Ships sinking before i can attack?

holohw · 07-20-20, 08:06 AM

So i detected a lone ship just off Manila and started to get into an attack position. Sea was kinda rough but not oberly bad. Suddenly i go to the nav map an see that the ship sunk icon has appeared on the map. Go to free camera and lo and behold the ship is in flames and sinking. No friendly aircraft around, i fired no torpedos at the ship. It just sunk.

This isn't tje first this has happened. What gives?

TMO 2.5 and RSRDC

Col7777 · 07-20-20, 11:07 AM

Was it close to land or in shallow water?
There isn't a minefield there is there, I nearly struck one not long ago?

I've seen destroyed ships on the map too, I know I haven't sank them and no other ships or aircraft around.

Col.

holohw · 07-20-20, 07:22 PM

It was close to land, just outside Manila, its july 1942, dont think there ia a minefield, i have seen it happen in open water too, both times in bad weather. First time the sea was very rough. This time it was choppy but not too bad

Armistead · 07-21-20, 07:19 PM

I rarely saw that with TMO RSRD and tho rare, choppy seas can sometimes sink small ships, tho only time I saw that is when I made them higher waves

propbeanie · 07-22-20, 09:47 PM

It is a cumulative effect also, so damage in Tokyo, is still there in Balipapan when they hit a bigger storm, and then the breakers off Java take them out...

torpedobait · 07-23-20, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by holohw

So i detected a lone ship just off Manila and started to get into an attack position. Sea was kinda rough but not oberly bad. Suddenly i go to the nav map an see that the ship sunk icon has appeared on the map. Go to free camera and lo and behold the ship is in flames and sinking. No friendly aircraft around, i fired no torpedos at the ship. It just sunk.

This isn't tje first this has happened. What gives?

TMO 2.5 and RSRDC

Sh*t happens.

07-20-20, 08:06 AM	#1
holohw Watch Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 29 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Ships sinking before i can attack? So i detected a lone ship just off Manila and started to get into an attack position. Sea was kinda rough but not oberly bad. Suddenly i go to the nav map an see that the ship sunk icon has appeared on the map. Go to free camera and lo and behold the ship is in flames and sinking. No friendly aircraft around, i fired no torpedos at the ship. It just sunk. This isn't tje first this has happened. What gives? TMO 2.5 and RSRDC

07-20-20, 11:07 AM	#2
Col7777 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 944 Downloads: 260 Uploads: 0	Was it close to land or in shallow water? There isn't a minefield there is there, I nearly struck one not long ago? I've seen destroyed ships on the map too, I know I haven't sank them and no other ships or aircraft around. Col. __________________ Silent and Violent

07-21-20, 07:19 PM	#4
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	I rarely saw that with TMO RSRD and tho rare, choppy seas can sometimes sink small ships, tho only time I saw that is when I made them higher waves __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

07-22-20, 09:47 PM	#5
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,103 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 2	It is a cumulative effect also, so damage in Tokyo, is still there in Balipapan when they hit a bigger storm, and then the breakers off Java take them out... __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna

07-20-20, 07:22 PM	#3
holohw Watch Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 29 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	It was close to land, just outside Manila, its july 1942, dont think there ia a minefield, i have seen it happen in open water too, both times in bad weather. First time the sea was very rough. This time it was choppy but not too bad