Stupid C2 -- Torpedo sponges!

[barkhorn45]

Last night i was 125 km off of gibralter at night in appalling condition's ie 15 m winds heavy rain and seas with a visibility of 400 m.detected a west bound 3 ship convoy aproaching.Was at 20 m using my "mine"technique[dubbed that by someone on this forum].
The first ship i indentified[when i could finally see it]as a french armed trawler.The following mer.were a med.and small merchant.I decided to concentrate on the med.
Just as i was about to fire it faded from view so i fired blindly and was awarded with 2 hit's and I approuched to get a visual of it's sinking.
Now this is the strange part,after a time it came to a complete stop on my map but in the attack scope and on the attack map it showed that it was doing 7 knts?
The target info on the att.map[i don't use manual,yet] gave a calculation based on 7 knts even though it was plain to see she was dead in the water and listing heavily to port!
The tdc on the attack scope showed 7 knts also.so i went around and lined up my stern tubes straight at the mer.at 400 m.just as i fired i came under attack!That damned trawler had somehow found me in those rotten conditions and attacked me!I ordered crash dive and looked around as we went down but could not see the traweler.Good navigating on his part and my lookouts did't warn me.
but the torp.hit and she went down faster than i did,my reward was a 4700 ton ship and 72% hull integrety
But it the fact my tdc showed she was doing 7 kts.when she was dead in the water that bewilders me.

[Erich dem Roten]

Yes, as mentioned, bow shots seem to be the best, and if one doesn't do it hit it again in the bow or risk counter-flooding for their DC team. I forget how stock works, but I know in GWX it's much more common to sink a ship by flooding the bow or stern rather than punching holes along one side and waiting for the list to become too great.

However, in GWX I've found those Medium Cargoes to be damn near invincible...I usually don't even bother with them unless I'm bored.

[predavolk]

Originally Posted by Erich dem Roten

However, in GWX I've found those Medium Cargoes to be damn near invincible...I usually don't even bother with them unless I'm bored.

I think I might have sunk one or two medium cargoes with a single torp, but I've sunk dozens with two torps. The damage model sometimes makes them blow up, but a bow, and near-bow hit will bring them down just as easily. They are a two-torp ship in my book though, so I will pass them up for, say, a large cargo or merchant. Again, think of the length/width ratio. Medium cargo ships aren't that big, but they are very broad.

[Wolfehunter]

Originally Posted by Nangleator

I know, the 10-torpedo thing was a comedy of errors. It was rough seas and heavy fog, which contributed somewhat. I probably had 3 duds/misses/bad hits, and the rest was impatience.

I've discovered I tend to hit farther aft than I aim in rough water, but I'll shoot for the stack if I'm tempted again.

Don't feel bad. I've been their and done that. I've spent so many torpedos because of duds misses and premature ejac... I mean explosions hehehe.:rotfl: Don't get me started on the bad hits.

I almost had a mutiny when my crew was getting ticked off.

[joe313]

Originally Posted by Erich dem Roten

However, in GWX I've found those Medium Cargoes to be damn near invincible...I usually don't even bother with them unless I'm bored.

I agree its very hard to sink a Medium Cargoe it takes me 2 to 3 torpedos to sink one i rather sink a large merchant with one

[meduza]

Originally Posted by joe313

I agree its very hard to sink a Medium Cargoe it takes me 2 to 3 torpedos to sink one i rather sink a large merchant with one

:hmm:
Never took me more than two torpedoes to sink a Medium cargo... and I sank more than a few. One to the bow, one below the chimney and she goes down. Sometimes she sank after only one hit to the bow, but it takes time.