ESP and damage to destroyers

UnSalted · 06-01-07, 12:32 AM

Ever scared a destroyer to death? I was trying to sneak into position for a photo this evening and was about 1/2 mile from getting to just the right spot when a destroyer spotted me. Anyway I was at 200 feet so the first DCs didn't do much damage except the deck/AA guns. He went off for a little quiet time and we sat each other out before he starts back uo and heads back straight for me. So I waited until he was a couple of hundred yards from crossing over me and hit the gas to get a little seperation at least.

I took a peak at the camera view to see if he was going to use a few rear end roll offs or his launchers too and shazzam, one side of the ship blossomed into a fireball and it started slowing. I got to watch a Japanese destroyer burn up and nosedive for the bottom from what could only have been a malfunction in a DC on a launcher.

Yeah I'm bad but I doubt if my maneuvering scared him to death so the question is...are accidents such as DC explosions programmed into their ships as well as our subs or is my copy of SHIV haunted? Anybody else seen one destroyed with no obvious actions involved other than Allied aircraft in the area?

Tronics · 06-01-07, 05:00 AM

The soviet (or italian...I cant remember) destroyers in GWX used to blow themselves up sometimes...it had something to do with those odd depthcharge launchers that rolled off of the mid section of the ship slightly aft of the tower.

Whenever they set shallow ones it would damage their own ship and sometimes just explode catastropically.

kikn79 · 06-01-07, 06:38 AM

I've had that happen to me, too. Funniest thing ever. He was making a run at my 'scope and @ 100yds, I decided it was time to crash dive. Switched to outside camera to watch him blow me up, and just as he was going over me, his aft end blew up and he was history. My crew and I about wet ourselves laughing.

Chuck

UnSalted · 06-01-07, 07:33 AM

Greatest game ever. It even knows when the gamers are in need of some luck.

SteamWake · 06-01-07, 08:31 AM

I want to know how he gets the recon missions with 200! of water to manuver in !

I usually get bottom scrapers !

longam · 06-01-07, 09:50 AM

And huge rocks everywhere

06-01-07, 12:32 AM	#1
UnSalted Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 130 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	ESP and damage to destroyers Ever scared a destroyer to death? I was trying to sneak into position for a photo this evening and was about 1/2 mile from getting to just the right spot when a destroyer spotted me. Anyway I was at 200 feet so the first DCs didn't do much damage except the deck/AA guns. He went off for a little quiet time and we sat each other out before he starts back uo and heads back straight for me. So I waited until he was a couple of hundred yards from crossing over me and hit the gas to get a little seperation at least. I took a peak at the camera view to see if he was going to use a few rear end roll offs or his launchers too and shazzam, one side of the ship blossomed into a fireball and it started slowing. I got to watch a Japanese destroyer burn up and nosedive for the bottom from what could only have been a malfunction in a DC on a launcher. Yeah I'm bad but I doubt if my maneuvering scared him to death so the question is...are accidents such as DC explosions programmed into their ships as well as our subs or is my copy of SHIV haunted? Anybody else seen one destroyed with no obvious actions involved other than Allied aircraft in the area?

06-01-07, 06:38 AM	#3
kikn79 Medic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Rockford, IL Posts: 166 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Same thing I've had that happen to me, too. Funniest thing ever. He was making a run at my 'scope and @ 100yds, I decided it was time to crash dive. Switched to outside camera to watch him blow me up, and just as he was going over me, his aft end blew up and he was history. My crew and I about wet ourselves laughing. Chuck

06-01-07, 05:00 AM	#2
Tronics A-ganger Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 78 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	The soviet (or italian...I cant remember) destroyers in GWX used to blow themselves up sometimes...it had something to do with those odd depthcharge launchers that rolled off of the mid section of the ship slightly aft of the tower. Whenever they set shallow ones it would damage their own ship and sometimes just explode catastropically.

06-01-07, 07:33 AM	#4
UnSalted Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 130 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Greatest game ever. It even knows when the gamers are in need of some luck.

06-01-07, 08:31 AM	#5
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I want to know how he gets the recon missions with 200! of water to manuver in ! I usually get bottom scrapers !

06-01-07, 09:50 AM	#6
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	And huge rocks everywhere