Ships destroyed but wont sink.

[Freiwillige]

Ive noticed an odd problem as of recently. I cant sink ships! I can blow them in half, light them on fire and get credit for them but they just do not sink. They just half sink then stop and bob on the surface. I must of broke something?

1.4 w/ GWX

[Kipparikalle]

Well, if you're on the shallow waters, they indeed will just half-sink and their stern/front will stay on the surface.

I once had to patrol a grid on english channel.
On my way there I sunk large tanker, it blew in half and both parts' "heads" stood on the surface.

Couple of days ago I was returning to home, and passed the same spot where I sunk that tanker, the "heads" still were there, sticking out of the surface.

[Brag]

Originally Posted by Kipparikalle

Well, if you're on the shallow waters, they indeed will just half-sink and their stern/front will stay on the surface.

I once had to patrol a grid on english channel.
On my way there I sunk large tanker, it blew in half and both parts' "heads" stood on the surface.

Couple of days ago I was returning to home, and passed the same spot where I sunk that tanker, the "heads" still were there, sticking out of the surface.

That's usually what happens.

[Jimbuna]

They're still rendered in-game until they go deeeeep

[Kipparikalle]

Didn't the British sometimes hauled those half-sunken ships to the ports and put them as anti-submarine barricade?

[Sag75]

Hi! this behaviour sometimes happens to me, too.
In fact, SH3 considers a ship sunk when she goes underwater or have a breaking exposion that destroys her.
So, my suggestion is try to hit in a critical point to have massive explosions..

i hope this help,
bye!

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Kipparikalle

Didn't the British sometimes hauled those half-sunken ships to the ports and put them as anti-submarine barricade?

Too much hassle. They usually had enough old ships sitting about to just sink them as block ships. There were no harbor raids except for Prien's at Scapa Flow, and in deeper waters real ships did sink, and were gone.

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Originally Posted by Kipparikalle

Well, if you're on the shallow waters, they indeed will just half-sink and their stern/front will stay on the surface.

I once had to patrol a grid on english channel.
On my way there I sunk large tanker, it blew in half and both parts' "heads" stood on the surface.

Couple of days ago I was returning to home, and passed the same spot where I sunk that tanker, the "heads" still were there, sticking out of the surface.

Yes. You can find "block-ships" limiting access to Scapa Flow in GWX.