1940 Destroyers

1916 · 08-19-05, 10:35 PM

I have no clue why (and I have screenshots I'll post when I can get acess to my PC) but when I snuck into Heartlepool (sp?) in 1940, I got right into the middle of the base in a type IIA and the destroyers were acting wacky. I fired one at a small freighter, it bounced off of the side because of the angle (it was moored so I couldn't get a good shot at it). I put 2 into the side of a C2 freighter, and then the last 2 into the side of an armored freighter (impact but no fire or sinking). Two destroyers picked me up (I got the order to commence hostilites against the Allies half way from base). The first one for some reason took a direct turn into the dock and exploded on impact. The second pinged me, picked me up on the scanners, and then sped up to drop some depth charges on me (I guess, he didn't drop anything though). He sped up, tried to ram me, missed, and sped straight into the dock, blowing up on impact (I've even got a screenshot of bodies flying away from the vessel w/o any mods). Is it normal for destroyers to sink themselves in this manner? Because I think I might have an easy life in 1940 with these kinds of crews.

Gizzmoe · 08-19-05, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by 1916

Is it normal for destroyers to sink themselves in this manner?

Yes. The AI simply doesnÂ´t know that Ship+Land=Bad idea.

1916 · 08-19-05, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Gizzmoe

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Originally Posted by 1916

Is it normal for destroyers to sink themselves in this manner?

Yes. The AI simply doesnÂ´t know that Ship+Land=Bad idea.

ahhh... viele dank!

Twitch · 08-19-05, 11:59 PM

ive sunk countless destroyers.. even in 44 with my XXI by "dog fighting" them.. near land or docs... the approach land... and simply stop... then... i kill them.

Gizzmoe · 08-20-05, 12:02 AM

I have seen several ships run aground, they didnÂ´t stop... :hmm:

Damo1977 · 08-20-05, 12:10 AM

I have run aground

trying to get into Portsmouth Harbour and got rather stuck. My boat was stuck at this crazy angle, where I couldn't even aim my deckgun high enough to fire back at a destoyer so I could at least die with same dignity.

08-19-05, 10:35 PM	#1
1916 Loader Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Captain's Quarters eating dinner Posts: 82 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	1940 Destroyers I have no clue why (and I have screenshots I'll post when I can get acess to my PC) but when I snuck into Heartlepool (sp?) in 1940, I got right into the middle of the base in a type IIA and the destroyers were acting wacky. I fired one at a small freighter, it bounced off of the side because of the angle (it was moored so I couldn't get a good shot at it). I put 2 into the side of a C2 freighter, and then the last 2 into the side of an armored freighter (impact but no fire or sinking). Two destroyers picked me up (I got the order to commence hostilites against the Allies half way from base). The first one for some reason took a direct turn into the dock and exploded on impact. The second pinged me, picked me up on the scanners, and then sped up to drop some depth charges on me (I guess, he didn't drop anything though). He sped up, tried to ram me, missed, and sped straight into the dock, blowing up on impact (I've even got a screenshot of bodies flying away from the vessel w/o any mods). Is it normal for destroyers to sink themselves in this manner? Because I think I might have an easy life in 1940 with these kinds of crews. __________________ U-100 1. Flotilla Brest, France New Rammstein album out October 24, 2005!!

08-20-05, 12:10 AM	#6
Damo1977 Captain Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 487 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have run aground trying to get into Portsmouth Harbour and got rather stuck. My boat was stuck at this crazy angle, where I couldn't even aim my deckgun high enough to fire back at a destoyer so I could at least die with same dignity. __________________ \"If man is called to be to be a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great streetsweeper who did his job well\" Martin Luther King, Jr

08-19-05, 11:59 PM	#4
Twitch Sailor man Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 47 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	ive sunk countless destroyers.. even in 44 with my XXI by "dog fighting" them.. near land or docs... the approach land... and simply stop... then... i kill them.

08-20-05, 12:02 AM	#5
Gizzmoe Silent Hunter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 3,668 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I have seen several ships run aground, they didnÂ´t stop... :hmm: