Ship sunk by ramming.

Sonoboy · 03-31-10, 02:54 AM

I encountered a small merchant and shelled it with the last of my deck gun ammo. It listed to port and was on its side at almost 90 degree angle. I waited a while, but it wouldn't sink.

Radioing BdU about the situation, was told to "be more aggressive!" Shrugging my shoulders and not wanting to waste a torpedo on an almost destroyed ship, I decided to ram it from its starboard side. After hitting it, and with my bow on top of the ship, I got the "enemy unit destroyed" message and it slowly sank.

It seems too coincidental to be that the ship sank on its own. Later that patrol, I disabled a C3 with my last torp, and its rear end was almost underwater. Try as I might, I wasn't able to sink it even with my u-boat on top of it. I had to abandon that one.

"Be more aggressive!" lol

Paul Riley · 03-31-10, 04:06 AM

I salute your aggressiveness!

I have always wondered if ramming a crippled ship worked in SH3

maillemaker · 03-31-10, 09:21 AM

Not only will it sink crippled ships, but you can take out destroyers that way, at least you could in stock SHIII.

More than once I hit a destroyer with my conning tower and it blew it sky-high, and I survived. Probably pretty unrealistic. If you rip the bottom out of a ship with your conning tower odds are it would have ripped the conning tower off of the sub, flooding it.

Steve

pickinthebanjo · 03-31-10, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by maillemaker

Not only will it sink crippled ships, but you can take out destroyers that way, at least you could in stock SHIII.

More than once I hit a destroyer with my conning tower and it blew it sky-high, and I survived. Probably pretty unrealistic. If you rip the bottom out of a ship with your conning tower odds are it would have ripped the conning tower off of the sub, flooding it.

Steve

Ive blown ballasts while a destroyer ws coming up on me, and I destroyed it

Canovaro · 03-31-10, 10:08 AM

I too sank a few ships by ramming them. But usually this will not work.

Paul Riley · 04-01-10, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by pickinthebanjo

Ive blown ballasts while a destroyer ws coming up on me, and I destroyed it

Too risky for me i'm afraid,but nice tactic if it works as well as you say it does.There were parts in Iron Coffins where ramming was mentioned,but it was generally suicidal to do so

Iranon · 04-01-10, 05:01 AM

Ramming damage is rather unpredictable... I must have split destroyers from bow to stern with my periscope accidentally: I didn't even lose the scope and the destroyer sank a lot faster than it would have after a torpedo hit.

ShadowWolf Kell · 04-01-10, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul Riley

I salute your aggressiveness!

I have always wondered if ramming a crippled ship worked in SH3

I wonder if this works in SH5. Afterall, you get Ludicrous Speed.

frau kaleun · 04-01-10, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Iranon

Ramming damage is rather unpredictable... I must have split destroyers from bow to stern with my periscope accidentally: I didn't even lose the scope and the destroyer sank a lot faster than it would have after a torpedo hit.

Adamantium periscope FTW!

KL-alfman · 04-01-10, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Iranon

Ramming damage is rather unpredictable... I must have split destroyers from bow to stern with my periscope accidentally: I didn't even lose the scope and the destroyer sank a lot faster than it would have after a torpedo hit.

you sure haven't attached a bowie-knife to the periscope??

pickinthebanjo · 04-01-10, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul Riley

Too risky for me i'm afraid,but nice tactic if it works as well as you say it does.There were parts in Iron Coffins where ramming was mentioned,but it was generally suicidal to do so

Yeah when I did it I had no intention of surviving it lol. but i did

Patkins1983 · 04-01-10, 11:45 AM

I tend to stick to ramming sailing boats, anything above 100T tonnes is going to do some damage to you.

I have rammed a southampton cruiser before but i was commanding the Bismark, wouldnt try it in anything smaller

It had appeared out of the mist and I decided what the hell.

pickinthebanjo · 04-01-10, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Patkins1983

I tend to stick to ramming sailing boats, anything above 100T tonnes is going to do some damage to you.

I have rammed a southampton cruiser before but i was commanding the Bismark, wouldnt try it in anything smaller

It had appeared out of the mist and I decided what the hell.

What mod let you command the bismark, that sounds fun

04-01-10, 04:02 PM

Once I rammed a small fishing vessel, it sank but I didn't get the sinking credit. Can't remember what setup I had of SH3.

iambecomelife · 04-01-10, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by OneToughHerring

Once I rammed a small fishing vessel, it sank but I didn't get the sinking credit. Can't remember what setup I had of SH3.

The same thing happened to me. I had to remember to fire a round or two from the AA gun into a fishing boat before ramming it (apparently, only weapons damage generates a kill credit). If the seas were too rough to man the guns I had to watch it sail away...

03-31-10, 02:54 AM	#1
Sonoboy Planesman Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States, CA Posts: 195 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Ship sunk by ramming. I encountered a small merchant and shelled it with the last of my deck gun ammo. It listed to port and was on its side at almost 90 degree angle. I waited a while, but it wouldn't sink. Radioing BdU about the situation, was told to "be more aggressive!" Shrugging my shoulders and not wanting to waste a torpedo on an almost destroyed ship, I decided to ram it from its starboard side. After hitting it, and with my bow on top of the ship, I got the "enemy unit destroyed" message and it slowly sank. It seems too coincidental to be that the ship sank on its own. Later that patrol, I disabled a C3 with my last torp, and its rear end was almost underwater. Try as I might, I wasn't able to sink it even with my u-boat on top of it. I had to abandon that one. "Be more aggressive!" lol

03-31-10, 04:06 AM	#2
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	I salute your aggressiveness! I have always wondered if ramming a crippled ship worked in SH3 __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes

03-31-10, 09:21 AM	#3
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Not only will it sink crippled ships, but you can take out destroyers that way, at least you could in stock SHIII. More than once I hit a destroyer with my conning tower and it blew it sky-high, and I survived. Probably pretty unrealistic. If you rip the bottom out of a ship with your conning tower odds are it would have ripped the conning tower off of the sub, flooding it. Steve

03-31-10, 10:08 AM	#5
Canovaro Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,062 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	I too sank a few ships by ramming them. But usually this will not work.

04-01-10, 05:01 AM	#7
Iranon Loader Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 89 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Ramming damage is rather unpredictable... I must have split destroyers from bow to stern with my periscope accidentally: I didn't even lose the scope and the destroyer sank a lot faster than it would have after a torpedo hit.

04-01-10, 11:45 AM	#12
Patkins1983 Watch Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lancaster,UK Posts: 30 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I tend to stick to ramming sailing boats, anything above 100T tonnes is going to do some damage to you. I have rammed a southampton cruiser before but i was commanding the Bismark, wouldnt try it in anything smaller It had appeared out of the mist and I decided what the hell.

04-01-10, 04:02 PM	#14
OneToughHerring Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Once I rammed a small fishing vessel, it sank but I didn't get the sinking credit. Can't remember what setup I had of SH3.