Bad Weather Disappointment!!

Lato79 · 02-14-17, 10:31 AM

While on patrol off the eastern coast of Indochina my sonar man picked up a single contact, which turned out to be a Japanese merchant, alone, headed for Camranh Bay. I closed to within visual range, which was tricky as the seas where very heavy, but the sky was clear and visibility good. I actually laughed to myself that you could see the ship pitching about in the waves. Bow up first then stern, from a good 10nm away. I began to set up my approach and accelerated ahead of him on his plotted course and pulled up perpendicular about 2000y off and began readying my tubes. All this time I was getting my sound man to relay contact details. And was also checking the sonar bearing plot on the map. All of a sudden the sonar contact goes dead, the bearing indicator dissappears and to my surprise on the map a little ship sunk icon turns up!? I immediately surface the boat and head over at flank speed to investigate but nothing. I can only presume she sank in heavy seas?... Really interested to know if anyone else has had this or anything similar happen?

Raider M · 02-14-17, 12:07 PM

Yes. I've seen them sink in heavy seas. Also seen some sink for no obvious reason. I never get credit for them. Maybe they hit a stray mine or were lost to "operational causes" like a main hatchway gave in or ballast suddenly shifting. I figure there's a war on and strange things happen. Cheers.

cdrsubron7 · 02-14-17, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lato79

While on patrol off the eastern coast of Indochina my sonar man picked up a single contact, which turned out to be a Japanese merchant, alone, headed for Camranh Bay. I closed to within visual range, which was tricky as the seas where very heavy, but the sky was clear and visibility good. I actually laughed to myself that you could see the ship pitching about in the waves. Bow up first then stern, from a good 10nm away. I began to set up my approach and accelerated ahead of him on his plotted course and pulled up perpendicular about 2000y off and began readying my tubes. All this time I was getting my sound man to relay contact details. And was also checking the sonar bearing plot on the map. All of a sudden the sonar contact goes dead, the bearing indicator dissappears and to my surprise on the map a little ship sunk icon turns up!? I immediately surface the boat and head over at flank speed to investigate but nothing. I can only presume she sank in heavy seas?... Really interested to know if anyone else has had this or anything similar happen?

I've also had it happen to me many times. I won't go as far to say that it is a known bug, but it seems like I've seen it happen in all of the different versions of SH4 and even with the mega mods.

max-peck · 02-14-17, 02:21 PM

Pretty sure it is down to bad weather - somehow causes damage to the hitpoints of the ship

Has happened to me more than a few times

I consider it a realism feature

Lato79 · 02-14-17, 03:30 PM

I never got credit for sinking it. There was no entry in the Captains log. Just a grey ship sunk marker on the map. I suppose I could have free viewed it to the bottom of the sea to try and find it. But I couldn't be bothered to look for that needle.

fireftr18 · 02-14-17, 08:56 PM

I was trying to sink a ship, I think in the Solomon's. I had just fired a torpedo, then witnessed an Allied plane drop one bomb on her. I watched as the ship slipped beneath the waves. I didn't get the credit.

Lato79 · 02-15-17, 06:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fireftr18

I was trying to sink a ship, I think in the Solomon's. I had just fired a torpedo, then witnessed an Allied plane drop one bomb on her. I watched as the ship slipped beneath the waves. I didn't get the credit.

ROBBED!!

getbac · 02-25-17, 03:52 AM

I had a couple sink, have no clue why and lost one to a plane one time. Swore he gave me a smile and the finger as he flew off

MKalafatas · 06-23-17, 04:51 PM

I watched a battleship mow down three escorting destroyers. Think that must have been the stock game because BB's are pretty rare in TMO/RSRDC.

Egmont · 06-30-17, 01:32 PM

I've had it too where all of a sudden I have no sound contact, and I think it's conditions at sea drowning out engine noise, or the target is alerted and perhaps killing engines, even though that might not be a wise choice by their captain.
Finding their bearing and pinging manual on visual will still establish sonar contact and the ship will reappear on the grid.
But if it did go down entirely weather related, perhaps it was a perfefct storm moment you got into there?

