Late War Ship Resilience

10-26-10, 01:42 PM

Since the later half of 1943 I've been noticing ships which once took one carefully placed torpedo to sink, are now taking more to down. Even smaller vessels are extra resilient. Tankers often refuse to go up in flames, where once a sailor lighting a cigarette would do the job. There was even an incident where it took 3-4 magnetic torpedoes to kill a whale factory ship, instead of the more typical 1-2. My aim has generally improved over the campaign, and the shots are being placed where they always have been.

So my question would be, is GWX slowly increasing their resilience to damage? If so, is this to simulate the increased difficulties of the late war u-boat crew, or did the enemy begin to better construct their vessels as the war raged on, increasing their odds of staying afloat? Just curious, is all.

Yoriyn · 10-26-10, 01:48 PM

I think i read somethind about a later in the war allies incrase a thickness of the ship armour, but not shure.

Freiwillige · 10-26-10, 02:46 PM

Standard shipping didn't get increased armor. Maybe your just getting un lucky since it shouldn't take more torpedo's than normal.

Although with the advent of liberty ships they did more compartmentalization to increase survivability but they were still sitting ducks.

It was quantity not quality of the merchant marine vessels that got them through, after all these were bulk freighters not warships and were easily replaced.

Red Heat · 10-26-10, 03:43 PM

There is some cases describe by Otto Kretschmer about allied ships special the English witch they full the cargo compartments of the ship with wood barrels to make the ship more dificulty to sunk and for the germans submarines spend more torpedos to complete the main task: sunk the ship!

As conter-reaction the submarines must resuply more times for torpedos as normal and be more exposed to allied attack planes when they are in the surface!

10-26-10, 01:42 PM	#1
Hans Uberman Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Late War Ship Resilience Since the later half of 1943 I've been noticing ships which once took one carefully placed torpedo to sink, are now taking more to down. Even smaller vessels are extra resilient. Tankers often refuse to go up in flames, where once a sailor lighting a cigarette would do the job. There was even an incident where it took 3-4 magnetic torpedoes to kill a whale factory ship, instead of the more typical 1-2. My aim has generally improved over the campaign, and the shots are being placed where they always have been. So my question would be, is GWX slowly increasing their resilience to damage? If so, is this to simulate the increased difficulties of the late war u-boat crew, or did the enemy begin to better construct their vessels as the war raged on, increasing their odds of staying afloat? Just curious, is all.

10-26-10, 03:43 PM	#4
Red Heat Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,093 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	There is some cases describe by Otto Kretschmer about allied ships special the English witch they full the cargo compartments of the ship with wood barrels to make the ship more dificulty to sunk and for the germans submarines spend more torpedos to complete the main task: sunk the ship! As conter-reaction the submarines must resuply more times for torpedos as normal and be more exposed to allied attack planes when they are in the surface! __________________ "There is three kinds of man: the living, the death, and those who are at Sea." Plato

10-26-10, 01:48 PM	#2
Yoriyn Planesman Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Control room Posts: 181 Downloads: 154 Uploads: 0	I think i read somethind about a later in the war allies incrase a thickness of the ship armour, but not shure.

10-26-10, 02:46 PM	#3
Freiwillige The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phx. Az Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Standard shipping didn't get increased armor. Maybe your just getting un lucky since it shouldn't take more torpedo's than normal. Although with the advent of liberty ships they did more compartmentalization to increase survivability but they were still sitting ducks. It was quantity not quality of the merchant marine vessels that got them through, after all these were bulk freighters not warships and were easily replaced.