I have noticed an almost lemming-like tendency for my captains (and admirals) to go down with the ship when the flagship gets sunk.
I can understand if a ships gets blown apart in the middle of a battle, but I've had captains go down with the ship far away from the battle - i.e. ship sinks on the way to port for repairs.
Anybody else notice this?
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by thantis [B]I have noticed an almost lemming-like tendency for my captains (and admirals) to go down with the ship when the flagship gets sunk.
I can understand if a ships gets blown apart in the middle of a battle, but I've had captains go down with the ship far away from the battle - i.e. ship sinks on the way to port for repairs.
Anybody else notice this? [/B][/QUOTE]
Yes. You would think that some of the captains would choose to live and fight another day. I have had a few ships sink in port due to my getting them the swiss cheese treatment.
I haven't noticed captains going down with the ship in harbor - yet. Give me some more play time though...:D
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I think the rule is that when a ship sinks there is a 50% chance the captain will go down with it. This reflects a coin toss that is conducted by the other officers to determine the captain's fate. "Heads" means they toss him a lifeboat for subsequent court-martial. "Tails" means they tie him to the ship's wheel and wave goodbye.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Scouters [B]I think the rule is that when a ship sinks there is a 50% chance the captain will go down with it. This reflects a coin toss that is conducted by the other officers to determine the captain's fate. "Heads" means they toss him a lifeboat for subsequent court-martial. "Tails" means they tie him to the ship's wheel and wave goodbye.
-Scouters [/B][/QUOTE]
Do you think we can assume it will be the same thing for the CEOs of bankrupt companies :D
UV is probably the first game where the "scuttle" function actually has some use, as you can save a good captain (and Admiral i assume if it's the flagship) by choosing this option vs. taking your 50/50 chance by allowing the ship to founder on it's own
I never thought of that. Of course the one admiral I would want to save (Ching Chong China Lee) went down fighting on the South Dakota at Shortlands.......:mad:
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Scouters [B]I think the rule is that when a ship sinks there is a 50% chance the captain will go down with it. This reflects a coin toss that is conducted by the other officers to determine the captain's fate. "Heads" means they toss him a lifeboat for subsequent court-martial. "Tails" means they tie him to the ship's wheel and wave goodbye.
-Scouters [/B][/QUOTE]I think it would be an even higher ratio for IJN skippers/TF Commanders to go down with the ship. Look at the Battle of Midway. At least 2 ship Captains and 1 RAdm (Yamaguchi) went down with the ship.
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"If you scuttle the wreck, you save victory points and crew/leader."
If I read this correctly, are you saying that if you scuttle a ship, you PREVENT the loss of VPs gain to the opponent AND you spare the command and crew?
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Wilhammer [B]"If you scuttle the wreck, you save victory points and crew/leader."
If I read this correctly, are you saying that if you scuttle a ship, you PREVENT the loss of VPs gain to the opponent AND you spare the command and crew?
I have not tried the scuttle routine. [/B][/QUOTE]
No, you spare the command & crew so your VP loss is only 90% of the ship value ...
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Wilhammer [B]So if the ship sinks due to scuttling, the opponent gets but 90% of the VPs and you save the crew and commanders?
What if it carries passengers, do they get saved?
If there are no friendly shipsin a hex, or you are not in port, do you still benefit from scuttling? [/B][/QUOTE]
Yep, you can scuttle a ship everywhere with the same benefits. AFAIK, the ship's load is lost ...
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Admiral DadMan [B]I think it would be an even higher ratio for IJN skippers/TF Commanders to go down with the ship. Look at the Battle of Midway. At least 2 ship Captains and 1 RAdm (Yamaguchi) went down with the ship. [/B][/QUOTE]
This is because IJN high command issued special coins that had "You Lose" on one side and "Try Again" on the other. None the less, this was still a great improvement over the draconian "Magic Eight Ball" policy of the 1930's.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Wilhammer [B]"If you scuttle the wreck, you save victory points and crew/leader."
If I read this correctly, are you saying that if you scuttle a ship, you PREVENT the loss of VPs gain to the opponent AND you spare the command and crew?
I have not tried the scuttle routine. [/B][/QUOTE]From page 116 of the manual:
20. Victory Conditions: "...If a ship is scuttled, it will score 10% less than its standard VP's..."
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Spooky [B]AFAIK, the ship's load is lost ...[/B][/QUOTE]unless it a "...cargo plane of rubber dogshit out of Hong Kong..."
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Coleman [B]How can you tell which ship in a task force is the flagship? [/B][/QUOTE]It's the one that rides lower in the water due to the extra personnel aboard from Flag Staff
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I think the discounted VP's reflect the probability that fewer crew casualties would have occurred and accounts for some type of preservation of morale since the ship did not directly go down in the face of the enemy.
There is some historical precedent for the latter case. On January 16, 1991 (the first official day of Operation Desert Storm), upon learning of the beginning of American aggression, Iraqi Navy Lt Cmdr Tariq Salimi led a group of patrol craft into the gulf and promptly scuttled all his ships. Soon after he was promoted to Commodore for "bold, decisive action which prevented the great fleet of Iraq from being desecrated by the precision guided munitions of the great Satan." Salimi was later given command of a combined frigate/destroyer group which he immediately set on fire.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Scouters [B]I think the discounted VP's reflect the probability that fewer crew casualties would have occurred and accounts for some type of preservation of morale since the ship did not directly go down in the face of the enemy.
There is some historical precedent for the latter case. On January 16, 1991 (the first official day of Operation Desert Storm), upon learning of the beginning of American aggression, Iraqi Navy Lt Cmdr Tariq Salimi led a group of patrol craft into the gulf and promptly scuttled all his ships. Soon after he was promoted to Commodore for "bold, decisive action which prevented the great fleet of Iraq from being desecrated by the precision guided munitions of the great Satan." Salimi was later given command of a combined frigate/destroyer group which he immediately set on fire.
-Scouters [/B][/QUOTE]"TAKE THAT!!! YOU EVIL DOGS!!!!"
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