GWX - ship sunk w no credit

94cruiser · 03-25-08, 06:02 PM

Due to bad weather I spent 4 eels on a whale factory ship, two missed. The other close spread salvo hit her in the stern. She came to a halt and I watched her sink no more than 500 meters from me. I got NO CREDIT. This was gonna be a juicy 12,000 tons. Instead I'm 3 crewmen dead, and only 24,000 tons. This is not the first time this has happened where I sink the ship and get no credit for.

samofire · 03-25-08, 06:54 PM

I've never sunk a neutral ship (I'm such a Boy Scout); does this have something to do with getting no credit?

Penelope_Grey · 03-25-08, 07:10 PM

If there is foul weather... that can sometimes get the credit over you. Its happened to me once sinking an oil tnaker. Irritating as hell... cause in real life you would claim the sinking as yours anyway.

Amiral Crapaud · 03-25-08, 07:13 PM

How deep is the water out there? Does the ship still emerge? If so you may have to send another fish in her flank to finish her off, help her capsize or whatever...

94cruiser · 03-25-08, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Alain-James

How deep is the water out there? Does the ship still emerge? If so you may have to send another fish in her flank to finish her off, help her capsize or whatever...

It was well SW off of Ireland, depth was 1000+. I'm on my next sail and I spotted a British sub in a LARGE convoy. how2 screen cap?

Captain Nemo · 03-26-08, 10:14 AM

Seen something similar recently during my current patrol. I was approaching a Coal Carrier in heavy seas when suddenly my crew started celebrating a sinking and a red sunk ship icon appeared on the map. Never fired anything at it and it wasn't recorded in my log. Perhaps another u-boat got it. Couple of hours later I saw a large trawler succumb to the weather, this time though a grey sunk ship icon appeared on the map but no crew celebration to go with it.

Nemo

03-25-08, 06:02 PM	#1
94cruiser Mate Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 60 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	GWX 2 - ship sunk w no credit to me Due to bad weather I spent 4 eels on a whale factory ship, two missed. The other close spread salvo hit her in the stern. She came to a halt and I watched her sink no more than 500 meters from me. I got NO CREDIT. This was gonna be a juicy 12,000 tons. Instead I'm 3 crewmen dead, and only 24,000 tons. This is not the first time this has happened where I sink the ship and get no credit for.

03-25-08, 07:10 PM	#3
Penelope_Grey Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,893 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If there is foul weather... that can sometimes get the credit over you. Its happened to me once sinking an oil tnaker. Irritating as hell... cause in real life you would claim the sinking as yours anyway. __________________ I SURVIVED THE FIRST EVER SUBSIM WEREWOLF HUNT - and... I actually won the game for the humans too!

03-26-08, 10:14 AM	#6
Captain Nemo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 1,144 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Seen something similar recently during my current patrol. I was approaching a Coal Carrier in heavy seas when suddenly my crew started celebrating a sinking and a red sunk ship icon appeared on the map. Never fired anything at it and it wasn't recorded in my log. Perhaps another u-boat got it. Couple of hours later I saw a large trawler succumb to the weather, this time though a grey sunk ship icon appeared on the map but no crew celebration to go with it. Nemo __________________ "I'm afraid there is no disguising the fact that King's obsession with the Pacific and the Battle of Washington cost us dear in the Battle of the Atlantic". Sir John Slessor GCB, DSO, MC, DL AOC-in-C Coastal Command RAF ___________________________________________

03-25-08, 06:54 PM	#2
samofire Watch Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 19 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	I've never sunk a neutral ship (I'm such a Boy Scout); does this have something to do with getting no credit?

03-25-08, 07:13 PM	#4
Amiral Crapaud Electrician's Mate Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 139 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	How deep is the water out there? Does the ship still emerge? If so you may have to send another fish in her flank to finish her off, help her capsize or whatever...