Hiding under tankers and ships cheating?

Red9Iron · 04-17-08, 07:27 PM

After slipping in to a convoy, I often stay under a ship or near a ship.. Destroyers can not depth charge because they would have a merchant ship as a head ornament.. I dont believe this was common practice during ww2.. Would you guys see this as a form of cheating? :hmm:

And yes..I know..It is a single player game and the only one that I would be cheating is myself.. but is a personal dilemma that i am facing and wanted some oppinons.. Thanks guys..

danurve · 04-17-08, 08:02 PM

Let's presume, that your boat is under another ship after you've had some tonnage.
Keeping up with undamaged merchants requires extra speed. That's like the dinner bell for a hungry escort. You can get away with a lot of things Early war, but if you're looking for time to reload your torpedo tubes you might need a new tactic down the road. I wouldn't call it cheating though.

Torplexed · 04-17-08, 08:06 PM

Hiding under a disabled ship is not that uncommon a tactic in the game. Gets ugly though, when the ship suddenly sinks on top of you and takes you down with it.

Red9Iron · 04-17-08, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torplexed

Hiding under a disabled ship is not that uncommon a tactic in the game. Gets ugly though, when the ship suddenly sinks on top of you and takes you down with it.

good point

Brag · 04-17-08, 09:36 PM

It works, but as Torplexed said, sinking ships are unreliable

Graf Paper · 04-17-08, 10:11 PM

Yeah...about as unreliable as a schizophrenic pit bull!

Don't deck gun tankers to finish them off, either! If you're too close when they blow, you'll blow up along with them! Been there, done that.

And another episode of one of my early careers...

Once, I was hiding by the wreck of a C2 cargo I had sunk, mere minutes before, in an attempt to elude the four escorts that were very determined to punch my ticket to Davy Jones' Locker. They depth-charged my position, but I was safely ensconced in the shadow of the wreck, so the charges couldn't hit me directly. Little did I realize the explosions had disturbed the wreck's equlibrium and caused her to settle.

That big mother rolled over, right on top of me!

Moral of the story: "Fatty and Skinny went to bed. Fatty rolled over and Skinny was dead!"

04-17-08, 07:27 PM	#1
Red9Iron Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 9 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Hiding under tankers and ships cheating? After slipping in to a convoy, I often stay under a ship or near a ship.. Destroyers can not depth charge because they would have a merchant ship as a head ornament.. I dont believe this was common practice during ww2.. Would you guys see this as a form of cheating? :hmm: And yes..I know..It is a single player game and the only one that I would be cheating is myself.. but is a personal dilemma that i am facing and wanted some oppinons.. Thanks guys..

04-17-08, 08:02 PM	#2
danurve The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 1,481 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 3	Let's presume, that your boat is under another ship after you've had some tonnage. Keeping up with undamaged merchants requires extra speed. That's like the dinner bell for a hungry escort. You can get away with a lot of things Early war, but if you're looking for time to reload your torpedo tubes you might need a new tactic down the road. I wouldn't call it cheating though. __________________

04-17-08, 08:06 PM	#3
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Hiding under a disabled ship is not that uncommon a tactic in the game. Gets ugly though, when the ship suddenly sinks on top of you and takes you down with it. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

04-17-08, 09:36 PM	#5
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	It works, but as Torplexed said, sinking ships are unreliable __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

04-17-08, 10:11 PM	#6
Graf Paper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pacific Northwest United States Posts: 1,146 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 2	Yeah...about as unreliable as a schizophrenic pit bull! Don't deck gun tankers to finish them off, either! If you're too close when they blow, you'll blow up along with them! Been there, done that. And another episode of one of my early careers... Once, I was hiding by the wreck of a C2 cargo I had sunk, mere minutes before, in an attempt to elude the four escorts that were very determined to punch my ticket to Davy Jones' Locker. They depth-charged my position, but I was safely ensconced in the shadow of the wreck, so the charges couldn't hit me directly. Little did I realize the explosions had disturbed the wreck's equlibrium and caused her to settle. That big mother rolled over, right on top of me! Moral of the story: "Fatty and Skinny went to bed. Fatty rolled over and Skinny was dead!" __________________ Still sailing the high seas, hunting convoys with those who join me.