Crash Depth Unrealistic?

Elphaba · 04-13-07, 01:37 PM

Hi

I was on a Balao and I took her down to 450, and motored around at Flank speed, picked up a few leaks but nothing bad happened...

Went back to Periscope depth and back down again, and still nothing.

Shouldn't I have imploded way before then?

Tried it on a Porpoise too and it was exacly the same!

I'm a total noob, and I'm just about getting to grips with Silent Hunter 3 with GWX installed, and I did say that I'd sworn off SHIV until it was bug fixed, but heck, I never realised it was THIS bad.

Elphaba

squigian · 04-13-07, 01:42 PM

Is that 450ft or 450m? Because a Balao could certainly go 450ft down; a Porpoise, however, should not be able to.

joea · 04-13-07, 02:00 PM

Yup me thinks the OP confused metres and feet.

Elphaba · 04-13-07, 02:03 PM

Hi again

Erm, I need to check, but I THINK it's imperial - so feet.

However, the 450 that I went to is the MAXIMUM that I could select on the dial - I couldn't go any lower if I wanted to... does that sound like feet then or meters?

Sorry about the confusion.

Elphaba

SKurj · 04-13-07, 02:14 PM

I got to a little over 400ft in a porpoise, but never was able to surface, she imploded a few seconds after I gave the order to surface.

450ft... about 150yrds not really all that deep.

btaft · 04-13-07, 03:54 PM

Just out of curiosity, are the depth ratings published for the different classes or are we just supposed to take out chances. I didn't see them listed anywhere

Sailor Steve · 04-13-07, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SKurj

450ft... about 150yrds

Pretty close, almost kinda maybe.

04-13-07, 01:37 PM	#1
Elphaba Neptune's daughter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 325 Downloads: 164 Uploads: 0	Crash Depth Unrealistic? Hi I was on a Balao and I took her down to 450, and motored around at Flank speed, picked up a few leaks but nothing bad happened... Went back to Periscope depth and back down again, and still nothing. Shouldn't I have imploded way before then? Tried it on a Porpoise too and it was exacly the same! I'm a total noob, and I'm just about getting to grips with Silent Hunter 3 with GWX installed, and I did say that I'd sworn off SHIV until it was bug fixed, but heck, I never realised it was THIS bad. Elphaba

04-13-07, 01:42 PM	#2
squigian Helmsman Join Date: May 2006 Location: London, UK Posts: 107 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Is that 450ft or 450m? Because a Balao could certainly go 450ft down; a Porpoise, however, should not be able to.

04-13-07, 02:00 PM	#3
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Yup me thinks the OP confused metres and feet.

04-13-07, 02:03 PM	#4
Elphaba Neptune's daughter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 325 Downloads: 164 Uploads: 0	Hi again Erm, I need to check, but I THINK it's imperial - so feet. However, the 450 that I went to is the MAXIMUM that I could select on the dial - I couldn't go any lower if I wanted to... does that sound like feet then or meters? Sorry about the confusion. Elphaba

04-13-07, 02:14 PM	#5
SKurj Mate Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 57 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I got to a little over 400ft in a porpoise, but never was able to surface, she imploded a few seconds after I gave the order to surface. 450ft... about 150yrds not really all that deep.

04-13-07, 03:54 PM	#6
btaft Soundman Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 147 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Just out of curiosity, are the depth ratings published for the different classes or are we just supposed to take out chances. I didn't see them listed anywhere