To sink or not to sink it?

lexo1014 · 01-25-09, 02:00 PM

This morning i got a aircraft contact so i dove to periscope depth. After just a few minutes at periscope depth i got a sound contact, merchant moving away. I change direction to intercept, i look through the periscope and what i see,well it caused me to re-think my attack.
It looked like a large passenger liner but was white, with the red cross's all over it,and green striping down the hull.
It was a big,juicy,east target, but i wasn't sure if i should sink it,,so i turned back to my planned course and let it be.
So question is,should i have sunk it or no?

Torplexed · 01-25-09, 02:04 PM

If you are seeing this red cross all over that ship.....let it go!

Sinking hospital ships isn't cricket.

mookiemookie · 01-25-09, 02:05 PM

Yes, that ship is worth something like -1000 renown if you sink it. Leave the hospital ships be.

lexo1014 · 01-25-09, 02:06 PM

Ahh good choice i made then. It sure was a juicy looking target tho.
Thanks for the information on the negative renown.

Jimbuna · 01-25-09, 02:32 PM

You nearly collected a free pass to Nuremberg

sonicninja · 01-25-09, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

You nearly collected a free pass to Nuremberg

:rotfl: .....quality remark

Laufen zum Ziel · 01-25-09, 09:11 PM

Could have surfaced and inquired if they had any
spare GI Gin! Then dive and run like hell because
they will report your position....

sonicninja · 01-26-09, 06:49 AM

A good MOD to have would be to transfer your injured crew to a hospital ship (if you pass one), good for morale, nothing like a free cruise on a big liner

brendan · 01-26-09, 08:21 AM

do you lose renown for sinking neutral shipping?

mookiemookie · 01-26-09, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by brendan

do you lose renown for sinking neutral shipping?

Yes. You lose 1x the ship's renown value if it's neutral. You lose 10x the ship's renown value if it's friendly.

Jimbuna · 01-26-09, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by brendan

do you lose renown for sinking neutral shipping?

Yes....to avoid a hit on your renown go to:

Basic cfg and change to 0

[RENOWN]
RenownReachGridObjCompleted=0
RenownPatrolGridObjCompleted=0
CompletedPatrol=0
NEUTRAL=0 <--------------
ALLIED=1
AXIS=-10

ReM · 01-26-09, 09:20 AM

I once got rammed by a hospital ship when crossing the Atlantic with major TC.

01-25-09, 02:00 PM	#1
lexo1014 Nub Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	To sink or not to sink it? This morning i got a aircraft contact so i dove to periscope depth. After just a few minutes at periscope depth i got a sound contact, merchant moving away. I change direction to intercept, i look through the periscope and what i see,well it caused me to re-think my attack. It looked like a large passenger liner but was white, with the red cross's all over it,and green striping down the hull. It was a big,juicy,east target, but i wasn't sure if i should sink it,,so i turned back to my planned course and let it be. So question is,should i have sunk it or no?

01-25-09, 02:04 PM	#2
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	If you are seeing this red cross all over that ship.....let it go! Sinking hospital ships isn't cricket. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

01-25-09, 02:05 PM	#3
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Yes, that ship is worth something like -1000 renown if you sink it. Leave the hospital ships be. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

01-25-09, 02:32 PM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	You nearly collected a free pass to Nuremberg __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-25-09, 09:11 PM	#7
Laufen zum Ziel Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hiding on the bottom Posts: 1,783 Downloads: 853 Uploads: 457	Could have surfaced and inquired if they had any spare GI Gin! Then dive and run like hell because they will report your position.... __________________ RIP Laufen zum Ziel

01-25-09, 02:06 PM	#4
lexo1014 Nub Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Ahh good choice i made then. It sure was a juicy looking target tho. Thanks for the information on the negative renown.

01-26-09, 06:49 AM	#8
sonicninja Watch Officer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Periscope Depth Posts: 341 Downloads: 937 Uploads: 0	A good MOD to have would be to transfer your injured crew to a hospital ship (if you pass one), good for morale, nothing like a free cruise on a big liner

01-26-09, 08:21 AM	#9
brendan Seaman Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 32 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	do you lose renown for sinking neutral shipping?

01-26-09, 09:20 AM	#12
ReM Commodore Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Brewsky, Galore Posts: 618 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I once got rammed by a hospital ship when crossing the Atlantic with major TC. __________________ Daddy cool