Neutral merchants in convoy

joho · 11-28-07, 04:08 AM

Intercepted an outbound convoy, closed in to indentify targets, when to my supprise I spotted a Greek flag on the closest vessal. Its aug 1940 so if I am not misstaken they are still neutral, Italian invasion took place in october.What happens if I take the greek ship down, will I loose renown anyhow. I mean he is not lit up and in an enemy convoy.

melnibonian · 11-28-07, 07:32 AM

SH3 does not care if the ship is inside the convoy or not. If you hit it you will suffer the penalty.

Brag · 11-28-07, 08:04 AM

Yeah. These convoy hiding neutrals are a bother.

Pablo · 11-28-07, 08:10 AM

Hi!

In Real Life any merchant ship that accepted escort from a belligerent warship (i.e., was in an Allied-escorted convoy) was a legitimate target under the Hague Convention; however, Silent Hunter III does not distinguish between escorted and non-escorted so you will suffer the "sank a neutral" renown penalty.

It just means you have to identify the nationality of any target before launching your torpedoes.

Pablo

Samwolf · 11-28-07, 06:03 PM

I set the neutral setting in the basic/cfg to 1 and use self-discipline to not sink single neutrals, that gives me no penalty if they're in a convoy.

danurve · 11-29-07, 08:16 AM

I do the cfg edit myself, and leave singles alone.

But no mercy for neutrals in convoys. That is of course after the good targets are down.

RadioLog_Expanded; Comming soon to a SH3 screen near you.

11-28-07, 04:08 AM	#1
joho Mate Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 52 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Neutral merchants in convoy Intercepted an outbound convoy, closed in to indentify targets, when to my supprise I spotted a Greek flag on the closest vessal. Its aug 1940 so if I am not misstaken they are still neutral, Italian invasion took place in october.What happens if I take the greek ship down, will I loose renown anyhow. I mean he is not lit up and in an enemy convoy. __________________ Why we never ever get any presents on board. -Santa´s Claustrofobic!

11-28-07, 07:32 AM	#2
melnibonian Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reading UK Posts: 3,473 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	SH3 does not care if the ship is inside the convoy or not. If you hit it you will suffer the penalty. __________________ http://www.thegreywolves.com/ http://wolvesatwar.com/ Download GWX and other goodies: http://hosted.filefront.com/melnibonian

11-28-07, 08:04 AM	#3
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Yeah. These convoy hiding neutrals are a bother. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

11-28-07, 08:10 AM	#4
Pablo Commodore Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 641 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Hi! In Real Life any merchant ship that accepted escort from a belligerent warship (i.e., was in an Allied-escorted convoy) was a legitimate target under the Hague Convention; however, Silent Hunter III does not distinguish between escorted and non-escorted so you will suffer the "sank a neutral" renown penalty. It just means you have to identify the nationality of any target before launching your torpedoes. Pablo __________________ "...far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt, speech before the Hamilton Club, Chicago, April 10, 1899

11-28-07, 06:03 PM	#5
Samwolf Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South Carolina, CSA Posts: 684 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	I set the neutral setting in the basic/cfg to 1 and use self-discipline to not sink single neutrals, that gives me no penalty if they're in a convoy. __________________ GWX 3, JSGME 2.3, Sh3 Commander 3.2 SH3 Gen 8.1, Water Stream for U-boats, LRT LITE 2.0, Lifeboats for SH3

11-29-07, 08:16 AM	#6
danurve The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 1,481 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 3	I do the cfg edit myself, and leave singles alone. But no mercy for neutrals in convoys. That is of course after the good targets are down. RadioLog_Expanded; Comming soon to a SH3 screen near you.