Hellships

Jmack · 08-12-06, 09:06 PM

THIS IS A MUST READ ... HELLSHIPS

http://www.west-point.org/family/jap...pow/photos.htm

AND IT RAISES A QUESTION ... WOULD YOU SINK A JAPANESE SHIP IF IT WAS CARRYING POW'S ( the problem here is that you wouldnt know i guess ) and things like this happened
http://www.cofepow.org.uk/remembranc...Maru/index.htm

its a very nice link and it has some very good shots of japanese " merchant " ships

Safe-Keeper · 08-12-06, 09:14 PM

No, I wouldn't. I immerse myself sufficiently in the game to not do things I do not consider right. Such as shooting up innocent fishermen, etc.

But then there's the problem of not knowing if the ships carry POWs.

One of the greatest maritime catastrophes of all time was when British planes sunk a prison ship in Norway. Many, many Norwegian and Russian prisoners lost their lives. It is not known whether or not the UK knew it was a prison vessel or just another "fat target".

Jmack · 08-12-06, 09:19 PM

anyway it was some of the best japanese merchant images i've seen so far

08-12-06, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Safe-Keeper

No, I wouldn't. I immerse myself sufficiently in the game to not do things I do not consider right. Such as shooting up innocent fishermen, etc.

I sort of do this too, but instead of just leaving fishing ships alone I attack them with my deck gun by shooting out there propellers/engine (Only 1 or 2 shots) and pull up beside it and stay there for a few minutes "helping them" on there way off the ship... then once there "gone" I finish off the ship with my deck gun

Jmack · 08-12-06, 11:12 PM

i read somewhere that by the final period of the war and when the U-Boats started going to the US coast they attacked ( boarded ) fishing boats and small ships for food and fuel.

HunterICX · 08-14-06, 09:11 AM

The problem was, I think that nobody knew that there where POW's on that ship
they just shoots what Hostile.

Like me I,m an Triggerhappy SubCommander that shoot everything thats big enough.

I dont shoot the fishin boats because its an Waste of time and ammo....

joea · 08-14-06, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by HunterICX

The problem was, I think that nobody knew that there where POW's on that ship
they just shoots what Hostile.

Like me I,m an Triggerhappy SubCommander that shoot everything thats big enough.

I dont shoot the fishin boats because its an Waste of time and ammo....

Exactly how can you know if a ship is carrying POWs or not.

08-12-06, 09:06 PM	#1
Jmack Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 669 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Hellships THIS IS A MUST READ ... HELLSHIPS http://www.west-point.org/family/jap...pow/photos.htm AND IT RAISES A QUESTION ... WOULD YOU SINK A JAPANESE SHIP IF IT WAS CARRYING POW'S ( the problem here is that you wouldnt know i guess ) and things like this happened http://www.cofepow.org.uk/remembranc...Maru/index.htm its a very nice link and it has some very good shots of japanese " merchant " ships Last edited by Jmack; 08-12-06 at 09:11 PM.

08-12-06, 09:14 PM	#2
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	No, I wouldn't. I immerse myself sufficiently in the game to not do things I do not consider right. Such as shooting up innocent fishermen, etc. But then there's the problem of not knowing if the ships carry POWs. One of the greatest maritime catastrophes of all time was when British planes sunk a prison ship in Norway. Many, many Norwegian and Russian prisoners lost their lives. It is not known whether or not the UK knew it was a prison vessel or just another "fat target". __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.

08-14-06, 09:11 AM	#6
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	The problem was, I think that nobody knew that there where POW's on that ship they just shoots what Hostile. Like me I,m an Triggerhappy SubCommander that shoot everything thats big enough. I dont shoot the fishin boats because its an Waste of time and ammo.... __________________

08-12-06, 09:19 PM	#3
Jmack Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 669 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	anyway it was some of the best japanese merchant images i've seen so far

08-12-06, 11:12 PM	#5
Jmack Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 669 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	i read somewhere that by the final period of the war and when the U-Boats started going to the US coast they attacked ( boarded ) fishing boats and small ships for food and fuel.