sank neautral.

[flag4]

off the coast of Gibraltar and came across a small convoy. got into position and fired. (1940 November) I miss read the flag dates and sank a neutral French.
its been months since I sailed last. just got carried away, I'm a bit rusty and was too hasty to grab - didn't double check and think for a moment. damn. 11.000 tones too. I'm buggered.

[Kielhauler1961]

My sympathies.

It's at times like that that you really wouldn't mind if the torpedo had malfunctioned. Imagine the feeling of relief at looking at the flag after the torp had bounced-off?

You'll have to sink a bit of 'extra' tonnage to make up for the faux-pas...

KH

[Tango589]

[BigWalleye]

There are several threads which explore the historical cases of sinking neutrals. For example: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=192729 and http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=211621.

It seems there is no "right" answer. It is easy to change the Basic.cfg file to may neutral sinkings to yield no (or even positive) renown points. Whether you want to score negative points as an incentive to be careful with your target ID, or score zero and not be penalized for an honest mistake, is up to you. Historically, there was apparently little consequence. But lying off New York sinking American-flag ships in 1940 would not have been good for a Kaleun's career (or his health).

"Realism isn't about the settings. It's about how you play the game." - Rockin' Robbins

[U-15]

Should have gone to Specsavers

For anyone not English, it is a humorous advert for a chain of opticians in England

[Kielhauler1961]

Relax, Doenitz has found you more suitable employment... You've got to row for 11,000 km to atone for the error - one km for each tonne.



Sorry, I had to do this to brush-up on my uploading skills.

KH

[flag4]

Originally Posted by BigWalleye

There are several threads which explore the historical cases of sinking neutrals. For example: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=192729 and http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=211621.

It seems there is no "right" answer. It is easy to change the Basic.cfg file to may neutral sinkings to yield no (or even positive) renown points. Whether you want to score negative points as an incentive to be careful with your target ID, or score zero and not be penalized for an honest mistake, is up to you. Historically, there was apparently little consequence. But lying off New York sinking American-flag ships in 1940 would not have been good for a Kaleun's career (or his health).

"Realism isn't about the settings. It's about how you play the game." - Rockin' Robbins

changing the cfg file during patrol might this cause problems? ive decided to change it to 'zero,' though I will wait until im back in port. cheers BigWalleye

[BigWalleye]

Originally Posted by flag4

changing the cfg file during patrol might this cause problems? ive decided to change it to 'zero,' though I will wait until im back in port. cheers BigWalleye

I doubt changing the basic.cfg file in mid-patrol would cause a problem, but I doubt it would erase any penalty you've already been assessed, which I think is already written into your saved game files. Might as well wait till you are back in port!

Good luck and good hunting!

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by flag4

ive decided to change it to 'zero,'

While you're at it change the 'Friendly' tally from -10 to -1. There were some mistaken sinkings of friendly ships, and in every single case the kaleun was let off. Usually the merchant was in the wrong place or was disguised as an Allied ship.