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Spontanous combustion - 4/16/2015 8:21:03 PM

cohimbra

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Hi all, just watched my pbem combat replay and something strange happen: one of my ship, Kinai Maru (Kyushu class), in a CargoTF transporting Fuel, just sunk. No sub, no air attack, no ship collision, no ground collision, just burned and scuttled

Never see anything like this, any ideas? Just to be clear, I take the loss and go ahead, no problem at all (well, in real life fire happens sometimes). Just curious to know if you see thing like this before.

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RE: Spontanous combustion - 4/16/2015 8:23:58 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: cohimbra

Never see anything like this, any ideas? Just to be clear, I take the loss and go ahead, no problem at all (well, in real life fire happens sometimes). Just curious to know if you see thing like this before.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Mutsu#Loss

It happens. Ships explode from time to time. I've had an xAK blow up in harbor in one game, but I've not lost a combat ship yet.

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RE: Spontanous combustion - 4/16/2015 8:39:03 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: mind_messing

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Mutsu#Loss

It happens. Ships explode from time to time. I've had an xAK blow up in harbor in one game, but I've not lost a combat ship yet.

Ouch! First time reading about Mutsu, thanks for share it. Better my xAK than BB, for sure. I love (or I hate?) this game. From tomorrow no cigarro on board, cerveza only.

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RE: Spontanous combustion - 4/16/2015 8:42:35 PM

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( Borneo ) Devil's Triangle ?

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RE: Spontanous combustion - 4/17/2015 12:16:10 AM

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Read the ops report, there might be something in there as a clue. Accidents happen and ships sink. In game it's less common than it was in real life.

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RE: Spontanous combustion - 4/17/2015 1:24:01 AM

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I had the bottom ripped out of one and it sunk like a stone...

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RE: Spontanous combustion - 4/17/2015 3:20:52 AM

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often enough, I'll hear a random kerblam during the replay. This is usually a mine strike, or a navsearch Emily sinking another tanker.

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RE: Spontanous combustion - 4/17/2015 3:50:40 AM

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ORIGINAL: wdolson

Read the ops report, there might be something in there as a clue. Accidents happen and ships sink. In game it's less common than it was in real life.

Bill

Yes, usually I read about ship collision and rock collision, so the first thing I did was reading the ingame reports and find nothing (only the string I posted in first img):

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 13, 43

Yokosuka 6th SNLF packing for load on APD Nadakaze (TF 161), 2 day(s) remaining
Yokosuka 6th SNLF packing for load on APD Shimakaze (TF 161), 2 day(s) remaining
Yokosuka 6th SNLF packing for load on APD Yakaze (TF 161), 2 day(s) remaining
Fires out of control, xAK Kinai Maru can not be saved
No additional repairs possible on xAK Tasmania Maru using currently assigned resources at Saipan
No additional repairs possible on xAK Nagisan Maru using currently assigned resources at Tinian
No additional repairs possible on CA Aoba using currently assigned resources at Truk
No additional repairs possible on SS RO-61 using currently assigned resources at Truk
No additional repairs possible on E Shimushu using currently assigned resources at Truk
No additional repairs possible on xAKL Malacca Maru using currently assigned resources at Truk
No additional repairs possible on xAKL Higari Maru using currently assigned resources at Truk
No additional repairs possible on SS I-175 using currently assigned resources at Kwajalein Island
No additional repairs possible on xAKL Sasago Maru using currently assigned resources at Davao
No additional repairs possible on xAKL Tihuku Maru using currently assigned resources at Davao
CS Convoy TF 89 begins loading Resources at Toyohara for delivery to Wakkanai
CS Convoy TF 143 begins loading Resources at Hakodate for delivery to Hirosaki/Aomori
CS Convoy TF 153 begins loading Resources at Sapporo for delivery to Ominato
Yokosuka 6th SNLF packing for load on APD Nadakaze (TF 161), 2 day(s) remaining
Yokosuka 6th SNLF packing for load on APD Shimakaze (TF 161), 2 day(s) remaining
Yokosuka 6th SNLF packing for load on APD Yakaze (TF 161), 2 day(s) remaining
G4M1 Betty sighting report: 9 Allied ships at 39,60 near Little Andaman, speed 18, Moving East
G3M3 Nell sighting report: 8 Allied ships at 30,112 near Cocos Islands, speed 19, Moving Southeast
G3M3 Nell sighting report: 6 Allied ships at 26,115 near Cocos Islands, speed 20, Moving Southwest
G4M1 Betty reports object under water at 132, 49 near Ketoi-jima
Ki-48-IIa Lily reports submarine at 101, 59 near Nagasaki/Sasebo
[...]

So I read all the .txt files in save folder and obviously nothing again. As extrema ratio I installed Combat Reporter to see if a touch of magic happen, but again nothing. So I posted here to know if someone see things like this, just out of curiosity; I've 1.500/2.000 turns of play, but never saw this type of event (with no info) before.

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ORIGINAL: jmalter

often enough, I'll hear a random kerblam during the replay.

Oh, and no sound at all. Only GLUGLUGLU.

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RE: Spontanous combustion - 4/17/2015 5:09:36 PM

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Could it have been an allied search plane that actually did attacking it? I don't think the details for those attacks are reported...

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RE: Spontanous combustion - 4/17/2015 6:35:08 PM

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ORIGINAL: Malagant

Could it have been an allied search plane that actually did attacking it? I don't think the details for those attacks are reported...

Judging by the date, I'd say no. Also, those generally add a "Last hit by 250lb GP bomb", for example, which would then show as the cause of sinking - not scuttling.

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