Is it dead?

Nuoz · 06-07-07, 08:11 PM

I've just hit a stationary british destroyer. I've hit it in the port side bow and he is on fire! I heard explosions.. How much time do i have to wait until i can be certain it will sink? I mean, if a ship's on fire for 24h it should "die" doesnt it? Thanks in advance.

bookworm_020 · 06-07-07, 08:14 PM

If his engines have stopped and his propellers aren't moving, he may be dead. If he is still undercontal and manouvering, then he's alive. If there are still people maning guns he's alive, if not he's going down!

GoldenRivet · 06-07-07, 08:36 PM

take a close look through the scope

no men at the gun stations and DC racks = dead

Nuoz · 06-07-07, 08:54 PM

Thanks! Its still a bit unrealist the fact it is indeed possible for a vessel to burn indefinitely.

GoldenRivet · 06-07-07, 09:02 PM

there were a few ships hit off the US east coast that burned for several days without sinking. but yea... perhaps it just didnt flood enough?

_Seth_ · 06-07-07, 11:08 PM

Just give her another eel, mate! That should do the trick!

ReM · 06-08-07, 01:01 AM

Or you could just surface....if it starts shelling you it definitely ain't dead!

melnibonian · 06-08-07, 01:05 AM

Usually Destroyers go down quickly. They're small ships and they cannot cope with too much stractural damage.

Jimbuna · 06-08-07, 05:16 AM

The only surefire way to know is when you receive the message "She's going down"

SmokinTep · 06-08-07, 05:34 AM

Yup........

Sailor Steve · 06-08-07, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReM

Or you could just surface....if it starts shelling you it definitely ain't dead!

:rotfl:

Is the power back on? I think I'll stick a car key in the socket and find out!:rotfl:

HunterICX · 06-08-07, 11:17 AM

Not sure if its dead?

Poke it with an extra eel

Nuoz · 06-08-07, 08:39 PM

Now this is odd. I hit a tanker with two torpedos. I had only 2 avaiable at the time and was waiting for a reload. Meanwhile i saved and went to my usual business. When i came back and wanted to play some more i loaded the game and still it was the tanker... i was 8m from a tube reload when... he went down! he sank probably from the previous 2 torpedos (or was it the rough weather? or both?!). The thing is i didnt get credit for it!

I'm running no other mods than SH commander and GWX patched with "My favorite dials". I'm 100% realistic and that miss is a major event. Please comment.

CapZap1970 · 06-08-07, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nuoz

Now this is odd. I hit a tanker with two torpedos. I had only 2 avaiable at the time and was waiting for a reload. Meanwhile i saved and went to my usual business. When i came back and wanted to play some more i loaded the game and still it was the tanker... i was 8m from a tube reload when... he went down! he sank probably from the previous 2 torpedos (or was it the rough weather? or both?!). The thing is i didnt get credit for it!

I'm running no other mods than SH commander and GWX patched with "My favorite dials". I'm 100% realistic and that miss is a major event. Please comment.

As far as I understand, you have to be within a 50 Km radius of your prey to get the credit for that kill.
Now, in your case, SH3 might have considered that ship a kill while you were far away of it (more than 50 Km) and you arrived just when it was going down.
The other option is that another u-boat or aircraft finished your job in your absence.
Those are the only 2 possible explanations that I can think of.
CapZap

Nuoz · 06-08-07, 09:42 PM

No sir. I was in 300 meters of him the whole time. His propelers were working until the very end where i heard that music you ear when ships are going down. He went down. I went to captain's log, nothing.

06-07-07, 08:11 PM	#1
Nuoz Sparky Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Here Posts: 155 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Is it dead? I've just hit a stationary british destroyer. I've hit it in the port side bow and he is on fire! I heard explosions.. How much time do i have to wait until i can be certain it will sink? I mean, if a ship's on fire for 24h it should "die" doesnt it? Thanks in advance. __________________ "Listen, 'sir', it's real simple. Add the number of times we dive to the number of times we surface. Divide that number by two. If the result doesn't come out even, don't open the hatch"

06-07-07, 08:14 PM	#2
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	If his engines have stopped and his propellers aren't moving, he may be dead. If he is still undercontal and manouvering, then he's alive. If there are still people maning guns he's alive, if not he's going down! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

06-07-07, 08:36 PM	#3
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	take a close look through the scope no men at the gun stations and DC racks = dead __________________

06-07-07, 08:54 PM	#4
Nuoz Sparky Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Here Posts: 155 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Thanks! Its still a bit unrealist the fact it is indeed possible for a vessel to burn indefinitely. __________________ "Listen, 'sir', it's real simple. Add the number of times we dive to the number of times we surface. Divide that number by two. If the result doesn't come out even, don't open the hatch"

06-07-07, 09:02 PM	#5
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	there were a few ships hit off the US east coast that burned for several days without sinking. but yea... perhaps it just didnt flood enough? __________________

06-07-07, 11:08 PM	#6
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Just give her another eel, mate! That should do the trick! __________________

06-08-07, 01:01 AM	#7
ReM Commodore Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Brewsky, Galore Posts: 618 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Or you could just surface....if it starts shelling you it definitely ain't dead! __________________ Daddy cool

06-08-07, 01:05 AM	#8
melnibonian Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reading UK Posts: 3,473 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Usually Destroyers go down quickly. They're small ships and they cannot cope with too much stractural damage. __________________ http://www.thegreywolves.com/ http://wolvesatwar.com/ Download GWX and other goodies: http://hosted.filefront.com/melnibonian

06-08-07, 05:16 AM	#9
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The only surefire way to know is when you receive the message "She's going down" __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

06-08-07, 05:34 AM	#10
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yup........

06-08-07, 11:17 AM	#12
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Not sure if its dead? Poke it with an extra eel __________________

06-08-07, 08:39 PM	#13
Nuoz Sparky Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Here Posts: 155 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Now this is odd. I hit a tanker with two torpedos. I had only 2 avaiable at the time and was waiting for a reload. Meanwhile i saved and went to my usual business. When i came back and wanted to play some more i loaded the game and still it was the tanker... i was 8m from a tube reload when... he went down! he sank probably from the previous 2 torpedos (or was it the rough weather? or both?!). The thing is i didnt get credit for it! I'm running no other mods than SH commander and GWX patched with "My favorite dials". I'm 100% realistic and that miss is a major event. Please comment. __________________ "Listen, 'sir', it's real simple. Add the number of times we dive to the number of times we surface. Divide that number by two. If the result doesn't come out even, don't open the hatch"

06-08-07, 09:42 PM	#15
Nuoz Sparky Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Here Posts: 155 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	No sir. I was in 300 meters of him the whole time. His propelers were working until the very end where i heard that music you ear when ships are going down. He went down. I went to captain's log, nothing. __________________ "Listen, 'sir', it's real simple. Add the number of times we dive to the number of times we surface. Divide that number by two. If the result doesn't come out even, don't open the hatch"