Merchant Blew Itself Up!

TarJak · 08-10-06, 06:11 AM

Hadn't thought of a minefield. I assumed you were in open ocean. Were you insight of the ship when it went down?

Captain Nemo · 08-10-06, 06:45 AM

I was on my third patrol October 1939 in the North Sea. I must admit the sea had turned a bit rough but in my opinion not so bad that it could sink a merchant. Even if the weather were responsible would you see lots of smoke as though the ship had blown up? I didn't actually see the ship sink, I was at the navigation station at the time and the contact icon just switched to the sunk ship icon and I went up to the bridge and saw lots of smoke on the horizon.

Nemo

MarshalLaw · 08-10-06, 07:00 AM

Just last week I came across a lone small merchant that was dead in the water and burning. It was still a good target, so I put it down. My guess for mine and the other guy was a mine.

TarJak · 08-10-06, 07:46 AM

What normally happens when the weather kills a ship is that is catches fire first, depending on the mods you have, where ther'e fire there's smoke

I've never seen anything larger than a Coastal Merchant/Tramp Steamer sink itself in bad weather. The Luftwaffe doesn't come out much when it rains so I doubt it was them.

Don's suppose you had saved just before you went after him? If you haven't progressed too fare you could always go back in time and take a look at him with the external camera and see who else is about.

Captain Nemo · 08-10-06, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

What normally happens when the weather kills a ship is that is catches fire first, depending on the mods you have, where ther'e fire there's smoke

I've never seen anything larger than a Coastal Merchant/Tramp Steamer sink itself in bad weather. The Luftwaffe doesn't come out much when it rains so I doubt it was them.

Don's suppose you had saved just before you went after him? If you haven't progressed too fare you could always go back in time and take a look at him with the external camera and see who else is about.

I think it was a coastal merchant. So it would seem the weather might have played a part in it's demise after all. Unfortunately I didn't save just beforehand so it wouldn't be easy to go back and have another look.

Nemo

08-10-06, 10:28 AM

It was an ammo ship and had a Dell Laptop on board.

Case Solved.

08-10-06, 11:18 AM

Firestone started making merchantmen?

08-10-06, 06:11 AM	#1
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Hadn't thought of a minefield. I assumed you were in open ocean. Were you insight of the ship when it went down?

08-10-06, 06:45 AM	#2
Captain Nemo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 1,144 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	I was on my third patrol October 1939 in the North Sea. I must admit the sea had turned a bit rough but in my opinion not so bad that it could sink a merchant. Even if the weather were responsible would you see lots of smoke as though the ship had blown up? I didn't actually see the ship sink, I was at the navigation station at the time and the contact icon just switched to the sunk ship icon and I went up to the bridge and saw lots of smoke on the horizon. Nemo

08-10-06, 07:00 AM	#3
MarshalLaw Navy Dude Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orlando Fla USA Posts: 174 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Just last week I came across a lone small merchant that was dead in the water and burning. It was still a good target, so I put it down. My guess for mine and the other guy was a mine.

08-10-06, 07:46 AM	#4
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	What normally happens when the weather kills a ship is that is catches fire first, depending on the mods you have, where ther'e fire there's smoke I've never seen anything larger than a Coastal Merchant/Tramp Steamer sink itself in bad weather. The Luftwaffe doesn't come out much when it rains so I doubt it was them. Don's suppose you had saved just before you went after him? If you haven't progressed too fare you could always go back in time and take a look at him with the external camera and see who else is about.

08-10-06, 10:28 AM	#6
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	It was an ammo ship and had a Dell Laptop on board. Case Solved.

08-10-06, 11:18 AM	#7
Engel der Vernichtung Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Firestone started making merchantmen?