Large Liner sank with one torpedo?

[CaptainMattJ.]

a battleship can sink with one torp. why cant a liner? its been proven that a lucky shot can sink dreadnoughts. just look at the arizona. 1 shot kill.

[DavyJonesFootlocker]

Yeah I guess. I sank a battleship in the game when it hit the forward turret section. Guess it ignited the ammo. I had overheated a torp which sank a Carrier also.

[Krauter]

Yes but the problem with that Matt is that the Arizona was sunk from a bomb dropped by a high level bomber.

Said bomb penetrated the thin deck armor and detonated the magazines.

With a torpedo it's a different story, albeit easier with liners under the keel shots, etc. With warships you have bulges and blisters, compartmentalization, magazine safety features, etc.

[CaptainMattJ.]

Originally Posted by Krauter

Yes but the problem with that Matt is that the Arizona was sunk from a bomb dropped by a high level bomber.

Said bomb penetrated the thin deck armor and detonated the magazines.

With a torpedo it's a different story, albeit easier with liners under the keel shots, etc. With warships you have bulges and blisters, compartmentalization, magazine safety features, etc.

it may be improbable, but its possible to sink one with 1 torp.

[Sailor Steve]

Also there is no clear evidence that Arizona was even hit by a torpedo. The only verifiable hit is from that one bomb.
http://www.i-16tou.com/arizona/torp3.html

[CaptainMattJ.]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Also there is no clear evidence that Arizona was even hit by a torpedo. The only verifiable hit is from that one bomb.
http://www.i-16tou.com/arizona/torp3.html

i know. However A bomb is less explosive then a torpedo. a bomb can obviously still do alot of damage, but torpedoes can also cause great complications. it can hit a relatively weak spot in the bulge, or hit the keel, or explode near very explosive material like ammo or marine diesel. or it could, for example cause minor problems that ave major impacts. although ive never heard of such a thing, a torpedo could completely sheer off a conduit/ critical control wire that could prevent bulkheads from sealing. or it could hit right on a bulkhead wall, causing 2 bulkheads to flood which in turn could cause more problems. say if a ship was overloaded, it could gain too much density and be denser then water, causing it to sink. and since a torpedo is extremely, extremely explosive it could do all of these things. so yes however improbable theres always a chance 1 torpedo will sink a ship.