the weirdest thing

Wuss · 01-27-12, 06:05 AM

imagine the scene,a beatiful sunny morning,calm seas,all is well.
then,ship sighted captain bearing 250.my first contact on this patrol.
I jump onto external camara to check it out and woohoo 2 british merchants.
i plot for an attack on the lead ship hoping to get both of them.
fast foward to in position waiting for the green light.
green light i fire one torpedo,direct hit no boom a bleeding dud

i reposition for another attack and wait for the green light.
green light i fire 2 torpedos this time,both direct hits just under the smoke stack, then WTF

there is no damage what so ever on the ship,i exit the game totally bewildered as to how a ship can take 2 direct hits and chug along as if nothing has happened

TDK1044 · 01-27-12, 08:22 AM

Are you running the vanilla straight out of the box version of the game? There are some fantastic mods available for SH3 that take this game to a totally different level.

I would advise you to download and install GWX3 Gold and also the SH3 Commander. You will then be running a totally different game, and you can further mod it if you wish.

von Kinderei · 01-27-12, 08:33 AM

... what he said

Osmium Steele · 01-27-12, 09:36 AM

Unless, of course, it is a passenger/cargo. Then you still can't bring the bugger down with tactical nuke..

Pisces · 01-27-12, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Osmium Steele

Unless, of course, it is a passenger/cargo. Then you still can't bring the bugger down with tactical nuke..

Damnit, I wanted to play that card.

Raticon · 01-27-12, 12:07 PM

I experienced a similar thing in GWX 3.0

I fired two magnetic-pistolled electric torps right under the smokestack of a "Large Cargo"-ship. Both detonated and it was everything by the book... However, that bugger just increased it's speed and gracefully sailed away with her flashlights panning over the surface... The "Small Cargo" following her went down after a direct hit in the side with a torp right to the engine-compartment.

I plot a following course, let's see what happens. After about 20 minutes (in game, time compressed a bit) she starts to take on large amounts of water and after a while lie dead in the water, the waterline just below the tower and deck. her engines dead and probably screaming for help over the radio. A nice torpedo right in the middle of the ship set to impact and 3m depth made her go silent forever.

Conclusion: Sometimes, ships doesn't seem to take any damage at all at first, they can steam along for miles without anything special happening, then suddenly they will take in massive amouts of water and slow down dramatically. Try following the ship a while and se what she does. If you can, try to surface and use the deck gun to speed up the process. I have seen this kind of thing happen sometimes and i believe that the crew of the attacked merchant is partly successful in stopping the flow of water by closing waterproof hatches or something like that, but eventually these will fail and the ship will go down with time.

Passenger/Cargo will be the sole ship that's gonna be used after WW3. Why? It's apparently designed to withstand a direct hit from any major nuclear missile from any major nation. I always avoid using valuable torpedoes at them because you almost everytime need 2 to take them down if in relatively calm waters. Deck gun is for those.

GunterSepp · 01-27-12, 12:08 PM

Those passenger/cargoes are the worst.

Wuss · 01-27-12, 12:11 PM

it was a passenger/cargo as it happens,are they that hard to sink?
i am running the grey wolves xpac but not the commander one,must look into that.
the grey wolves team deserve a great big thanks,the work that must have gone into that mod is awesome.
i was listening to herr kaleuns favourite record on the gramophone while cruising,i was in my own little version of Das Boot

01-27-12, 06:05 AM	#1
Wuss Seaman Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 33 Downloads: 127 Uploads: 0	the weirdest thing imagine the scene,a beatiful sunny morning,calm seas,all is well. then,ship sighted captain bearing 250.my first contact on this patrol. I jump onto external camara to check it out and woohoo 2 british merchants. i plot for an attack on the lead ship hoping to get both of them. fast foward to in position waiting for the green light. green light i fire one torpedo,direct hit no boom a bleeding dud i reposition for another attack and wait for the green light. green light i fire 2 torpedos this time,both direct hits just under the smoke stack, then WTF there is no damage what so ever on the ship,i exit the game totally bewildered as to how a ship can take 2 direct hits and chug along as if nothing has happened

01-27-12, 08:33 AM	#3
von Kinderei Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,606 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 0	... what he said __________________ vK

01-27-12, 09:36 AM	#4
Osmium Steele Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Upper midwest USA Posts: 1,101 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Unless, of course, it is a passenger/cargo. Then you still can't bring the bugger down with tactical nuke.. __________________ In the month of July of the year 1348, between the feasts of St. Benedict and of St. Swithin, a strange thing came upon England... My U297 build thread

01-27-12, 12:07 PM	#6
Raticon Seaman Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The Arctic Posts: 38 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I experienced a similar thing in GWX 3.0 I fired two magnetic-pistolled electric torps right under the smokestack of a "Large Cargo"-ship. Both detonated and it was everything by the book... However, that bugger just increased it's speed and gracefully sailed away with her flashlights panning over the surface... The "Small Cargo" following her went down after a direct hit in the side with a torp right to the engine-compartment. I plot a following course, let's see what happens. After about 20 minutes (in game, time compressed a bit) she starts to take on large amounts of water and after a while lie dead in the water, the waterline just below the tower and deck. her engines dead and probably screaming for help over the radio. A nice torpedo right in the middle of the ship set to impact and 3m depth made her go silent forever. Conclusion: Sometimes, ships doesn't seem to take any damage at all at first, they can steam along for miles without anything special happening, then suddenly they will take in massive amouts of water and slow down dramatically. Try following the ship a while and se what she does. If you can, try to surface and use the deck gun to speed up the process. I have seen this kind of thing happen sometimes and i believe that the crew of the attacked merchant is partly successful in stopping the flow of water by closing waterproof hatches or something like that, but eventually these will fail and the ship will go down with time. Passenger/Cargo will be the sole ship that's gonna be used after WW3. Why? It's apparently designed to withstand a direct hit from any major nuclear missile from any major nation. I always avoid using valuable torpedoes at them because you almost everytime need 2 to take them down if in relatively calm waters. Deck gun is for those. __________________ Ping.........Ping......Ping....Ping...Ping..Ping.P ingPingPing KABOOM! Last edited by Raticon; 01-27-12 at 01:34 PM.

01-27-12, 08:22 AM	#2
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Are you running the vanilla straight out of the box version of the game? There are some fantastic mods available for SH3 that take this game to a totally different level. I would advise you to download and install GWX3 Gold and also the SH3 Commander. You will then be running a totally different game, and you can further mod it if you wish.

01-27-12, 12:08 PM	#7
GunterSepp Watch Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Middle of the Atlantic Posts: 20 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	Those passenger/cargoes are the worst.

01-27-12, 12:11 PM	#8
Wuss Seaman Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 33 Downloads: 127 Uploads: 0	it was a passenger/cargo as it happens,are they that hard to sink? i am running the grey wolves xpac but not the commander one,must look into that. the grey wolves team deserve a great big thanks,the work that must have gone into that mod is awesome. i was listening to herr kaleuns favourite record on the gramophone while cruising,i was in my own little version of Das Boot