Found the ghost ship ?????

fitzcarraldo · 12-13-24, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by 1Patriotofmany

Ran across the ghost ship for a second time since playing TMOwTW.
Found it SSW of convoy college. Very Very fast sailing ship! 25 knots, I nailed it with torp 1.

Slowed it down to about 7 knots, nailed it with torp 2
Slowed it down to about 1 knot, hit it with torp 3
Got real close and nailed it with Torp 4.
Not sinking. What am I supposed to do with it? Anyone know?

It is The Flying Dutchman...

Only order to your radioman to play in the gramophone Der Fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner and pray...

Regards.

Fitzcarraldo

1Patriotofmany · 12-13-24, 04:21 PM

Thanks for the tips guys, I'll follow up on this later and advise.

KaleunMarco · 12-13-24, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 1Patriotofmany

Thanks for the tips guys, I'll follow up on this later and advise.

and...be advised....she WILL sink you, if given the opportunity.

1Patriotofmany · 12-14-24, 06:53 AM

I put 6 or 7 into her, they explode nothing happening. What's the deal?

propbeanie · 12-14-24, 09:18 AM

The Flying Dutchman's behavior depends upon the mod used. Sometimes it is an enemy to your side, sometimes it is friendly. Sometimes it has cannons, sometimes not. In some mods, it is heavily armored, others it is not. In the stock game, it has an armor level of 90, and 600 hit points, with one tiny little box in the middle of the hull, but no collision spheres, making it next to impossible to sink. It carries armor piercing cannon rounds, as well as AA to shoot at its enemy, which in the Stock game, it is Dutch, and will therefore shoot at the Japanese and Germans... One must be careful however, speaking of The Flying Dutchman, as it sails about the world, never able to find its home port to dock... According to some, the Dutchman does not exist, but woe is he that ignores the evidence...

KaleunMarco · 12-14-24, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by 1Patriotofmany

I put 6 or 7 into her, they explode nothing happening. What's the deal?

the deal is....she has a very small damage profile. you have to hit her in just the right spot or she is a torpedo sponge.

and be careful as she will fire on you and sink you.

not very fair, eh?

my advice...when you meet her...sail in the other direction.

12-14-24, 09:18 AM	#5
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,103 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 2	The Flying Dutchman's behavior depends upon the mod used. Sometimes it is an enemy to your side, sometimes it is friendly. Sometimes it has cannons, sometimes not. In some mods, it is heavily armored, others it is not. In the stock game, it has an armor level of 90, and 600 hit points, with one tiny little box in the middle of the hull, but no collision spheres, making it next to impossible to sink. It carries armor piercing cannon rounds, as well as AA to shoot at its enemy, which in the Stock game, it is Dutch, and will therefore shoot at the Japanese and Germans... One must be careful however, speaking of The Flying Dutchman, as it sails about the world, never able to find its home port to dock... According to some, the Dutchman does not exist, but woe is he that ignores the evidence... __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna

12-13-24, 04:21 PM	#2
1Patriotofmany Samurai Navy Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 578 Downloads: 117 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the tips guys, I'll follow up on this later and advise.

12-14-24, 06:53 AM	#4
1Patriotofmany Samurai Navy Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 578 Downloads: 117 Uploads: 0	I put 6 or 7 into her, they explode nothing happening. What's the deal?