Unable to sink ships in harbour

donut · 07-18-07, 07:10 PM

The devs may have nuked the ship.sim files inpatch 1.03,because photo recon was a secret mission,not a turkey shoot. Although war is hell,all those fat tankers are tempting targets. Someone will mod this for arcade players,for sure.:rotfl:

tater · 07-19-07, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by donut

The devs may have nuked the ship.sim files inpatch 1.03,because photo recon was a secret mission,not a turkey shoot. Although war is hell,all those fat tankers are tempting targets. Someone will mod this for arcade players,for sure.:rotfl:

It's arcade to even be sent into a harbor

tater

NefariousKoel · 07-19-07, 12:32 PM

Note that even if you manage to get a ship sinking in harbor, sometimes they will come to rest on the bottom while their superstructure is still above.

I've had what looked to be kills in shallow water, but got no credit for them when they couldn't sink below the surface.

gravy · 07-19-07, 01:13 PM

Ok, I tried again last night and finally sunk one of the merchant vessels in Osaka harbour. I was given credit for it even though the ship was only partially submerged after the stern of the boat hit the bottom of the very shallow harbour.

This experience gave me chance to get the hang of torpedo attacks. I tried using different torpedo settings including spread angle and contact only detonation. I wonder if my previous shots were detonating just before the ship.

Rob

BarjackU977 · 07-19-07, 01:53 PM

Again, the "contact only" switch is not working.

switch.dota · 07-19-07, 02:21 PM

The only torpedo with Magnetic detonator is the Mk 14. All others are contact-only. Ever the Mk14 is only magnetic until mid '43 or so. Afterwards it's cotnact-only. The switch on the pannel is useless - it doesn't affect torpedoes in ANY way.

07-22-07, 12:35 AM

I had a bit of trouble on my second patrol. Got bored, couldn't find anything in the patrol area and went off to the port on Mindanao. Spent all my torpedoes on a large modern tanker and medium split. There was also a stationary sub chaser, aside from it's searchlight. Since it was dark, took a chance and sunk the lot with the deck gun.

07-18-07, 07:10 PM	#1
donut The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Shifting, Whispering Sands, NM Posts: 1,463 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Roll back ship.sim files to 1.02 The devs may have nuked the ship.sim files inpatch 1.03,because photo recon was a secret mission,not a turkey shoot. Although war is hell,all those fat tankers are tempting targets. Someone will mod this for arcade players,for sure.:rotfl: Last edited by donut; 07-18-07 at 07:25 PM.

07-19-07, 12:32 PM	#3
NefariousKoel Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: No-good Missouri scum Posts: 1,223 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Note that even if you manage to get a ship sinking in harbor, sometimes they will come to rest on the bottom while their superstructure is still above. I've had what looked to be kills in shallow water, but got no credit for them when they couldn't sink below the surface. __________________ "When Gary told me he had found Jesus, I thought, Yahoo! We're rich! But it turned out to be something different." - Jack Handey

07-19-07, 01:13 PM	#4
gravy Nub Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Ok, I tried again last night and finally sunk one of the merchant vessels in Osaka harbour. I was given credit for it even though the ship was only partially submerged after the stern of the boat hit the bottom of the very shallow harbour. This experience gave me chance to get the hang of torpedo attacks. I tried using different torpedo settings including spread angle and contact only detonation. I wonder if my previous shots were detonating just before the ship. Rob

07-19-07, 01:53 PM	#5
BarjackU977 Gunner Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 97 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Again, the "contact only" switch is not working.

07-19-07, 02:21 PM	#6
switch.dota Captain Join Date: May 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 492 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The only torpedo with Magnetic detonator is the Mk 14. All others are contact-only. Ever the Mk14 is only magnetic until mid '43 or so. Afterwards it's cotnact-only. The switch on the pannel is useless - it doesn't affect torpedoes in ANY way.

07-22-07, 12:35 AM	#7
adekun Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I had a bit of trouble on my second patrol. Got bored, couldn't find anything in the patrol area and went off to the port on Mindanao. Spent all my torpedoes on a large modern tanker and medium split. There was also a stationary sub chaser, aside from it's searchlight. Since it was dark, took a chance and sunk the lot with the deck gun.