a morale question, sink or not to sink

U2222 · 10-26-09, 10:48 AM

You've already used one torpedo on the measly 2000 tonner

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Two is extravagant

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Save them for the laden tankers if you want to hurt Tommy's war effort

Zilch · 10-26-09, 11:44 AM

I can't stand leaving things half sunk. I'd put another fish into it to ensure that the weather doesn't claim the kill you earned. If it's worth one fish, it's usually worth two, says me.

In reality, maybe I'd let them go. But then again, it's war. Who knows? For your purposes, though, since nobody's going to die either way...send it to the bottom. The reason those ships exist, in game, is for you to blow them up. Use your tools so they can fulfill their long, plummeting destiny.

Besides, you might regret not having sunk it if you can't find any other targets this patrol.

Oh yeah...BE MORE AGGRESSIVE!

Platapus · 10-26-09, 06:24 PM

You could just wait a bit more. I torpedoed a medium cargo with one eel (out of four) in very rough seas. At first it did not seem to have much effect, but I just followed it for a bit while reloading the tubes.

It took a while but in that rough of a sea, any damage is bound to sink a ship.

But morally, I agree with the other posters. An Armed Merchant is combatant vessel.

Mopy · 10-26-09, 06:40 PM

I'm with Platapus. Tail it submerged and wait for it to flood. Morally, well you put a torpedo into it already without attempting to identify it. Could have been axis or a hospital ship

So I think you answered your own question about the morality.

czwij · 10-27-09, 02:48 AM

Mopy, that ,i didn't even think of. wow.

Mopy · 10-27-09, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by czwij

Mopy, that ,i didn't even think of. wow.

Heheh it's rare, but does happen with the odd unfortunately placed friendly or neutral.

Still, congrats for hitting something in impossible weather!

That's always a buzz.

czwij · 10-27-09, 04:42 AM

come think of it, in the carribean i wouldn't expect to meet a friendly or a hospital ship, so it couldn't be anything else but an unfriendly. or could it?

10-26-09, 10:48 AM	#1
U2222 Sparky Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: High Peak, UK Posts: 156 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	You've already used one torpedo on the measly 2000 tonner. Two is extravagant. Save them for the laden tankers if you want to hurt Tommy's war effort __________________ A Big Thank You To All The Modders Who Make Sub Simming Such A Deep Experience

10-26-09, 11:44 AM	#2
Zilch Torpedoman Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 118 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	I can't stand leaving things half sunk. I'd put another fish into it to ensure that the weather doesn't claim the kill you earned. If it's worth one fish, it's usually worth two, says me. In reality, maybe I'd let them go. But then again, it's war. Who knows? For your purposes, though, since nobody's going to die either way...send it to the bottom. The reason those ships exist, in game, is for you to blow them up. Use your tools so they can fulfill their long, plummeting destiny. Besides, you might regret not having sunk it if you can't find any other targets this patrol. Oh yeah...BE MORE AGGRESSIVE! __________________ Depth charges pounding your flanges loose? Hedgehogs dislodging your precious bulkheads? Use Beemans Gum! Freshens breath and doubles as an adhesive in a pinch. The gum of choice aboard U-54!

10-26-09, 06:24 PM	#3
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	You could just wait a bit more. I torpedoed a medium cargo with one eel (out of four) in very rough seas. At first it did not seem to have much effect, but I just followed it for a bit while reloading the tubes. It took a while but in that rough of a sea, any damage is bound to sink a ship. But morally, I agree with the other posters. An Armed Merchant is combatant vessel. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-26-09, 06:40 PM	#4
Mopy Torpedoman Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 118 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I'm with Platapus. Tail it submerged and wait for it to flood. Morally, well you put a torpedo into it already without attempting to identify it. Could have been axis or a hospital ship So I think you answered your own question about the morality.

10-27-09, 02:48 AM	#5
czwij Watch Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 23 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Mopy, that ,i didn't even think of. wow.

10-27-09, 04:42 AM	#7
czwij Watch Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 23 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	come think of it, in the carribean i wouldn't expect to meet a friendly or a hospital ship, so it couldn't be anything else but an unfriendly. or could it?