Amazing physics model.

[Fragtzack]

So, I sunk this modern something or other. About 4 tons.
I put 2 torps in diff spots below the water line on the port side. The ship took about 1.2 hours to sink. The ship was limping away from me under power most of this time. I was just observing. Slowly, the ship kept sinking lower and lower on the port side till the port side railing become submerged. Yet, still the modern merchant sailed on under power, about 3-5knots. Finally, the stern went below the water line and about the same time the ship capsided to the port side. Get the sink message. One small explosion happens as she starts to go under, But then a huge explosion happened after the ship had completely went under.

Then the most amazing thing happened. The ship broke in half from the huge explosion while sinking vertically stern first. The ship was completely under water already at this point. There was enough air remaining in the top half of the ship to shoot the bow of the ship back above the water after the ship broke in two. Looked like the ship was rising from the grave. Then that floating bow section sunk for the second time. Another huge explosion from the bolier after the bow dissappeared then heard loud bulkheads collapsing as she sunk.

Amazing physicas model, or maybe that couldn't happen with real physics?

Using TMO1.7 pattched and RSRD for tmo1.7 patched.

[Sailor Steve]

Don't know if it would happen in real life or not, but I've read reports of ships sinking in thirty seconds and ships taking 6-8 torpedoes before going down. Also Japanese merchants in convoys towing midget subs called 'pipes', filled with supplies. As for physics, who knows?

Sounds like it was fun to watch, though.

[AVGWarhawk]

I would say it is physically possible. Air gets trapped and then slowly leaks out allowing the bow/stern slowly succumb to the sea as it pointed vertically.

Those are the fun sinkings to watch. Personally I like watching them go down in about a minute or two

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Fragtzack

So, I sunk this modern something or other. About 4 tons.

Not a very big ship.

Since each Mk-14 weighs about 1.5 tons you hardly got your bait back.

(and I wonder why I don't have any friends)

[Armistead]

What's funny is when they blow in half and the bow does a 180 flip landing on it's keel ending up with the bow point facing the blown off stern....unrealistic, but fun.

[Etienne]

Originally Posted by Platapus

Not a very big ship.

Since each Mk-14 weighs about 1.5 tons you hardly got your bait back.

Actually, tonnage isn't a measure of weight, it's a measure of volume. 1 tonne = 100 cubic feet of enclosed volume (Excluding certain spaces like engine rooms and so on). Based on the size of a wine cask or something like that. A torpedo would probably have a tonnage close to 0 (I guess if you count the warhead

Warships are usually measured in terms of their displacement, so in that case, it's a matter of weight. (Warships don't have revenue-generating spaces, so their tonnages would be about 0)

Gigantic pet peeve of mine. (And I probably have even less friends)

And on a related note, let me introduce the Flare

Originally Posted by TSB Report, Sec. 1.2

The stern section (Of the FLARE) sank in about half an hour. As it was sinking, some of the crew on the port side of the poop deck saw the bow of a vessel apparently approaching on a near reciprocal course. Their immediate impression was that a rescue vessel was at hand; however, they were dismayed to find that it was the bow section of the "FLARE". The propeller was still turning and had likely caused the stern section to follow an erratic course which returned it to the vicinity of the separated bow section.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Etienne

Actually, tonnage isn't a measure of weight, it's a measure of volume. 1 tonne = 100 cubic feet of enclosed volume

You are, of course, correct. But that would have make my lamo joke even more lamo (if that is even possible)

[Capt.Warner]

wow,that is amazing and so cool!I bet that ship wished it could go underwater lol.


Cheers mates,
Capt.Warner