Ship sinking (She's going down sir!)

Vaux · 01-17-12, 09:28 PM

@Platapus: I'm of that school that, if something's good enough to shoot, it's good enough to shoot again (or even a third time). I usually fire a minimum of 2 torps at a target, more if it's larger. The majority of the time, I'll see the "she's going down, sir" message while still at the scope.

The other times usually involve situations where I've launched a couple of fish at a target, had to dive deep to avoid DDs before impact, but got the "going down" message while running deep and quiet, getting the credit as well. Obviously, this means you don't need a visual, but just how far away can you be and still get credit? Is that distance affected by weather conditions?

USS Drum · 01-17-12, 09:39 PM

If she is sinking she should be heavily listing and all you have to do is speed up the TC if she is still making speed she will probably need one or two more fish to finish off.

donna52522 · 01-17-12, 11:08 PM

Sometimes a ship with four torpedoes holes down it's side should go down quickly, in RFB that doesn't happen....I play TMO not because it's more realistic, but because I don't have all day to wait for a ship to sink.

01-17-12, 11:08 PM	#3
donna52522 Lady Mariner Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 544 Downloads: 225 Uploads: 0	Sometimes a ship with four torpedoes holes down it's side should go down quickly, in RFB that doesn't happen....I play TMO not because it's more realistic, but because I don't have all day to wait for a ship to sink. __________________

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01-17-12, 09:28 PM	#1
Vaux Torpedoman Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 116 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	@Platapus: I'm of that school that, if something's good enough to shoot, it's good enough to shoot again (or even a third time). I usually fire a minimum of 2 torps at a target, more if it's larger. The majority of the time, I'll see the "she's going down, sir" message while still at the scope. The other times usually involve situations where I've launched a couple of fish at a target, had to dive deep to avoid DDs before impact, but got the "going down" message while running deep and quiet, getting the credit as well. Obviously, this means you don't need a visual, but just how far away can you be and still get credit? Is that distance affected by weather conditions?

01-17-12, 09:39 PM	#2
USS Drum Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Washington State Posts: 977 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	If she is sinking she should be heavily listing and all you have to do is speed up the TC if she is still making speed she will probably need one or two more fish to finish off.