Ramming Speed!

GreyBeard · 07-05-11, 02:39 PM

I noticed if I sink either a junk or sampan by ramming they will show up on the nav map as being sunk, but I receive no credit unless I actually spent ordinance sinking it. What a gyp! It's much more fun to just ram them! Especially if they're shooting at me.

magic452 · 07-05-11, 03:46 PM

Throw a few rounds of 40MM at them before you ram. Should get credit.

Magic

Armistead · 07-05-11, 04:55 PM

Yep, just need to score some gun or torp damage first. You can do the same with ships. If US planes attack, you can often hit the ship with one shell and if it sinks you'll get credit.

WernherVonTrapp · 07-06-11, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Armistead

Yep, just need to score some gun or torp damage first. You can do the same with ships. If US planes attack, you can often hit the ship with one shell and if it sinks you'll get credit.

That didn't work for me. Operation Ten-go, I intercepted the Yamato which was under attack by navy dive-bombers. She sustained numerous hits but was nowhere close to going down. Then, I hit her port side with 6 Mark-16s. A fantastic series of secondaries immediately followed before she sank but I got no credit.

I even saved and replayed it two more times with the same results, no credit. Sure, those hot-shot pilots probably grabbed all the headlines back in the States.

Armistead · 07-06-11, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by WernherVonTrapp

That didn't work for me. Operation Ten-go, I intercepted the Yamato which was under attack by navy dive-bombers. She sustained numerous hits but was nowhere close to going down. Then, I hit her port side with 6 Mark-16s. A fantastic series of secondaries immediately followed before she sank but I got no credit.

I even saved and replayed it two more times with the same results, no credit. Sure, those hot-shot pilots probably grabbed all the headlines back in the States.

Works great on merchants, not so good on capital ships. I find you must get the killing blow on large ships to get credit.

commandosolo2009 · 07-07-11, 05:34 AM

why in God's name would you want to damage your boat? DG the hell out of these ****-kickers.... Save your boat for depths... And before you're doing so, why not practice torpedo attacks.. These can help alot when you're new to manual targetting. Just like O'kane in his shakedown in the Carribean, he practiced torpedo drills without firing on Mexican fisher boats...

TorpX · 07-06-11, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by GreyBeard

I noticed if I sink either a junk or sampan by ramming they will show up on the nav map as being sunk, but I receive no credit unless I actually spent ordinance sinking it. What a gyp! It's much more fun to just ram them! Especially if they're shooting at me.

Yes, the COMSUBPAC staff is very picky about these things.

07-05-11, 02:39 PM	#1
GreyBeard Engineer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: LI, NY Posts: 209 Downloads: 257 Uploads: 2	Ramming Speed! I noticed if I sink either a junk or sampan by ramming they will show up on the nav map as being sunk, but I receive no credit unless I actually spent ordinance sinking it. What a gyp! It's much more fun to just ram them! Especially if they're shooting at me.

07-05-11, 03:46 PM	#2
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Throw a few rounds of 40MM at them before you ram. Should get credit. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l

07-07-11, 05:34 AM	#6
commandosolo2009 Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Egypt Posts: 840 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	why in God's name would you want to damage your boat? DG the hell out of these ****-kickers.... Save your boat for depths... And before you're doing so, why not practice torpedo attacks.. These can help alot when you're new to manual targetting. Just like O'kane in his shakedown in the Carribean, he practiced torpedo drills without firing on Mexican fisher boats... __________________ x.com/lexatnews

07-05-11, 04:55 PM	#3
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Yep, just need to score some gun or torp damage first. You can do the same with ships. If US planes attack, you can often hit the ship with one shell and if it sinks you'll get credit.