Do ships roll over?

Avatar · 06-06-07, 03:09 PM

Hello,
Do ships roll over sometimes when torpedoed? I think, for the most part, I've only seen ships settle down and go under and not roll over.

bigboywooly · 06-06-07, 03:11 PM

Yes you get the odd ship that rolls over
Seen a few

Avatar · 06-06-07, 03:13 PM

Thanks for the quick reply!
I'll have to keep my eyes peeled and look at the external camera more often.

Growler · 06-06-07, 03:33 PM

In a similar vein, has anyone seen the larger ships - C3s, for instance - sink any other way than by breaking in half? Or any ship breaking into more than two large pieces? Just curious... I've seen 'em roll - fun when it's an attacking DD who rolls over and dives like an airplane at speed - but I've never seen large ships stay intact as they disappear into the murk.

rik007 · 06-06-07, 03:44 PM

I remember some guy did mod in SH-2 the point of gravity so more roll-overs could be achieved. I do not know if this is possible in SH III because I think it should happen more frequently.

Sailor Steve · 06-06-07, 04:30 PM

Larger ships were more likely to break in half in real life, primarily because of the weight of the cargo they carried. As for capsizing (rolling over), ships with longitudinal bulkheads (ones fat enough to have a wall running down the centerline) were the ones mostl likely to capsize because only one side of the ship would flood. Very small merchants and destroyers should almost never capsize or break in half. Very large merchants should break up, and very large warships should capsize. Anything else could happen, but wasn't extrememly likely.

Kaleu. Jochen Mohr · 06-06-07, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Growler

In a similar vein, has anyone seen the larger ships - C3s, for instance - sink any other way than by breaking in half? Or any ship breaking into more than two large pieces? Just curious... I've seen 'em roll - fun when it's an attacking DD who rolls over and dives like an airplane at speed - but I've never seen large ships stay intact as they disappear into the murk.

i have seen a medium merchant (a C-2 or 3) going in one piece smootly to the bottom... he disapeared just like he was sailing... not the bow or stern first... didnt roll over either.

recorded it somwhere :hmm: ...

HunterICX · 06-07-07, 03:36 AM

Yep , ships tend to roll over, when I sank this cruiser it happend

this is copied from a post of mine in the Humorious Screenshot thread you can find more of this one on page 33

IrischKapitan · 06-06-07, 03:13 PM

yes i shot an costal merchant to pieces with my 88 and it wouldnt sink for ages so i give it a dying shove with my boat and it rolled over on its side and down it went

06-06-07, 03:09 PM	#1
Avatar Commodore Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Way out there Posts: 603 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Do ships roll over? Hello, Do ships roll over sometimes when torpedoed? I think, for the most part, I've only seen ships settle down and go under and not roll over.

06-06-07, 03:11 PM	#2
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Yes you get the odd ship that rolls over Seen a few __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

06-06-07, 04:30 PM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Larger ships were more likely to break in half in real life, primarily because of the weight of the cargo they carried. As for capsizing (rolling over), ships with longitudinal bulkheads (ones fat enough to have a wall running down the centerline) were the ones mostl likely to capsize because only one side of the ship would flood. Very small merchants and destroyers should almost never capsize or break in half. Very large merchants should break up, and very large warships should capsize. Anything else could happen, but wasn't extrememly likely. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-07-07, 03:36 AM	#8
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Yep , ships tend to roll over, when I sank this cruiser it happend this is copied from a post of mine in the Humorious Screenshot thread you can find more of this one on page 33 __________________

06-06-07, 03:13 PM	#3
Avatar Commodore Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Way out there Posts: 603 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the quick reply! I'll have to keep my eyes peeled and look at the external camera more often.

06-06-07, 03:33 PM	#4
Growler A long way from the sea Join Date: May 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,913 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	In a similar vein, has anyone seen the larger ships - C3s, for instance - sink any other way than by breaking in half? Or any ship breaking into more than two large pieces? Just curious... I've seen 'em roll - fun when it's an attacking DD who rolls over and dives like an airplane at speed - but I've never seen large ships stay intact as they disappear into the murk.

06-06-07, 03:44 PM	#5
rik007 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Holland Posts: 785 Downloads: 122 Uploads: 0	I remember some guy did mod in SH-2 the point of gravity so more roll-overs could be achieved. I do not know if this is possible in SH III because I think it should happen more frequently.

06-06-07, 03:13 PM	#9
IrischKapitan Ensign Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Waiting for convoys of the coast of Donegal Posts: 227 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	yes i shot an costal merchant to pieces with my 88 and it wouldnt sink for ages so i give it a dying shove with my boat and it rolled over on its side and down it went