Torpedo boat sank me

U777 · 08-06-10, 03:57 PM

WO spotted a warship and I determined to to be a fast moving torpedo boat, it was my 2nd patrol and there was no qualified deck gunners but I engaged anyways since a torpedo shot would obviously be impractical. They peppered my U-boat with what I assumed to be harmless machine gun rounds but looking at my boat status there was many wounded and flooding in the forward 3 compartments which resulted in my sinking. Do these boat carry powerful AP rounds or was this a glitch? Anyways awesome forum here and here is a unrelated picture from a different patrol

ediko · 08-06-10, 04:08 PM

Hm actually I don't think it's a glitch. Planes strafing with theirguns can damage you, pt boats machine guns can damage you and armed merchants with machine guns can damage you. Remember it's not a battleship it's a uboat (boat

) it's lightly armored small and it's main weapon is it's stealthiness and ability to hide from gunfire not sustain it. Though I would probably do the same thing as you I would recommend getting out of it's range and shoot it from afar with deck gun.

Happy hunting

frau kaleun · 08-06-10, 04:23 PM

Despite being very sturdy in some ways, in others u-boats were incredibly fragile. Any damage to the pressure hull that left one unable to dive meant a perilous journey home with every enemy contact representing a good probability of death or capture. Taking out one torpedo boat is not worth the risk IMO.

Personally I wouldn't even waste the gun ammo on 'em, they're too small to be much of a target and so fast that getting and staying out of their firing range while still trying to land a shell on their heads just seems like more effort than it's worth even if I succeed and don't cripple my boat in the process.

I just do whatever's required to get away from them and hope they're not taking down my license plate # and calling it in to their big brothers.

CherryHarbey · 08-06-10, 04:57 PM

Whilst going toe to toe with something that is lightly armed may be fun there is little to gain in winning this battle, with much to lose if it goes badly, so I would leave it and try to stick to what the u-boat is primarily designed to do - sink merchants with torps.

Subnuts · 08-06-10, 05:05 PM

50-caliber, and 20-millimeter, and 2-pounder fire will penetrate a U-boat's pressure hull at close range. Don't hang around on the surface when your enemy can outshoot and outmaneuver you.

U777 · 08-06-10, 06:34 PM

Yep I learned my lesson, figured the deck gunners would get her with ~2-3 misses only but that wasn't the case. Thanks for the vulnerability info y'all!

Gerald · 08-06-10, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by U777

WO spotted a warship and I determined to to be a fast moving torpedo boat, it was my 2nd patrol and there was no qualified deck gunners but I engaged anyways since a torpedo shot would obviously be impractical. They peppered my U-boat with what I assumed to be harmless machine gun rounds but looking at my boat status there was many wounded and flooding in the forward 3 compartments which resulted in my sinking. Do these boat carry powerful AP rounds or was this a glitch? Anyways awesome forum here and here is a unrelated picture from a different patrol

Ediko as saying they have a thin armament and can ruin your hull,While you can return fire, but normally they are harmless,and this is based on my experience,some have been reduced even if they are not many, and when the weather has been a much better and picture above

08-06-10, 03:57 PM	#1
U777 Medic Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 159 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Torpedo boat sank me WO spotted a warship and I determined to to be a fast moving torpedo boat, it was my 2nd patrol and there was no qualified deck gunners but I engaged anyways since a torpedo shot would obviously be impractical. They peppered my U-boat with what I assumed to be harmless machine gun rounds but looking at my boat status there was many wounded and flooding in the forward 3 compartments which resulted in my sinking. Do these boat carry powerful AP rounds or was this a glitch? Anyways awesome forum here and here is a unrelated picture from a different patrol

08-06-10, 05:05 PM	#5
Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	50-caliber, and 20-millimeter, and 2-pounder fire will penetrate a U-boat's pressure hull at close range. Don't hang around on the surface when your enemy can outshoot and outmaneuver you. __________________ My Amazon.com reviews

08-06-10, 04:08 PM	#2
ediko Electrician's Mate Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Latvia Posts: 137 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Hm actually I don't think it's a glitch. Planes strafing with theirguns can damage you, pt boats machine guns can damage you and armed merchants with machine guns can damage you. Remember it's not a battleship it's a uboat (boat ) it's lightly armored small and it's main weapon is it's stealthiness and ability to hide from gunfire not sustain it. Though I would probably do the same thing as you I would recommend getting out of it's range and shoot it from afar with deck gun. Happy hunting

08-06-10, 04:23 PM	#3
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Despite being very sturdy in some ways, in others u-boats were incredibly fragile. Any damage to the pressure hull that left one unable to dive meant a perilous journey home with every enemy contact representing a good probability of death or capture. Taking out one torpedo boat is not worth the risk IMO. Personally I wouldn't even waste the gun ammo on 'em, they're too small to be much of a target and so fast that getting and staying out of their firing range while still trying to land a shell on their heads just seems like more effort than it's worth even if I succeed and don't cripple my boat in the process. I just do whatever's required to get away from them and hope they're not taking down my license plate # and calling it in to their big brothers.

08-06-10, 04:57 PM	#4
CherryHarbey Engineer Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Derby, UK Posts: 200 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	Whilst going toe to toe with something that is lightly armed may be fun there is little to gain in winning this battle, with much to lose if it goes badly, so I would leave it and try to stick to what the u-boat is primarily designed to do - sink merchants with torps.

08-06-10, 06:34 PM	#6
U777 Medic Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 159 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Yep I learned my lesson, figured the deck gunners would get her with ~2-3 misses only but that wasn't the case. Thanks for the vulnerability info y'all!