Hospital Ships

andy_311 · 12-02-06, 08:53 PM

OK I know they are neutral and if you sink onw it's -10k renown.(GW)this is my dilema I encountered a hospital ship 3 times on my last patrol,1st time escorted by a Troop transport,2nd time on its own,and 3rd time again escorted by a troop transport.
Now my dilema is a Troop transport is armed and has some firepower behind it,in my philosophy any neutral sailing under armed escort being whatever hospital ship or what is a prime target,Now I let the Hospital ship go twice and only sank the troop transport, if they are alone I let them sail.
Now I would like to ask you all how would you consider this dilema ?.
Is the hospital ship travelling under armed escort takeing in mind that a troop transport is well armed better than a corvet anyway and close to the fire power of a dd but without the speed,or do you clas the troop transport as a Merchant (which it techincally is) what would you do?

12-02-06, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by andy_311

OK I know they are neutral and if you sink onw it's -10k renown.(GW)this is my dilema I encountered a hospital ship 3 times on my last patrol,1st time escorted by a Troop transport,2nd time on its own,and 3rd time again escorted by a troop transport.
Now my dilema is a Troop transport is armed and has some firepower behind it,in my philosophy any neutral sailing under armed escort being whatever hospital ship or what is a prime target,Now I let the Hospital ship go twice and only sank the troop transport, if they are alone I let them sail.
Now I would like to ask you all how would you consider this dilema ?.
Is the hospital ship travelling under armed escort takeing in mind that a troop transport is well armed better than a corvet anyway and close to the fire power of a dd but without the speed,or do you clas the troop transport as a Merchant (which it techincally is) what would you do?

I let the hospital ship pass by. Period. It's considered non-hostile and that's that.

Safe-Keeper · 12-02-06, 10:09 PM

Respect symbols of protection. Never attack a protected individual or vehicle.

Hey, what'd you expect from a Red Cross member:p?

AG124 · 12-02-06, 10:38 PM

In RL, I don't know if you would be allowed to sink it (although in RL, the hospital ship probably wouldn't have been under armed escort in the first place). But in SHIII, whether you feel you have the right to sink the vessel or not, you will still lose the renown points.

So I would let the ship proceed...:hmm:

iambecomelife · 12-02-06, 10:46 PM

You're right Andy; a hospital ship convoyed with a military vessel would be a legit target. I think it happened because there was an entry for two transports to spawn in the campaign layer, and the old version of the hospital ship mod has the HS classified as a transport. A newer version corrected this with an entirely separate Red Cross nationality.

mookiemookie · 12-03-06, 01:22 AM

I'm with Safe Keeper on this. Hospital ships are off limits, period. They're worth -10x renown for a reason. Reason being that if you sunk one Donitz would drum you out of the Kriegsmarine for war crimes quicker than you can blink!

12-02-06, 08:53 PM	#1
andy_311 The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oldham, Lancs,England Posts: 1,312 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	Hospital Ships OK I know they are neutral and if you sink onw it's -10k renown.(GW)this is my dilema I encountered a hospital ship 3 times on my last patrol,1st time escorted by a Troop transport,2nd time on its own,and 3rd time again escorted by a troop transport. Now my dilema is a Troop transport is armed and has some firepower behind it,in my philosophy any neutral sailing under armed escort being whatever hospital ship or what is a prime target,Now I let the Hospital ship go twice and only sank the troop transport, if they are alone I let them sail. Now I would like to ask you all how would you consider this dilema ?. Is the hospital ship travelling under armed escort takeing in mind that a troop transport is well armed better than a corvet anyway and close to the fire power of a dd but without the speed,or do you clas the troop transport as a Merchant (which it techincally is) what would you do?

12-02-06, 10:09 PM	#3
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Respect symbols of protection. Never attack a protected individual or vehicle. Hey, what'd you expect from a Red Cross member:p? __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.

12-02-06, 10:38 PM	#4
AG124 Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,878 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Hospital Ship In RL, I don't know if you would be allowed to sink it (although in RL, the hospital ship probably wouldn't have been under armed escort in the first place). But in SHIII, whether you feel you have the right to sink the vessel or not, you will still lose the renown points. So I would let the ship proceed...:hmm: __________________ DOWNLOAD GWX HERE: http://www.thegreywolves.com/index.html

12-02-06, 10:46 PM	#5
iambecomelife Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,710 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	You're right Andy; a hospital ship convoyed with a military vessel would be a legit target. I think it happened because there was an entry for two transports to spawn in the campaign layer, and the old version of the hospital ship mod has the HS classified as a transport. A newer version corrected this with an entirely separate Red Cross nationality. __________________ https://www.facebook.com/WolvesoftheKaiser/

12-03-06, 01:22 AM	#6
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	I'm with Safe Keeper on this. Hospital ships are off limits, period. They're worth -10x renown for a reason. Reason being that if you sunk one Donitz would drum you out of the Kriegsmarine for war crimes quicker than you can blink! __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.