British S-Boats... Unsinkable?

Thomen · 01-25-09, 01:11 PM

Hi all! =)

I was on my way back to Wilhemshafen when my look-out spotted a surfaced sub. We maneuvered into firing position at his stern and after IDing it as a British S-Class submarine we opened up on him. The firefight so far lasted for around 30 minutes. The enemy is dead in the water, lost it's weaponry.
He got hit by ca 40 8.8cm shells and 120 3.7cm rounds, plus 2 torpedo hits. And his is still refusing to sink! I rammed him right in front of his conning tower... no effect.

My boat, after slapping patching on the holes he shot into me, and fixing the equipment, is running low on ammunition. I got 2 heavily wounded men on board and hull integrety is down to 60%.

Anyone has any idea whats going here? hehe

A Very Super Market · 01-25-09, 01:20 PM

Weird. Are you hitting the waterline? Did your torps detonate prematurely?

Thomen · 01-25-09, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A Very Super Market

Weird. Are you hitting the waterline? Did your torps detonate prematurely?

1 exploded premature, one missed and 2 hit it dead center. Just put another one in it and it's still afloat.

The guns hit it all over the place, mostly water line.
Waiting for reload of the torpedoes now, since weather got to bad for the guns

Jimbuna · 01-25-09, 01:46 PM

Just goes to show how tough us Tommies really are

The AI boats do have a tendency at times to be slow sinkers

Thomen · 01-25-09, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Just goes to show how tough us Tommies really are

The AI boats do have a tendency at times to be slow sinkers

Tough cookies, them Tommies..

Anyways, I disengaged after I hit 2 more times with torpedoes and rammed it aft of it's conning tower and tried to push it under the water, which didn't work either...

Stayed around for around 1 hour overall (incl TC while torp reload).

Jimbuna · 01-25-09, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thomen

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Just goes to show how tough us Tommies really are

The AI boats do have a tendency at times to be slow sinkers

Tough cookies, them Tommies..

Anyways, I disengaged after I hit 2 more times with torpedoes and rammed it aft of it's conning tower and tried to push it under the water, which didn't work either...

Stayed around for around 1 hour overall (incl TC while torp reload).

Did you receive the message "She's going down" :hmm:

01-25-09, 01:11 PM	#1
Thomen Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,207 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	British S-Class Boats... Unsinkable? Hi all! =) I was on my way back to Wilhemshafen when my look-out spotted a surfaced sub. We maneuvered into firing position at his stern and after IDing it as a British S-Class submarine we opened up on him. The firefight so far lasted for around 30 minutes. The enemy is dead in the water, lost it's weaponry. He got hit by ca 40 8.8cm shells and 120 3.7cm rounds, plus 2 torpedo hits. And his is still refusing to sink! I rammed him right in front of his conning tower... no effect. My boat, after slapping patching on the holes he shot into me, and fixing the equipment, is running low on ammunition. I got 2 heavily wounded men on board and hull integrety is down to 60%. Anyone has any idea whats going here? hehe Last edited by Thomen; 01-25-09 at 01:46 PM.

01-25-09, 01:20 PM	#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	Weird. Are you hitting the waterline? Did your torps detonate prematurely? __________________ The entire German garrison of Vanviken, right here in your thread!

01-25-09, 01:46 PM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,544 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Just goes to show how tough us Tommies really are The AI boats do have a tendency at times to be slow sinkers __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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