How much does it take?

Paul_IronCoffin · 04-12-09, 06:24 PM

Hello all,

Thought I'd do some harbour raiding, so sneaked into Gibralter (Christmas 1940) and came across HMS Nelson at anchor. Slammed my last 4 torps into her all across her hull (and although she's sitting a bit lower in the water now), she shows no sign of demise. So what does it take?

Thanks
Paul

Paul_IronCoffin · 04-12-09, 06:30 PM

Torplexed · 04-12-09, 06:31 PM

Well...you're out of torpedoes. You surface to try the deck guns and even assuming they can penetrate her hide the whole harbour will open fire on you if they're not searching for you already. I guess you go home and hope Nelson is out of commission for a while.

Paul_IronCoffin · 04-12-09, 06:33 PM

There's alot of sudden activity, but so far so good. Sitting silent and still, hoping she'll go down eventually.

Paul_IronCoffin · 04-12-09, 07:16 PM

I reloaded to situation, and positioned myself on the opposite side. A 'destroyer' is on hunt. Expecting he'll head out for the open sea, before IK surface quietly for some deck gun action at point blank range.

Otto Heinzmeir · 04-12-09, 07:43 PM

Is it possible since its near shore, that the harbor is only 12' deep there and the ship is resting on the bottom?

GoldenRivet · 04-12-09, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Otto Heinzmeir

Is it possible since its near shore, that the harbor is only 12' deep there and the ship is resting on the bottom?

yes this is possible.

in which case you have to take away all the ships "hit points"

ships in SH3 "sink" by two ways - either by flooding or by being totally destroyed.

she is sufficiently flooded enough to sink, but is probably resting on the bottom and will sink no more.

your only option now is to destroy her with more torpedoes os some other means.

Sag75 · 04-12-09, 07:54 PM

Sinking battleships in harbours is often tricky.. because they just lie on the seafloor without sink.. If you have other torpedoes, try to aim a gun turret, set torpedo depth to 2-3 meters. In this way you get the probability to hit the Santa Barbara (ammonitions deposit) and blow up the ship!

UnterseeBoogeyMan · 04-12-09, 09:14 PM

I dont know what this is like in GWX 3, but in earlier GWX versions I found that a torpedo directly under the smoke stack did the trick. This was with Impact detonation, at 1/2 of her keel depth. I got secondary explosions every time, maybe because the water hitting the boilers is not a good combo. I would always aim for the ammo compartments too. Didnt get much success there,but you never know.

Sensekhmet · 04-13-09, 10:20 AM

It's a shame there's no renown for damaging ships. A big ship settling down on the bottom of a port is pretty realistic, but fixing it up was a major and expensive operation. I guess it would be out of comission for at least 6 months and it's possible it wouldn't be fixed before the war ended, not to mention it would be an easy target for the Luftwaffe.

FIREWALL · 04-13-09, 10:32 AM

1/2 renown for damage would be a nice mod if it can be done.

If it could it probably would've been done by now.

St. Cobra · 04-13-09, 11:32 AM

You can always edit the Patrol file to add renown that you think you deserve.

04-12-09, 06:24 PM	#1
Paul_IronCoffin Gunner Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: St. James, Barbados Posts: 99 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	How much does it take? Hello all, Thought I'd do some harbour raiding, so sneaked into Gibralter (Christmas 1940) and came across HMS Nelson at anchor. Slammed my last 4 torps into her all across her hull (and although she's sitting a bit lower in the water now), she shows no sign of demise. So what does it take? Thanks Paul __________________ Last edited by Paul_IronCoffin; 04-12-09 at 06:25 PM. Reason: typo

04-12-09, 06:30 PM	#2
Paul_IronCoffin Gunner Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: St. James, Barbados Posts: 99 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	__________________

04-12-09, 06:31 PM	#3
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Well...you're out of torpedoes. You surface to try the deck guns and even assuming they can penetrate her hide the whole harbour will open fire on you if they're not searching for you already. I guess you go home and hope Nelson is out of commission for a while. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

04-12-09, 06:33 PM	#4
Paul_IronCoffin Gunner Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: St. James, Barbados Posts: 99 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	There's alot of sudden activity, but so far so good. Sitting silent and still, hoping she'll go down eventually. __________________

04-12-09, 07:16 PM	#5
Paul_IronCoffin Gunner Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: St. James, Barbados Posts: 99 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	I reloaded to situation, and positioned myself on the opposite side. A 'destroyer' is on hunt. Expecting he'll head out for the open sea, before IK surface quietly for some deck gun action at point blank range. __________________

04-12-09, 07:43 PM	#6
Otto Heinzmeir Weps Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Wilhelmshaven Local Pub Posts: 361 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Is it possible since its near shore, that the harbor is only 12' deep there and the ship is resting on the bottom? __________________ NYGM3.2 + Tonnage War Minefield________IABLShipsRezonedFinal Hitman Optics & Compass_______________Thomsen's Sound Mod v3 100% Realism DID + No God's Eye View____SH3 Commander Crew Rotation

04-12-09, 07:54 PM	#8
Sag75 XO Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 424 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 0	Sinking battleships in harbours is often tricky.. because they just lie on the seafloor without sink.. If you have other torpedoes, try to aim a gun turret, set torpedo depth to 2-3 meters. In this way you get the probability to hit the Santa Barbara (ammonitions deposit) and blow up the ship! __________________ Betasom - XI Gruppo Sommergibili Atlantici http://www.betasom.it/forum/index.php

04-12-09, 09:14 PM	#9
UnterseeBoogeyMan Ensign Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The Land of Cholla Cactus and Red Chile Posts: 224 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I dont know what this is like in GWX 3, but in earlier GWX versions I found that a torpedo directly under the smoke stack did the trick. This was with Impact detonation, at 1/2 of her keel depth. I got secondary explosions every time, maybe because the water hitting the boilers is not a good combo. I would always aim for the ammo compartments too. Didnt get much success there,but you never know.

04-13-09, 10:20 AM	#10
Sensekhmet Loader Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Poland Posts: 89 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	It's a shame there's no renown for damaging ships. A big ship settling down on the bottom of a port is pretty realistic, but fixing it up was a major and expensive operation. I guess it would be out of comission for at least 6 months and it's possible it wouldn't be fixed before the war ended, not to mention it would be an easy target for the Luftwaffe.

04-13-09, 10:32 AM	#11
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	1/2 renown for damage would be a nice mod if it can be done. If it could it probably would've been done by now. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

04-13-09, 11:32 AM	#12
St. Cobra Watch Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pearly gates Posts: 26 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	You can always edit the Patrol file to add renown that you think you deserve.