Blew Ballast at 200 meters, ship crushed. What happened?

[Hinrich Schwab]

Originally Posted by Bucketnate

My ship had gone down to 200m after an engagement with a destroyer. I decided to dive to avoid any other contacts. My sub didnt stop diving and we got down to 200m. I eventually decided to blow the ballast and my ship got to about 150m and then everything broke and we died. What happened?

The Silent Hunter stock damage model uses hull integrity as a direct translation to true crush depth. Once below that point, not only does the boat begin taking damage, but true crush depth becomes more shallow. Particular to SH5 is the fact that true crush depth is set shallower than actual historical records to justify the stupid "Increase Crush Depth" skill for the Navigator. In stock SH5, all boats begin taking damage between 176-185 meters and WILL crush at 200 meters. This is one of countless flaws in this game. There are many mods that fix this issue and restore historical crush depths. Unless your boat is already damaged, 200 meters should not be an issue for any Type VII beyond a lot of grunting and groaning from the steel.