2 diesels out of 4 destroyed = stuck for the rest of your life?

dwinar · 10-21-11, 03:32 PM

Hi there!

Is it normal that I can't move my sub with 2 diesels even with 1 knot or something? I got two other diesels fully destroyed (full red bar) by an airplane bomb. I have remaining one left and one right diesel and 29/100 of fuel, so why my sub can't move? Every other damages has been repaired but those two diesels don't want to be repaired they just stay on 100% of destrucion. I say "Ahead 1/3" or "Ahead Full" and the sub just ignores this...

Gerald · 10-21-11, 03:37 PM

Nice to see ya.

WernherVonTrapp · 10-21-11, 04:20 PM

Yup, you're stuck.

Arlo · 10-21-11, 05:04 PM

Two destroyed diesel engines from aerial attack? I'm surprised the other two are at full capacity. (Are they?) And with your fuel loss, puttering at a knot would just be putting off the inevitable. I suppose you could use your diesels to charge your batteries and creep along submerged until they require recharging (if that bomb that destroyed your engines didn't also make your engine compartment a convertible). Exactly how far from the nearest friendly port are you? With Japanese air assaults, I'm presuming you're much more than a couple of days out.

Remember to scuttle if the next ship you see gets excited and is flying a meatball.

dwinar · 10-21-11, 07:13 PM

The other 2 engines were damaged a bit too, that was easy to repair. Nearest port is Manila, about 1800 nm to the south west from my position. And the recharging batteries would be so cool, but I can't while diesels don't want to cooperate. And seriously, two diesels can't move this piece of floating junk? I need to learn something about real subs. At least I know it's not a bug.

Sailor Steve · 10-21-11, 09:26 PM

Unfortunately SH4 shows 4 diesels, but they are paired off so you really only have two engines.

10-21-11, 03:32 PM	#1
dwinar Nub Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 3 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	2 diesels out of 4 destroyed = stuck for the rest of your life? Hi there! Is it normal that I can't move my sub with 2 diesels even with 1 knot or something? I got two other diesels fully destroyed (full red bar) by an airplane bomb. I have remaining one left and one right diesel and 29/100 of fuel, so why my sub can't move? Every other damages has been repaired but those two diesels don't want to be repaired they just stay on 100% of destrucion. I say "Ahead 1/3" or "Ahead Full" and the sub just ignores this...

10-21-11, 03:37 PM	#2
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,246 Downloads: 548 Uploads: 0	Welcome to SubSim Dwinar! Nice to see ya. __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

10-21-11, 04:20 PM	#3
WernherVonTrapp Admiral Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Now, alot farther from NYC. Posts: 2,228 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Yup, you're stuck. __________________ "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Miyamoto Musashi ------------------------------------------------------- "What is truth?" -Pontius Pilate

10-21-11, 05:04 PM	#4
Arlo The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,304 Downloads: 214 Uploads: 0	Two destroyed diesel engines from aerial attack? I'm surprised the other two are at full capacity. (Are they?) And with your fuel loss, puttering at a knot would just be putting off the inevitable. I suppose you could use your diesels to charge your batteries and creep along submerged until they require recharging (if that bomb that destroyed your engines didn't also make your engine compartment a convertible). Exactly how far from the nearest friendly port are you? With Japanese air assaults, I'm presuming you're much more than a couple of days out. Remember to scuttle if the next ship you see gets excited and is flying a meatball. __________________ -Arlo

10-21-11, 09:26 PM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Unfortunately SH4 shows 4 diesels, but they are paired off so you really only have two engines. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-21-11, 07:13 PM	#5
dwinar Nub Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 3 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The other 2 engines were damaged a bit too, that was easy to repair. Nearest port is Manila, about 1800 nm to the south west from my position. And the recharging batteries would be so cool, but I can't while diesels don't want to cooperate. And seriously, two diesels can't move this piece of floating junk? I need to learn something about real subs. At least I know it's not a bug.