Harbor raids: if I TP a ship and it bottoms still above water, how do I get a kill?

flakmonkey · 10-26-06, 08:54 AM

i know the problem well, i too spotted that carrier in lock ewe, got lucky and managed to sink it with 4x impact detonations, it wont sink unless you get the critical shot, if you dont, it will sink by flooding and when it bottoms out it`ll sink no further, the chance of this critical hit is lessened with 100% difficulty and mods like nygm/gw.

i dont know of anything you could do to fix this unless you lower the realism settings which isnt really an option.

crazypete · 10-26-06, 08:57 AM

Kinda takes the steam outta doing harbor raids if you cannot sink the juiciest targets!

I got mad and just sank the fiji nearby, 3 destroyers patrolling the waters outside and then rammed a fishing boat for good measure on the way out.

melnibonian · 10-26-06, 09:04 AM

Hello

I had the same problem with a number of ships.

My suggestion is to try to hit critical compartments, in order to ensure a kill.

Otherwise go for the brute-force approach and throw everything you have at them until they run out of hit points (or you run out of torpedoes

)

In any case try to aim for different parts of the ship to esure flooding

Hope all this helps

Good Luck and Good Hunting

TarJak · 10-26-06, 09:18 AM

It is a stock bug in SHIII. Large ships that settle on the bottom sometimes don't "sink". The only way around it is to make sure you hit the ships weak points and get them to die before "sinking". Go for the fuel bunkers on merchants and ammo magazines on warships.

crazypete · 10-26-06, 09:24 AM

Is this fixed in any of the mods? Dont those rely on sinking as well?

TarJak · 10-26-06, 09:31 AM

I've come across the problem in GW a couple of times. There are no mods that I know of that fix the bug.

mheil · 10-26-06, 10:29 AM

Is it really a bug? If a ship settles on a shallow bottom near a port like that it would, possibly, be able to repair the ship. I know the U.S. refloated a few ships from Pearl harbor so it is possible.

Gogs · 10-26-06, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazypete

I got mad and just sank the fiji nearby, 3 destroyers patrolling the waters outside and then rammed a fishing boat for good measure on the way out.

Well that was just crazy... er crazypete???

crazypete · 10-26-06, 09:13 AM

They cant sink you if you sink them first! Heck, a kill is a kill.

I have a newfound love for those newfangled acoustic torpedoes, they really mangle up those fast moving escorts well since they make all that noise zooming around at 25 knots!

The fishing boat was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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10-26-06, 08:54 AM	#1
flakmonkey Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Staffordshire, Uk Posts: 944 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	i know the problem well, i too spotted that carrier in lock ewe, got lucky and managed to sink it with 4x impact detonations, it wont sink unless you get the critical shot, if you dont, it will sink by flooding and when it bottoms out it`ll sink no further, the chance of this critical hit is lessened with 100% difficulty and mods like nygm/gw. i dont know of anything you could do to fix this unless you lower the realism settings which isnt really an option.

10-26-06, 08:57 AM	#2
crazypete Bosun Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 62 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Kinda takes the steam outta doing harbor raids if you cannot sink the juiciest targets! I got mad and just sank the fiji nearby, 3 destroyers patrolling the waters outside and then rammed a fishing boat for good measure on the way out.

10-26-06, 09:04 AM	#3
melnibonian Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reading UK Posts: 3,473 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Hello I had the same problem with a number of ships. My suggestion is to try to hit critical compartments, in order to ensure a kill. Otherwise go for the brute-force approach and throw everything you have at them until they run out of hit points (or you run out of torpedoes ) In any case try to aim for different parts of the ship to esure flooding Hope all this helps Good Luck and Good Hunting

10-26-06, 09:18 AM	#4
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	It is a stock bug in SHIII. Large ships that settle on the bottom sometimes don't "sink". The only way around it is to make sure you hit the ships weak points and get them to die before "sinking". Go for the fuel bunkers on merchants and ammo magazines on warships.

10-26-06, 09:24 AM	#5
crazypete Bosun Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 62 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Is this fixed in any of the mods? Dont those rely on sinking as well?

10-26-06, 09:31 AM	#6
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	I've come across the problem in GW a couple of times. There are no mods that I know of that fix the bug.

10-26-06, 10:29 AM	#7
mheil Loader Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 81 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	Is it really a bug? If a ship settles on a shallow bottom near a port like that it would, possibly, be able to repair the ship. I know the U.S. refloated a few ships from Pearl harbor so it is possible.

10-26-06, 09:13 AM	#9
crazypete Bosun Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 62 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	They cant sink you if you sink them first! Heck, a kill is a kill. I have a newfound love for those newfangled acoustic torpedoes, they really mangle up those fast moving escorts well since they make all that noise zooming around at 25 knots! The fishing boat was in the wrong place at the wrong time.