Life boat mod question re: abandoning ship

K-61 · 09-06-10, 07:20 AM

I love the life boat mod! It's great to see some human life in the game and it adds drama to your sinkings. I do have one question, in light of my experience from a goodly number of sinkings:

If you see a crew taking to the lifeboats, does that mean the ship will definitely sink? Several times I have seen lifeboats spawned but the ship sailed on and I have never received a sinking report, even after hanging around for many hours. In my last patrol I attacked two ships with my last three eels: one into an empire freighter and two into a large merchant, which sunk. The empire freighter took on a list and fell way behind the convoy. I would have finished her off with my deck gun [Jan. 42 so I still have one but can't use it anymore] but she was bristling with a naval gun and two menacing looking AA guns, too much firepower for me to risk my boat and crew. I had to let her go and she sailed merrily on her way.

Herr-Berbunch · 09-06-10, 08:19 AM

That is a good question, and I wish I'd taken notice of when they abandon ship now. Sorry I can't help but hopefully someone will be along soon to answer and then myriad other people will know too

Edit: I still don't know if they abandon ship before definately sinking or not, but if you get the message 'She's going down' then you'll get the credit.

Jimbuna · 09-06-10, 09:35 AM

Some debris (lifeboats included) can be discharged by boats 'nearly destroyed' but there is no strict rule of thumb line because there are other factors such as sea state, vessel size and damage hits incurred that make up integral parts of the equation.

U777 · 09-06-10, 05:22 PM

I've only seen the lifeboats show up when the ship is halfway underwater with no chance of saving itself.

Sgt_Raa · 09-07-10, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by U777

I've only seen the lifeboats show up when the ship is halfway underwater with no chance of saving itself.

yes me too.... remember that its just a mod added into the usual debris field..... so if the ship drops debris it may not neccisarily sink?

Panser · 09-07-10, 05:12 AM

My personal experience is that if a ship is damaged enough to drop any lifeboats, it will go down eventually. On a slow sinking of a large ship you will quite often get one or two released very early. Once you get about three dropped simulatenously the ship is likely on it's way to the bottom very soon after.

I think this is a nice touch actually as there are plenty of accounts of lifeboats either being manned in a panic long before or ship sinks or even having to return to a ship with egg on their face because it remained afloat and serviceable.

09-06-10, 07:20 AM	#1
K-61 Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 795 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Life boat mod question re: abandoning ship I love the life boat mod! It's great to see some human life in the game and it adds drama to your sinkings. I do have one question, in light of my experience from a goodly number of sinkings: If you see a crew taking to the lifeboats, does that mean the ship will definitely sink? Several times I have seen lifeboats spawned but the ship sailed on and I have never received a sinking report, even after hanging around for many hours. In my last patrol I attacked two ships with my last three eels: one into an empire freighter and two into a large merchant, which sunk. The empire freighter took on a list and fell way behind the convoy. I would have finished her off with my deck gun [Jan. 42 so I still have one but can't use it anymore] but she was bristling with a naval gun and two menacing looking AA guns, too much firepower for me to risk my boat and crew. I had to let her go and she sailed merrily on her way. __________________

09-06-10, 08:19 AM	#2
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	That is a good question, and I wish I'd taken notice of when they abandon ship now. Sorry I can't help but hopefully someone will be along soon to answer and then myriad other people will know too Edit: I still don't know if they abandon ship before definately sinking or not, but if you get the message 'She's going down' then you'll get the credit. __________________

09-06-10, 09:35 AM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Some debris (lifeboats included) can be discharged by boats 'nearly destroyed' but there is no strict rule of thumb line because there are other factors such as sea state, vessel size and damage hits incurred that make up integral parts of the equation. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-07-10, 05:12 AM	#6
Panser Machinist's Mate Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Lincs, UK Posts: 124 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	My personal experience is that if a ship is damaged enough to drop any lifeboats, it will go down eventually. On a slow sinking of a large ship you will quite often get one or two released very early. Once you get about three dropped simulatenously the ship is likely on it's way to the bottom very soon after. I think this is a nice touch actually as there are plenty of accounts of lifeboats either being manned in a panic long before or ship sinks or even having to return to a ship with egg on their face because it remained afloat and serviceable. __________________ In danger of becoming the resident Windows 7 apologist

09-06-10, 05:22 PM	#4
U777 Medic Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 159 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I've only seen the lifeboats show up when the ship is halfway underwater with no chance of saving itself.