Sinking Neutrals

Hello again Kaleuns

Just recently I discovered that sinking neutral ships adds additional tonns to your total tonnage,as well as patrol reknown,awards as they were enemies (I am playing Silent Hunter III v 1.4 with U-Boat:Battle in the Mediterranean Add-On).

Everything started,when I was raiding a Liverpool Bay in November 1939 in my Type VIIB U-47.I encountered a lone sonar contact exiting the bay,approached,raised my periscope and saw a huge passenger liner heading west with U.S. flag.

I was hesitating and really aware of being,so to say,punished by BDU (I thought that they will minus my patrol reknown or something else) for sinking neutral ship,especially an American one.

But,nevertheless I took risk and sank it with two torpedoes.Hmm...that was really funny as Liverpool Bay waters are shallow and passenger liner could not sink properly-just bumped with it's hull to the bottom,and whole upper part of a ship was above surface.I think I treated,that liner very humanely so that passengers could wait on the upper decks until emergency boats arrive.Joke,of course.

When,I exited that patrol,I was amazed to see,that all 24 000 tonns for that passenger liner were calculated into a patrol score,and into total score,accordingly.


On my next patrol,in December 1939 my U-47 sank a C-2 Cargo,also going with U.S. flag.And again,all tonns were calculated.

So,I made a conclussion,that neutral status of certain ships is just an "Eye Candy" feature of Silent Hunter III and they should be sunk without single hesitation.

And,what are your observations,Kaleuns?Are you sinking neutrals either?

I will be glad to read all your comments and opinions.

Good Hunting Kaleuns