightship. Forgot to mention the two lights on top!

={FH}=Paddy · 02-25-09, 01:49 PM

I think that the flag you are referring to is actually the Dutch flag and while the same as the flag of Luxembourg; it would be a surprise if it were the latter. While the flags are in fact the same color (Horizontally, Red on top, White in the middle and blue on bottom), Luxembourg is in fact a land locked country and I would be surprised if they had anything more than an odd pleasure craft, let alone a navy or the need for lightships!!
Cheers!!

02-25-09, 10:32 AM	#1
Lt.Fillipidis Weps Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Veria, Greece Posts: 365 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	After the red triangle... A red ship! Yeah, thats right! I spotted a trawler on map just north of Germany, in 1939. I sailed on to sink it for fun. And thats when it happened! I wanted to be a bit close to it so no shell would miss, so i plotted the course on the navigator map. Suddenly the WO reports a collision. I changed the view to the bridge and i saw a big, red, unreported ship without flags (The trawler had luxembourgish i think, the one with the red, white and blue horizontal stripes.) just next to the trawler. I fired at it. No fires, no nothing before the massive explosion that cut it to two. Anyone got any idea?

02-25-09, 11:01 AM	#2
A Very Super Market The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Deep in the Wild Canadian suburbs. Posts: 1,468 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Maybe a light ship? Can they be destroyed? If so, then it definitely is. __________________ The entire German garrison of Vanviken, right here in your thread!

02-25-09, 11:23 AM	#3
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Defo a lightship Classed as enviromental your watch crew WONT spot it Which is why the other ship is docked close by To avoid collision Ummm didnt work in this case __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

02-25-09, 01:49 PM	#6
={FH}=Paddy Electrician's Mate Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Dublin - Ireland - 53° 15′ 54.36″ N, 6° 6′ 49.32″ W Posts: 136 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I think that the flag you are referring to is actually the Dutch flag and while the same as the flag of Luxembourg; it would be a surprise if it were the latter. While the flags are in fact the same color (Horizontally, Red on top, White in the middle and blue on bottom), Luxembourg is in fact a land locked country and I would be surprised if they had anything more than an odd pleasure craft, let alone a navy or the need for lightships!! Cheers!! __________________ ={Draft beer not people}=

02-25-09, 11:50 AM	#4
kdv Loader Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 85 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Isn't the ship nearby a GWX feature? I believe they put it in there to avoid collisions while using time compression.

02-25-09, 12:44 PM	#5
Lt.Fillipidis Weps Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Veria, Greece Posts: 365 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	Well, in this case they did it just fine! PS Indeed, it was a lightship. Forgot to mention the two lights on top!