Author Topic: Killling ships (and messages) (Read 778 times)

hogenbor · « **on:** March 01, 2008, 10:20:37 AM »

Ok, I got bored and started upping 110's to kill a lonely burning CV. I haven't done dive bombing/ground attack in years mind you.

I strafed the CV and a destroyer and got blown out of the sky a few times. However, I seemed to me that I blew up a destroyer (visually at least) with a lot of 'gun emplacement destroyed' messages. What was 'missing' though was a message that the ship had been sunk. Or did I miss this because flak got me?

Anyway, I finally managed to get some bombs into the CV and again was awarded a lot of 'gun emplacement destroyed' messages. But not 'enemy ship destroyed'. I remember from long back that this message existed so what gives? Did I sink the CV or not?

rogerdee · « **Reply #1 on:** March 01, 2008, 10:32:05 AM »

i nkow that if you fire torpedoes and sink a ship you get the message even if you are shot down.

smokey23 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 01, 2008, 10:39:12 AM »

I been there after you deack a cv and cruiser, all 5" guns are dead all thats left are those woosie 20mm from them escorts but you are still getting pelted with 5" puffy ack where is this puffy ack commin from when all ships have been deacked?? makes no sense to me

Donzo · « **Reply #3 on:** March 01, 2008, 10:50:22 AM »

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Originally posted by smokey23
Iwhere is this puffy ack commin from when all ships have been deacked?? makes no sense to me

The destroyer has another gun hidden in its buttcrack.

The Fugitive · « **Reply #4 on:** March 01, 2008, 11:33:29 AM »

I've always got a ship destroyed message when I sink one. There are alot of guns you can kill now, maybe you weren't the one to finish it off.

DrDea · « **Reply #5 on:** March 01, 2008, 12:30:41 PM »

I also always get the ship destroyed message weather I survive or not.You didnt sink it if ya didnt get the message.

Krusty · « **Reply #6 on:** March 01, 2008, 01:12:28 PM »

While GUNS may stay down for a while, the damage on the hull itself seems to regenerate/time out fairly fast. Using default MA settings I've done some tests offline. You have to sink it fast or the hull damage doesn't count. I'd guess/wonder if it's the same as troop timeout on a maproom: 10 minutes.

bobtom · « **Reply #7 on:** March 01, 2008, 06:31:12 PM »

once i was in a lanc and dropped on a cv. The some plane behind me got me while i was dropping but in the tower it said i had sunk it.

Airscrew · « **Reply #8 on:** March 01, 2008, 10:05:45 PM »

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Originally posted by Donzo
The destroyer has another gun hidden in its buttcrack.

USS Serenity...

uptown · « **Reply #9 on:** March 02, 2008, 02:56:55 AM »

that would be the prettythangcannon

angelsandair · « **Reply #10 on:** March 02, 2008, 04:24:50 AM »

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Originally posted by Donzo
The destroyer has another gun hidden in its buttcrack.

Now if im not mistaken, you would prolly find it around the corner

Spikes · « **Reply #11 on:** March 02, 2008, 08:28:24 AM »

When hitting a ship with a torp or bombs, but dying first, you still get the messages, but not the perks.

TalonX · « **Reply #12 on:** March 02, 2008, 06:28:06 PM »

No. You didn't sink the ship. You would see "Ship Destroyed".

Corrs · « **Reply #13 on:** March 03, 2008, 08:04:05 AM »

I have seen the "Ship Destroyed" message in between the "Hard...Soft Gun Destroyed" ect. messages before, and I think once at the beginning of all the "Destroyed" messages.

zilla · « **Reply #14 on:** March 03, 2008, 08:07:43 AM »

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Originally posted by Donzo
The destroyer has another gun hidden in its buttcrack.

High or low?