Realism: Unable to dive

Adour · 04-22-11, 04:00 PM

Fellow subsimers,

I have been trying to find info on what may prevent u-boats from diving. I have heard of boats having to return to base on the surface and the inherent risks therein but this is not well represented in SH3.

From what I can work out as your hull integrity drops your crush depth decreases but you can always get to periscope depth right up until instant death at 0% integrity.

I get the impression being rammed or large calibre gun fire which breached the pressure hull would keep u-boats on the surface.

So my questions are:

What kind of damage would constitute a critical failure in the pressure hull?

How do any of you simulate this in game?

LJ

Jimbuna · 04-22-11, 04:05 PM

Any breach of the pressure hull would constitute a critical failure and the simulation ingame as a result would be down to each individual player.

Kapt Z · 04-22-11, 10:15 PM

I would consider being rammed or taking a hit from a large caliber gun to be a 'career ending' event.

Boat sunk. Crew POWs.

04-22-11, 04:00 PM	#1
Adour Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 13 Downloads: 83 Uploads: 0	Realism: Unable to dive Fellow subsimers, I have been trying to find info on what may prevent u-boats from diving. I have heard of boats having to return to base on the surface and the inherent risks therein but this is not well represented in SH3. From what I can work out as your hull integrity drops your crush depth decreases but you can always get to periscope depth right up until instant death at 0% integrity. I get the impression being rammed or large calibre gun fire which breached the pressure hull would keep u-boats on the surface. So my questions are: What kind of damage would constitute a critical failure in the pressure hull? How do any of you simulate this in game? LJ __________________ SH3 GWX 3 Gold - 100% Realism - DiD Mods: OLC's Modified Search Beams for GWX 3 / Life Boat & Debris / Wooden Life Boat Mod / H.sie's V15F3 Patch / Draft & Buoyancy / DW Fire Damage / DW Water distrurbance / Torpedo damage / WB's Fuel Economy / Waterstream & Exhaust combo / Q Ship Mod for GWX3 / Hitman GUI Beta for GWX / St Naz v4 / Thomson's Sound Pack V3.2 / RBS1_SH4 Effects

04-22-11, 04:05 PM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,501 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Any breach of the pressure hull would constitute a critical failure and the simulation ingame as a result would be down to each individual player. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

04-22-11, 10:15 PM	#3
Kapt Z Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: ...somewhere in the swamps of Jersey. Posts: 909 Downloads: 157 Uploads: 0	I would consider being rammed or taking a hit from a large caliber gun to be a 'career ending' event. Boat sunk. Crew POWs. __________________ ...I fought in many guises, many names, but always me. Patton