02-14-17, 10:31 AM	#1
Lato79 Watch Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Sussex. England. Posts: 27 Downloads: 88 Uploads: 0	Bad Weather Disappointment!! While on patrol off the eastern coast of Indochina my sonar man picked up a single contact, which turned out to be a Japanese merchant, alone, headed for Camranh Bay. I closed to within visual range, which was tricky as the seas where very heavy, but the sky was clear and visibility good. I actually laughed to myself that you could see the ship pitching about in the waves. Bow up first then stern, from a good 10nm away. I began to set up my approach and accelerated ahead of him on his plotted course and pulled up perpendicular about 2000y off and began readying my tubes. All this time I was getting my sound man to relay contact details. And was also checking the sonar bearing plot on the map. All of a sudden the sonar contact goes dead, the bearing indicator dissappears and to my surprise on the map a little ship sunk icon turns up!? I immediately surface the boat and head over at flank speed to investigate but nothing. I can only presume she sank in heavy seas?... Really interested to know if anyone else has had this or anything similar happen? __________________ TMO 2.5 RSRDC TMO v502 OTC 1.5 16x9 TMO Plot Bigger Better Protractors.

02-14-17, 02:21 PM	#4
max-peck Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: UK Posts: 752 Downloads: 414 Uploads: 0	Pretty sure it is down to bad weather - somehow causes damage to the hitpoints of the ship Has happened to me more than a few times I consider it a realism feature __________________ -------------------------------------------------- Authority should derive from the consent of the governed, not from the threat of force If the only tool you have is a hammer, pretty soon everything starts to look like a nail FOTRS Ultimate http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=226270 The future of SH4 - coming to a PC near you soon

02-14-17, 03:30 PM	#5
Lato79 Watch Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Sussex. England. Posts: 27 Downloads: 88 Uploads: 0	I never got credit for sinking it. There was no entry in the Captains log. Just a grey ship sunk marker on the map. I suppose I could have free viewed it to the bottom of the sea to try and find it. But I couldn't be bothered to look for that needle. __________________ TMO 2.5 RSRDC TMO v502 OTC 1.5 16x9 TMO Plot Bigger Better Protractors. Last edited by Lato79; 02-14-17 at 04:05 PM.

02-14-17, 08:56 PM	#6
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,528 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	I was trying to sink a ship, I think in the Solomon's. I had just fired a torpedo, then witnessed an Allied plane drop one bomb on her. I watched as the ship slipped beneath the waves. I didn't get the credit. __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!

02-25-17, 03:52 AM	#8
getbac Watch Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Mountains of Central Utah Posts: 25 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 0	I had a couple sink, have no clue why and lost one to a plane one time. Swore he gave me a smile and the finger as he flew off __________________ getbac/out

02-14-17, 12:07 PM	#2
Raider M Watch Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Port Canaveral, FL Posts: 25 Downloads: 154 Uploads: 0	Yes. I've seen them sink in heavy seas. Also seen some sink for no obvious reason. I never get credit for them. Maybe they hit a stray mine or were lost to "operational causes" like a main hatchway gave in or ballast suddenly shifting. I figure there's a war on and strange things happen. Cheers.

06-23-17, 04:51 PM	#9
MKalafatas Electrician's Mate Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Springboro OH Posts: 135 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	I watched a battleship mow down three escorting destroyers. Think that must have been the stock game because BB's are pretty rare in TMO/RSRDC. __________________ "Not all those who wander are lost." - JRR Tolkien Last edited by MKalafatas; 06-24-17 at 12:53 PM.

06-30-17, 01:32 PM	#10
Egmont Watch Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Chicago Posts: 28 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I've had it too where all of a sudden I have no sound contact, and I think it's conditions at sea drowning out engine noise, or the target is alerted and perhaps killing engines, even though that might not be a wise choice by their captain. Finding their bearing and pinging manual on visual will still establish sonar contact and the ship will reappear on the grid. But if it did go down entirely weather related, perhaps it was a perfefct storm moment you got into there?