Post by williammiller on May 27, 2020 16:26:23 GMT -6
You misunderstand I think...there are two ways to lose flotation in the game: one is the 'initial' loss of flotation by a hit, and the other is through 'progressive flooding' from a hit. While these two systems have different names they are certainly related, and can affect each other. Given that the ship in question had already lost 2/3 of its flotation, a new series of hits can cause new and much greater flooding due to the existing holes/damage/breached bulkheads, etc. This flooding can and often will be much worse than if the ship had taken no flotation loss already...in less likely cases it can cause a cascade effect where multiple bulkheads & damaged sections fail and the flooding swells out of control very quickly. This is modeled in the game by dynamic probabilities for odds of and severity of flooding based on a number of factors, such as hit location, shell size, current flotation loss, previous torpedo hits, etc...
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What would make it even less likely is the fact that this ship is AoN.
Perhaps my communication skills are sub-par today (I am a bit under the weather) so let me try again:
Look at it this way: The flotation loss from initial hits are a form of flooding - its just that the flooding is 'instant' in game terms and is essentially contained (unless the hit also causes 'progressive' flooding) - there obviously was some degree of flooding else the ship would not have lost any flotation from the hit.
If, however, a ship has already sustained a significant amount of flotation loss then the odds of additional hits causing *progressive* flooding will likely increase in both odds of occurrance and in severity, due to the reasons mentioned in my previous postings. Indeed, in some cases the ship may not have shown any significant progressive flooding before, but later hits may start progressive flooding that is much more serious and quick due to the existing damage to the hull, flotation spaces, TPS, bulkhead failure, etc. A ship that has suffered 2/3 loss of its flotation ability has sustained very, very serious damage to these (and other) systems and is at a far greater risk of being placed in a sinking condition if it sustains additional damage.