Getting credit for sinking enemy ships

Zero Niner · 05-11-08, 09:08 PM

I'm wondering what it takes for a sinking to be credited. I was on patrol in very bad weather (zero visibility) when radar picked up a contact which due to the waters I was in (Bismarck Sea, Aug 1942) could only be an enemy.
Using radar I managed to intercept and I proceeded to engage using the deck gun. I could barely make out the ship through the rain & fog, and I was never more than 800 yds away - any further and I would've lost the little visual contact I had. I managed to sink it, got the "She's going down" message, but the sunk ship icon was grey instead of red. When I returned to port I did not get credit for this sinking.
Would also like to add that I was never able to lock on the target using the TBT.

So, what does it take to get credit for a sinking?

05-11-08, 09:08 PM	#1
Zero Niner Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,033 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Getting credit for sinking enemy ships I'm wondering what it takes for a sinking to be credited. I was on patrol in very bad weather (zero visibility) when radar picked up a contact which due to the waters I was in (Bismarck Sea, Aug 1942) could only be an enemy. Using radar I managed to intercept and I proceeded to engage using the deck gun. I could barely make out the ship through the rain & fog, and I was never more than 800 yds away - any further and I would've lost the little visual contact I had. I managed to sink it, got the "She's going down" message, but the sunk ship icon was grey instead of red. When I returned to port I did not get credit for this sinking. Would also like to add that I was never able to lock on the target using the TBT. So, what does it take to get credit for a sinking?