Is sinking a neutral bad for your health?

CTaardvark · 03-22-10, 06:12 PM

Umm. I appear to have sunk a neutral ship. Completely by accident you understand. It jumped out from behind a tree whilst I was conducting a test firing......twice. Am I to expect bad things to happen to me when I get back home?

Capt. Morgan · 03-22-10, 06:32 PM

Was it an un-armed American passenger liner chocked full of prominent citizens

, or an Albanian collier

?

IIRC, you'll lose the same amount of renown that you would have gained if it had belonged to a belligerent... unless it was a hospital ship - then you usually lose your career.

Paul Riley · 03-23-10, 03:27 AM

3rd Nov 1939

I torpedoed a Romanian merchant in the darkness last night thinking it was French.My advice is screw em!,if they want to sail in enemy waters without their lights on they can expect to be attacked just like an enemy would.I would say though to be more cautious in friendly waters

The answer to your question is yes,it CAN be damaging to your health sometimes,usually resulting in extreme hair loss.

sharkbit · 03-23-10, 08:25 AM

Just doctor the logs and deny everything.

You'll lose some renown, but that is it. I've been tossing around doctoring some files to take away or reduce the renown hit for sinking a neutral(of course I've never, ever done it, no siree, not me. Nope......ok maybe just once.

).

Beats sinking a friendly or a hospital ship. Then you will take a big renown hit.

One historical note that I recently read about was that Reinhard Hardegan(U-123) sank a neutral Portugese ship in one of his early patrols(before Operation Drumbeat to the American coast). Doenitz had him alter his log book after he returned. He did, but it was pretty sloppy and torpedo firing records were never changed. It wouldn't have taken much to see through the falsification.
This was only the second time that a log book was "officially" ordered altered. The first being after U-30(?) torpedoed and sank the Athenia in 1939.

Sailor Steve · 03-23-10, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sharkbit

I've been tossing around doctoring some files to take away or reduce the renown hit for sinking a neutral(of course I've never, ever done it, no siree, not me. Nope......ok maybe just once.

).

A long time ago I changed the Basic.cfg so I get 0 renown for sinking neutrals. That way I don't get punished, but neither do I get rewarded.

That said, I have managed to never sink a neutral ship.

Jimbuna · 03-23-10, 03:06 PM

I hear the Eastern Front is cold at this time of the year.

03-22-10, 06:12 PM	#1
CTaardvark Watch Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Horsham, UK. Posts: 26 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Is sinking a neutral bad for your health? Umm. I appear to have sunk a neutral ship. Completely by accident you understand. It jumped out from behind a tree whilst I was conducting a test firing......twice. Am I to expect bad things to happen to me when I get back home?

03-22-10, 06:32 PM	#2
Capt. Morgan Commander Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Just east of the west coast. Posts: 463 Downloads: 424 Uploads: 0	Was it an un-armed American passenger liner chocked full of prominent citizens, or an Albanian collier? IIRC, you'll lose the same amount of renown that you would have gained if it had belonged to a belligerent... unless it was a hospital ship - then you usually lose your career. __________________ There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet. -- Admiral William Halsey Last edited by Capt. Morgan; 03-22-10 at 06:48 PM.

03-23-10, 03:27 AM	#3
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	3rd Nov 1939 I torpedoed a Romanian merchant in the darkness last night thinking it was French.My advice is screw em!,if they want to sail in enemy waters without their lights on they can expect to be attacked just like an enemy would.I would say though to be more cautious in friendly waters The answer to your question is yes,it CAN be damaging to your health sometimes,usually resulting in extreme hair loss. __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes

03-23-10, 08:25 AM	#4
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	Just doctor the logs and deny everything. You'll lose some renown, but that is it. I've been tossing around doctoring some files to take away or reduce the renown hit for sinking a neutral(of course I've never, ever done it, no siree, not me. Nope......ok maybe just once. ). Beats sinking a friendly or a hospital ship. Then you will take a big renown hit. One historical note that I recently read about was that Reinhard Hardegan(U-123) sank a neutral Portugese ship in one of his early patrols(before Operation Drumbeat to the American coast). Doenitz had him alter his log book after he returned. He did, but it was pretty sloppy and torpedo firing records were never changed. It wouldn't have taken much to see through the falsification. This was only the second time that a log book was "officially" ordered altered. The first being after U-30(?) torpedoed and sank the Athenia in 1939. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

03-23-10, 03:06 PM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,876 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I hear the Eastern Front is cold at this time of the year. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!