Ships that just blow up

reddogut · 01-26-10, 02:16 PM

I am on patrol and encountered another small convoy of a medium gun boat and a destroyer.

I torpedoed the gun boat, that one was actually a pretty easy kill. Then I dived, but the destroyer already saw me and knew where I was. I got down to about 140 feet when the destroyer passed over me. But then the ship just exploded and sank for no reason. My sub rocked like the ship had hit me, but I was at 140 feet and I took no damage. Is that even possible? Or is this a glitch?

I am running SH4 1.5

sergei · 01-26-10, 02:41 PM

Maybe he dropped charges and didn't get out of the way fast enough?

razark · 01-26-10, 03:09 PM

I don't suppose you noticed a circle running torpedo, by chance?

I had one attack with a couple of cargo ships. I sank one with two torps, missed the other with one torp, and one torp ran in a circle. I managed to get out of the way of the torpedo, and then watched as the cargo ship sailed right into the circling torpedo.

Maybe you had the same thing happen? Otherwise, I'll go with the "dropped a depth charge on himself" idea.

reddogut · 01-26-10, 04:08 PM

I had fired two torpedos at the gun boat and only one struck. I guess the other one could have been circling, but 1. when it hit wouldn't I have gotten credit for the kill? It isn't in the list of ships/airplanes I have destroyed on this patrol. And 2. Can a single torpedo bring down a destroyer?

razark · 01-26-10, 05:00 PM

A single torpedo seems to be enough to bring down a destroyer.

But if it had, you would have gotten credit. I'll go with depth charge accident for it.

jerm138 · 01-26-10, 05:10 PM

Was the little "sunken ship" graphic on your plot in red, or gray? I've attacked convoys and got both red and gray ones. At first, I assumed the gray ones were ones I didn't get credit for. But then sometimes, I don't get credit for the red ones either, like when the explosion of one ship takes out another.

It's very confusing.

01-26-10, 02:16 PM	#1
reddogut Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Utah Posts: 11 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Ships that just blow up I am on patrol and encountered another small convoy of a medium gun boat and a destroyer. I torpedoed the gun boat, that one was actually a pretty easy kill. Then I dived, but the destroyer already saw me and knew where I was. I got down to about 140 feet when the destroyer passed over me. But then the ship just exploded and sank for no reason. My sub rocked like the ship had hit me, but I was at 140 feet and I took no damage. Is that even possible? Or is this a glitch? I am running SH4 1.5

01-26-10, 05:10 PM	#6
jerm138 Watch Officer Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 332 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Was the little "sunken ship" graphic on your plot in red, or gray? I've attacked convoys and got both red and gray ones. At first, I assumed the gray ones were ones I didn't get credit for. But then sometimes, I don't get credit for the red ones either, like when the explosion of one ship takes out another. It's very confusing. __________________

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01-26-10, 02:41 PM	#2
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	Maybe he dropped charges and didn't get out of the way fast enough?

01-26-10, 03:09 PM	#3
razark Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,731 Downloads: 393 Uploads: 12	I don't suppose you noticed a circle running torpedo, by chance? I had one attack with a couple of cargo ships. I sank one with two torps, missed the other with one torp, and one torp ran in a circle. I managed to get out of the way of the torpedo, and then watched as the cargo ship sailed right into the circling torpedo. Maybe you had the same thing happen? Otherwise, I'll go with the "dropped a depth charge on himself" idea.

01-26-10, 04:08 PM	#4
reddogut Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Utah Posts: 11 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I had fired two torpedos at the gun boat and only one struck. I guess the other one could have been circling, but 1. when it hit wouldn't I have gotten credit for the kill? It isn't in the list of ships/airplanes I have destroyed on this patrol. And 2. Can a single torpedo bring down a destroyer?

01-26-10, 05:00 PM	#5
razark Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,731 Downloads: 393 Uploads: 12	A single torpedo seems to be enough to bring down a destroyer. But if it had, you would have gotten credit. I'll go with depth charge accident for it.