Odd (but welcome) sinking credit

desirableroasted · 08-26-07, 06:32 PM

This was odd....just how far away can you be from a ship you hit for SH3/GWX to record a sinking? How about 14 hours and more than 150 km...

I'm coming home on fumes through BF41, April 41, when I get word of a convoy. I whack it around 2030... sink a large merch and a large cargo, get one hit on a pyro and one hit on someone behind her (had my spread angle a little too wide). Glad for that much, given the crap weather.

I break off, hit them again at 0130, hoping to kill the pyro and whoever else I wounded. It's still foggy and I'm one row further in than I thought, so I end up snapshooting a whale ship (bow tubes), which goes down and a large merchant (stern), impact but no sink. No sight of my two wounded.

Ok, not good, but a nice cap on a good patrol. I'm down to 2 stern fish and running dry, so I break for home. Captain's log underway shows the three sinks.

Yet... when I get home, I've got mucho extra tonnage. A pyro went down about 45 mins after the 2nd attack... OK, could be that I was still in hydro range, but got no notice. But a large merchant went down 14 hours later in BF39, when I would have been 150+ km away...

I'm not complaining. I've been shortsheeted so often on kills that this is nice payback. But what's the algorithm for this stuff?

bookworm_020 · 08-26-07, 08:07 PM

I wish that would happen to me! how many time have I seen a damaged ship sail over the horizon with it's deck awash, knowing that it will sink, but getting no credit for it!

Brag · 08-27-07, 06:07 AM

Lucky you

Jimbuna · 08-27-07, 06:55 AM

It's generally about 30km......you are most fortunate

Sailor Steve · 08-27-07, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by bookworm_020

I wish that would happen to me! how many time have I seen a damaged ship sail over the horizon with it's deck awash, knowing that it will sink, but getting no credit for it!

Same here. I always tell myself I got credit for it, but it was taken away after my "confirmed sinking" sailed safely into port!:rotfl:

08-26-07, 06:32 PM	#1
desirableroasted Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In the mountains, now. On the edge of the sea before. Posts: 933 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	Odd (but welcome) sinking credit This was odd....just how far away can you be from a ship you hit for SH3/GWX to record a sinking? How about 14 hours and more than 150 km... I'm coming home on fumes through BF41, April 41, when I get word of a convoy. I whack it around 2030... sink a large merch and a large cargo, get one hit on a pyro and one hit on someone behind her (had my spread angle a little too wide). Glad for that much, given the crap weather. I break off, hit them again at 0130, hoping to kill the pyro and whoever else I wounded. It's still foggy and I'm one row further in than I thought, so I end up snapshooting a whale ship (bow tubes), which goes down and a large merchant (stern), impact but no sink. No sight of my two wounded. Ok, not good, but a nice cap on a good patrol. I'm down to 2 stern fish and running dry, so I break for home. Captain's log underway shows the three sinks. Yet... when I get home, I've got mucho extra tonnage. A pyro went down about 45 mins after the 2nd attack... OK, could be that I was still in hydro range, but got no notice. But a large merchant went down 14 hours later in BF39, when I would have been 150+ km away... I'm not complaining. I've been shortsheeted so often on kills that this is nice payback. But what's the algorithm for this stuff? __________________ "Well, now, that's true... the IXC is a bit of a chick magnet..but you really can't beat the VIIB for off-road fun."

08-26-07, 08:07 PM	#2
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I wish that would happen to me! how many time have I seen a damaged ship sail over the horizon with it's deck awash, knowing that it will sink, but getting no credit for it! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

08-27-07, 06:07 AM	#3
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08-27-07, 06:55 AM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	It's generally about 30km......you are most fortunate __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!