Grey "sunken ship" icon on the map? Fellow UBoat i

jasondef · 02-21-06, 04:17 AM

I got a sound contact from a warship travelling away at high speed, about 25 km out. Then a minute or so later, a grey "ship sunk" icon showed up on the map on the general area of where the warship was. Was this a fellow uboat that got sunk? It was in the "hunting grounds" just NW of Ireland, so I doubt that a German warship or even a German merchant would've been in that vicinity. Any ideas? I also had another similar occurence later in the same mission in the other "hunting grounds" just South of Ireland. Any ideas??

HW3 · 02-21-06, 05:50 AM

Grey contact sunk icons are ships that were sunk by the weather usually.

STEED · 02-21-06, 06:37 AM

Bad Weather seen it happen.

Quillan · 02-21-06, 09:33 AM

Grey sunken ship icons are unidentified ships that sank within detection range. Mostly they are due to bad weather, but I think it could happen if a ship sinks for whatever reason before you've identified it visually.

Tazzie · 02-21-06, 09:35 AM

I've seen destroyers run into docks and sink while hunting me in allied ports and they show up as grey icons.

STEED · 02-21-06, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Quillan

Grey sunken ship icons are unidentified ships that sank within detection range. Mostly they are due to bad weather, but I think it could happen if a ship sinks for whatever reason before you've identified it visually.

Tosh saw an enemy merchant red on my map watched it sink in bad weather and on my map turn from red to grey.

jasondef · 02-21-06, 02:55 PM

OK that explains it! Thanks for solving that enigma (no pun)

02-21-06, 04:17 AM	#1
jasondef Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 358 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Grey "sunken ship" icon on the map? Fellow UBoat i I got a sound contact from a warship travelling away at high speed, about 25 km out. Then a minute or so later, a grey "ship sunk" icon showed up on the map on the general area of where the warship was. Was this a fellow uboat that got sunk? It was in the "hunting grounds" just NW of Ireland, so I doubt that a German warship or even a German merchant would've been in that vicinity. Any ideas? I also had another similar occurence later in the same mission in the other "hunting grounds" just South of Ireland. Any ideas??

02-21-06, 05:50 AM	#2
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	Grey contact sunk icons are ships that were sunk by the weather usually. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

02-21-06, 06:37 AM	#3
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Bad Weather seen it happen. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

02-21-06, 09:33 AM	#4
Quillan Samurai Navy Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 579 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Grey sunken ship icons are unidentified ships that sank within detection range. Mostly they are due to bad weather, but I think it could happen if a ship sinks for whatever reason before you've identified it visually. __________________ We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

02-21-06, 09:35 AM	#5
Tazzie Helmsman Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NSW, Australia Posts: 101 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I've seen destroyers run into docks and sink while hunting me in allied ports and they show up as grey icons. __________________ \"The idea that Bill Gates has appeared like a knight in shining armour to lead all customers out of a mire of technological chaos neatly ignores the fact that it was he who, by peddling second-rate technology, led them into it in the first place.\" - Douglas Adams

02-21-06, 02:55 PM	#7
jasondef Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 358 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	OK that explains it! Thanks for solving that enigma (no pun) __________________ "My, God! Those bulkheads! Did you hear them burst!" System: 40gb 5400rpm HD \| Generic MB from around '02 \| P4 2.6 400GHz \| 1 GB PC2100 DDR (2 mismatched 512's) 16x CD-ROM \| GeForce 7800 AGP \| broken Radio Shack case fan \| Ergonomic keyboard (missing a shift key) PS2 ball mouse \| surge protector \| USB 1.1 expansion card \| Really cool surround-sound headphones