Do neutral vessels radio in enemy ships?

difool2 · 06-07-08, 09:22 AM

I am running the Schnellboot mod, and had just passed an Irish freighter (3,000 yards, daylight with moderate fog). All of a sudden a British DD materializes out of the gloom, making an immediate flank beeline for my position. Suffice it to say that I was unable to outrun him before he blew me out of the water.

Question is whether that Irish merchie sent out a general distress call or something when he saw me, and the DD responded. I don't know why he would do that, but perhaps the coders didn't make a distinction between neutral and enemy.

Tombow · 06-07-08, 10:15 AM

Don't know about Great Britain and Ireland, but "neutral" ships radioing in sub hunters has been a common situation near the swedish coast in WWII. A lot of iron ore going to Germany on neutral ships was enough to turn the area into a hunting ground for russian subs.There are several documented attacks on russian subs in neutral waters as well as subs hunting in swedish territorial waters. So neutral ships radioing in is a pretty realistic scenario.

rifleman13 · 06-08-08, 01:05 AM

I think no.

Why?

I've been sighted by two US Empire-type frieghters NNW of Scotland and no Brtish destroyers are coming after me. It's Jan 1940 and in really bad weather. (15 kt winds clear visibility)

Ivan Putski · 06-08-08, 01:32 AM

Don`t know if this is modded in the sim, or not, but in RL your fanny would`ve been reported if you were sighted. Puts

06-08-08, 02:08 AM

I never let it see me. I sneak in and if I see it's neutral I sneak off. I don't want anyone to know I was there.

Jimbuna · 06-08-08, 10:26 AM

Neutrals shouldn't be calling for assistance....unless some unknown changes were made to the Schnellboot mod :hmm:

06-07-08, 09:22 AM	#1
difool2 Commander Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 459 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Do neutral vessels radio in enemy ships? I am running the Schnellboot mod, and had just passed an Irish freighter (3,000 yards, daylight with moderate fog). All of a sudden a British DD materializes out of the gloom, making an immediate flank beeline for my position. Suffice it to say that I was unable to outrun him before he blew me out of the water. Question is whether that Irish merchie sent out a general distress call or something when he saw me, and the DD responded. I don't know why he would do that, but perhaps the coders didn't make a distinction between neutral and enemy.

06-08-08, 01:32 AM	#4
Ivan Putski Captain Join Date: May 2005 Location: Memphis, Tn. U.S.A. Posts: 548 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Don`t know if this is modded in the sim, or not, but in RL your fanny would`ve been reported if you were sighted. Puts __________________ " Is He?..........Yeah..........Nothing Moving, But His Watch."

06-08-08, 10:26 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,680 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Neutrals shouldn't be calling for assistance....unless some unknown changes were made to the Schnellboot mod :hmm: __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

06-07-08, 10:15 AM	#2
Tombow Watch Join Date: May 2008 Location: Düsseldorf, Germany Posts: 29 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Don't know about Great Britain and Ireland, but "neutral" ships radioing in sub hunters has been a common situation near the swedish coast in WWII. A lot of iron ore going to Germany on neutral ships was enough to turn the area into a hunting ground for russian subs.There are several documented attacks on russian subs in neutral waters as well as subs hunting in swedish territorial waters. So neutral ships radioing in is a pretty realistic scenario.

06-08-08, 01:05 AM	#3
rifleman13 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2008 Location: Depth-charged to Kingdom Come Posts: 927 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	I think no. Why? I've been sighted by two US Empire-type frieghters NNW of Scotland and no Brtish destroyers are coming after me. It's Jan 1940 and in really bad weather. (15 kt winds clear visibility)

06-08-08, 02:08 AM	#5
Flamingboat Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I never let it see me. I sneak in and if I see it's neutral I sneak off. I don't want anyone to know I was there.