peculiar no credit situation

08-08-06, 06:07 AM

It happened to me as well and I'm using GW. Got a single ship contact which turned out to be a large cargo ship. Made a perfect attack and hit her with two torpedos. Waited around and watched her list heavly to port. Fired a third torp from the stern which hit as I sailed away. Listing even more to port. Did not get "she's going downing" message but I assumed that she would eventually. Never did get the credit.

Lookouts spotted anouther large cargo ship a little later. Fired a salvo of three torps which all hit, then fired a fourth from the stern and then got the "she's going down" message and the sunken ship icon. Apparently it takes 4 torps to put a large cargo ship under.

It's a shame not to get credit for a perfect attack and a sure sinking. I know in real life it took considerable time for some ships to sink and it wasn't safe for the u-boat to hang around and watch. And many captains over reported their success anyway.

Is it possible that taking off the "Realistic Sinking Times" in the realism section, maybe this situation would happen less? Any comments?

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08-08-06, 06:07 AM	#13
von Zelda Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	It happened to me as well and I'm using GW. Got a single ship contact which turned out to be a large cargo ship. Made a perfect attack and hit her with two torpedos. Waited around and watched her list heavly to port. Fired a third torp from the stern which hit as I sailed away. Listing even more to port. Did not get "she's going downing" message but I assumed that she would eventually. Never did get the credit. Lookouts spotted anouther large cargo ship a little later. Fired a salvo of three torps which all hit, then fired a fourth from the stern and then got the "she's going down" message and the sunken ship icon. Apparently it takes 4 torps to put a large cargo ship under. It's a shame not to get credit for a perfect attack and a sure sinking. I know in real life it took considerable time for some ships to sink and it wasn't safe for the u-boat to hang around and watch. And many captains over reported their success anyway. Is it possible that taking off the "Realistic Sinking Times" in the realism section, maybe this situation would happen less? Any comments?