Harbor raids: if I TP a ship and it bottoms still above water, how do I get a kill?

crazypete · 10-26-06, 08:32 AM

I found a wonderful illustrious class carrier sitting in loch ewe and put 3 fish into it, magnetic detonations with torpedoes passing down the bow to the stern. 2 shots in the front and one near the rear. It settled to the bottom of the harbor. No credit awarded. I cant shoot anymore at him because he is facing me head on so impact wont work on his bow.

Reloaded. Tried again. I usually dont reload like this but I was peeved. Same thing.

Third try, same thing.

So it seems like carriers are invicible cause they cannot sink below the water in the harbors!

Playing GW's.

Respenus · 10-26-06, 08:46 AM

Had the same thing happen to me once, against a Nelson Battleship.

I used torpedoes that usually blow up ships in one hit (1MX stronger then normal ones), but she wouldn't sink. The DD I hit sank nice. That tanker I hit splat in two, remained above the surface and I got a kill. The Nelson just stood there, slowly taking on water and not sinking

Maybe a bug, or the water isn't deep enought. Just maybe then don't have their boilers on, allowint them to explode :hmm:. But why did the DD sink then?

Questions, questions!

flakmonkey · 10-26-06, 08:54 AM

i know the problem well, i too spotted that carrier in lock ewe, got lucky and managed to sink it with 4x impact detonations, it wont sink unless you get the critical shot, if you dont, it will sink by flooding and when it bottoms out it`ll sink no further, the chance of this critical hit is lessened with 100% difficulty and mods like nygm/gw.

i dont know of anything you could do to fix this unless you lower the realism settings which isnt really an option.

crazypete · 10-26-06, 08:57 AM

Kinda takes the steam outta doing harbor raids if you cannot sink the juiciest targets!

I got mad and just sank the fiji nearby, 3 destroyers patrolling the waters outside and then rammed a fishing boat for good measure on the way out.

melnibonian · 10-26-06, 09:04 AM

Hello

I had the same problem with a number of ships.

My suggestion is to try to hit critical compartments, in order to ensure a kill.

Otherwise go for the brute-force approach and throw everything you have at them until they run out of hit points (or you run out of torpedoes

)

In any case try to aim for different parts of the ship to esure flooding

Hope all this helps

Good Luck and Good Hunting

TarJak · 10-26-06, 09:18 AM

It is a stock bug in SHIII. Large ships that settle on the bottom sometimes don't "sink". The only way around it is to make sure you hit the ships weak points and get them to die before "sinking". Go for the fuel bunkers on merchants and ammo magazines on warships.

Gogs · 10-26-06, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazypete

I got mad and just sank the fiji nearby, 3 destroyers patrolling the waters outside and then rammed a fishing boat for good measure on the way out.

Well that was just crazy... er crazypete???

crazypete · 10-26-06, 09:13 AM

They cant sink you if you sink them first! Heck, a kill is a kill.

I have a newfound love for those newfangled acoustic torpedoes, they really mangle up those fast moving escorts well since they make all that noise zooming around at 25 knots!

The fishing boat was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Gunner · 10-29-06, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazypete

I found a wonderful illustrious class carrier sitting in loch ewe and put 3 fish into it, magnetic detonations with torpedoes passing down the bow to the stern. 2 shots in the front and one near the rear. It settled to the bottom of the harbor. No credit awarded. I cant shoot anymore at him because he is facing me head on so impact wont work on his bow.

Reloaded. Tried again. I usually dont reload like this but I was peeved. Same thing.

Third try, same thing.

So it seems like carriers are invicible cause they cannot sink below the water in the harbors!

Playing GW's.

