Historic Question

NIGHTFIGHTER · 07-21-06, 06:14 PM

Just a quick question, were Hospital ships lagit targets? i remember our woodwork teacher at school telling us during the war he was a male nurse on a hospital ship off Malta when they were dive bombed by Stukas, and i wondered when this order came into force, any clues?

07-21-06, 06:22 PM

The Geneva Convention allows for all shipping painted white and displayin the red cross are not to be attacked.

NIGHTFIGHTER · 07-21-06, 07:32 PM

Thanks waste gate, i knew when i was in the air force it was strickly forbidden but i didn't realise it was like that in WW2, but i will remember this if i encounter a hospital ship while on patrol

CWorth · 07-21-06, 08:01 PM

Not only was it forbidden but in the game if you sink one you lose 10,000 renown points.

P_Funk · 07-21-06, 08:02 PM

Yes sinking a ship full of wounded men heading home is not very friendly. At least that's one thing that the devs modelled right.

CWorth · 07-21-06, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by P_Funk

Yes sinking a ship full of wounded men heading home is not very friendly. At least that's one thing that the devs modelled right.

Actually the hospital ships are not from the stock game.The whole hospital ship idea is from the modders.I believe it was iambecomelife who was the first to make the hospital ship in the form of a skin for the ocean liner.Not sure who it was who made it -10,000 renown by making the hospital ships as a seperate nation.

07-21-06, 06:14 PM	#1
NIGHTFIGHTER Mate Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NORFOLK Posts: 55 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Historic Question Just a quick question, were Hospital ships lagit targets? i remember our woodwork teacher at school telling us during the war he was a male nurse on a hospital ship off Malta when they were dive bombed by Stukas, and i wondered when this order came into force, any clues?

07-21-06, 08:02 PM	#5
P_Funk Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 2,537 Downloads: 129 Uploads: 0	Yes sinking a ship full of wounded men heading home is not very friendly. At least that's one thing that the devs modelled right. __________________

07-21-06, 06:22 PM	#2
waste gate Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	The Geneva Convention allows for all shipping painted white and displayin the red cross are not to be attacked.

07-21-06, 07:32 PM	#3
NIGHTFIGHTER Mate Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NORFOLK Posts: 55 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Thanks waste gate, i knew when i was in the air force it was strickly forbidden but i didn't realise it was like that in WW2, but i will remember this if i encounter a hospital ship while on patrol

07-21-06, 08:01 PM	#4
CWorth Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gettysburg PA Posts: 845 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Not only was it forbidden but in the game if you sink one you lose 10,000 renown points.