Happend to me as well, carrier was on its side in shallow water with deck facing my sub, after firing two more torps, nothing happend and no credit for sinking, so manouverd my sub to opposite side of the carrier and fired a torp aiming for center of the bottom hull, she blew with loud explosions and got my kill

TarJak · 10-30-06, 03:16 AM

I copped a nasty one off the coast of Norway last night in over 1000m depth. A DD was sitting about 120km off the coast stationary and I snuck up to about 500m fired one into his midships and when it hit, spouts of water everywhere then nothing. I sat off a km or two to watch him slowly sink beneath the waves without a single "Shes going down" or once of renown. Yes it was british, yes it sunk and no I didn;t get a bean.

Considering the Luftwaffe had already robbed me of 2 troop transports I was peeved!

10-26-06, 08:32 AM	#1
crazypete Bosun Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 62 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Harbor raids: if I TP a ship and it bottoms still above water, how do I get a kill? I found a wonderful illustrious class carrier sitting in loch ewe and put 3 fish into it, magnetic detonations with torpedoes passing down the bow to the stern. 2 shots in the front and one near the rear. It settled to the bottom of the harbor. No credit awarded. I cant shoot anymore at him because he is facing me head on so impact wont work on his bow. Reloaded. Tried again. I usually dont reload like this but I was peeved. Same thing. Third try, same thing. So it seems like carriers are invicible cause they cannot sink below the water in the harbors! Playing GW's.

10-26-06, 08:46 AM	#2
Respenus Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,169 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Had the same thing happen to me once, against a Nelson Battleship. I used torpedoes that usually blow up ships in one hit (1MX stronger then normal ones), but she wouldn't sink. The DD I hit sank nice. That tanker I hit splat in two, remained above the surface and I got a kill. The Nelson just stood there, slowly taking on water and not sinking Maybe a bug, or the water isn't deep enought. Just maybe then don't have their boilers on, allowint them to explode :hmm:. But why did the DD sink then? Questions, questions! __________________

10-26-06, 08:54 AM	#3
flakmonkey Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Staffordshire, Uk Posts: 944 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	i know the problem well, i too spotted that carrier in lock ewe, got lucky and managed to sink it with 4x impact detonations, it wont sink unless you get the critical shot, if you dont, it will sink by flooding and when it bottoms out it`ll sink no further, the chance of this critical hit is lessened with 100% difficulty and mods like nygm/gw. i dont know of anything you could do to fix this unless you lower the realism settings which isnt really an option.

10-26-06, 08:57 AM	#4
crazypete Bosun Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 62 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Kinda takes the steam outta doing harbor raids if you cannot sink the juiciest targets! I got mad and just sank the fiji nearby, 3 destroyers patrolling the waters outside and then rammed a fishing boat for good measure on the way out.

10-26-06, 09:04 AM	#5
melnibonian Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reading UK Posts: 3,473 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Hello I had the same problem with a number of ships. My suggestion is to try to hit critical compartments, in order to ensure a kill. Otherwise go for the brute-force approach and throw everything you have at them until they run out of hit points (or you run out of torpedoes ) In any case try to aim for different parts of the ship to esure flooding Hope all this helps Good Luck and Good Hunting

10-26-06, 09:18 AM	#6
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	It is a stock bug in SHIII. Large ships that settle on the bottom sometimes don't "sink". The only way around it is to make sure you hit the ships weak points and get them to die before "sinking". Go for the fuel bunkers on merchants and ammo magazines on warships.

10-26-06, 09:13 AM	#8
crazypete Bosun Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 62 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	They cant sink you if you sink them first! Heck, a kill is a kill. I have a newfound love for those newfangled acoustic torpedoes, they really mangle up those fast moving escorts well since they make all that noise zooming around at 25 knots! The fishing boat was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

10-30-06, 03:16 AM	#10
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	I copped a nasty one off the coast of Norway last night in over 1000m depth. A DD was sitting about 120km off the coast stationary and I snuck up to about 500m fired one into his midships and when it hit, spouts of water everywhere then nothing. I sat off a km or two to watch him slowly sink beneath the waves without a single "Shes going down" or once of renown. Yes it was british, yes it sunk and no I didn;t get a bean. Considering the Luftwaffe had already robbed me of 2 troop transports I was peeved!