43 [-V-] Ricky_Racer Members 219 posts 1,100 battles Report post #1 Posted January 27, 2018 @LittleWhiteMouse @Lert Is flooding only caused by torpedoes? Curious. I have played over 300 battles in a Battleship, firing AP only, and never, not once caused a flood. Just curious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
321 [STW-A] SkywhaleExpress Alpha Tester, In AlfaTesters, Beta Testers 1,225 posts 18,265 battles Report post #2 Posted January 27, 2018 Only two ways.. Torpedo or ramming. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,259 cometguy Members 2,992 posts 5,204 battles Report post #3 Posted January 27, 2018 Ramming can also cause flooding, but that's a high price to pay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
152 [WOLFB] Saidalphon Members 438 posts 8,190 battles Report post #4 Posted January 27, 2018 While i may not be LittleWhiteMouse or Lert, flooding is caused by torpedos and ramming only. Your shells making giant holes in an enemy ships broadside armor don't count. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
39,804 [WG-CC] LittleWhiteMouse WoWS Community Contributors 12,278 posts 10,382 battles Report post #5 Posted January 27, 2018 Yep, torpedoes and rams are it. The chances of causing a flood are found on the wiki: http://wiki.wargaming.net/en/Ship:Flooding 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
659 [13TH] HMCS_Devilfish Members 4,898 posts 8,894 battles Report post #6 Posted January 27, 2018 The AP shells will occasionally start fires but no flooding 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
43 [-V-] Ricky_Racer Members 219 posts 1,100 battles Report post #7 Posted January 27, 2018 1 minute ago, LittleWhiteMouse said: Yep, torpedoes and rams are it. The chances of causing a flood are found on the wiki: http://wiki.wargaming.net/en/Ship:Flooding Thanks. So over-pens, that pass through the ship, does not cause a flood. Thanks. (Since I use play only Battleships, I guess I shouldn't take tasks that includes "floods) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
39,804 [WG-CC] LittleWhiteMouse WoWS Community Contributors 12,278 posts 10,382 battles Report post #8 Posted January 27, 2018 Just now, Ricky_Racer said: Thanks. So over-pens, that pass through the ship, does not cause a flood. Thanks. (Since I use play only Battleships, I guess I shouldn't take tasks that includes "floods) My understanding was they played with the idea of penetrations causing flooding, but simply using ship hit points more easily represented ship ballast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
310 [BTD] mustangman6579 Beta Testers, In AlfaTesters 1,253 posts 5,846 battles Report post #9 Posted January 27, 2018 Floods used to be cause by overpens with shells. WG found it to be overpowered, and instead of balancing the feature, they removed it altogether. Forcing players to play DDs to ever complete stupid flood missions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
6,937 [HINON] RipNuN2 Members 13,719 posts Report post #10 Posted January 27, 2018 5 minutes ago, HMCS_Devilfish said: The AP shells will occasionally start fires but no flooding AP shells have no chance of fire starting in game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4,154 [TBW] Sovereigndawg Members 10,568 posts 18,077 battles Report post #11 Posted January 27, 2018 1 minute ago, mustangman6579 said: Floods used to be cause by overpens with shells. QG found it to be overpowered, and instead of balancing the feature, they removed it altogether. Forcing players to play DDs to ever complete stupid flood missions. Or Danae and Emerald. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4,154 [TBW] Sovereigndawg Members 10,568 posts 18,077 battles Report post #12 Posted January 27, 2018 8 minutes ago, HMCS_Devilfish said: The AP shells will occasionally start fires but no flooding I thought that too, but I think it really is from secondaries when using AP main guns. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
43 [-V-] Ricky_Racer Members 219 posts 1,100 battles Report post #13 Posted January 27, 2018 4 minutes ago, mustangman6579 said: Floods used to be cause by overpens with shells. WG found it to be overpowered, and instead of balancing the feature, they removed it altogether. Forcing players to play DDs to ever complete stupid flood missions. Thanks. I'm still learning & since US Naval Battleships have no torpedoes, I'll live with it. (I guess the game has changed) NP. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
33,577 [HINON] Lert Alpha Tester 24,690 posts 19,844 battles Report post #14 Posted January 27, 2018 Torpedoes can cause floods but is not guaranteed. Ramming is guaranteed to cause a flood. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
561 [WOLF1] Happy668 Members 2,889 posts Report post #15 Posted January 27, 2018 (edited) actually this needs to be changed, we shoot AP at the waterline, it got to have a chance to cause flood for missions that requires DD, current game just sucks for ppl who don't play DD Edited January 27, 2018 by Happy668 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,750 [FOXEH] Kitsunelegend Beta Testers 6,103 posts 1,313 battles Report post #16 Posted January 27, 2018 You can also flood a ship if you overflow its toilets. Its extremely super duper rare to pull off, cause you have to convince the enemy ship's captain your own toilets are busted and you need to use his asap. (Using taco bell as an excuse works most of the time. Use at own risk.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
13,430 [ARGSY] Ensign_Cthulhu Members 21,632 posts 15,672 battles Report post #17 Posted January 27, 2018 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Sovereigndawg said: Or Danae and Emerald. There are any number of battleships (Japanese and German), cruisers (particularly Japanese and German but also French IIRC and one Pan-Asian), and any carrier with torpedo bombers which have torpedoes. Edited January 27, 2018 by Ensign_Cthulhu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
43 [-V-] Ricky_Racer Members 219 posts 1,100 battles Report post #18 Posted January 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, Ensign_Cthulhu said: There are any number of battleships (Japanese and German), cruisers (particularly Japanese and German but also French IIRC and one Pan-Asian), and any carrier with torpedo bombers which have torpedoes. I agree. Some of the US Battleships had torpedoes but they are not included for them in the game. I notice when I get within 4 nm in my US BB's, most of the time I over-pen. Very little damage if any. Sure would be nice to have those torps under those conditions. I mean the other nation's BB's have em. Oh well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
767 Yoshiblue Members 4,354 posts 4,615 battles Report post #19 Posted January 27, 2018 Does Campbeltown have a natural bonus to ramming yet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5,635 [PVE] Kizarvexis Members 20,009 posts 12,695 battles Report post #20 Posted January 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Ricky_Racer said: @LittleWhiteMouse @Lert Is flooding only caused by torpedoes? Curious. I have played over 300 battles in a Battleship, firing AP only, and never, not once caused a flood. Just curious. 1 hour ago, Ricky_Racer said: Thanks. So over-pens, that pass through the ship, does not cause a flood. Thanks. (Since I use play only Battleships, I guess I shouldn't take tasks that includes "floods) Well, there are some battleships with torpedoes, but they are the T7 Scharnhorst & Gneisenau and the T8 Tirpitz, so it will be a while until you get those. The T6 Mutsu and T8 Kii have torps, but with small broadside arcs. DDs are probably the quickest way to get into ships with torpedoes (T2+), but they are a way different play style than BBs. Cruisers would probably be a better path as they tend to be jack of all trades, but you have to get around T4 to get some decent torps. Welcome to the game. Good Luck and Fair Seas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
270 [AOD_C] SloppyJ0e Members 1,038 posts 9,595 battles Report post #21 Posted January 27, 2018 If you really want to start floods more often, use IJN or PA DDs to really make sure that you're causing some flooding at least once per game....provided that you're connecting the torps to their targets fairly often. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,375 [R-F] Brhinosaurus Members 1,787 posts 10,858 battles Report post #22 Posted January 27, 2018 53 minutes ago, Happy668 said: actually this needs to be changed, we shoot AP at the waterline, it got to have a chance to cause flood for missions that requires DD, current game just sucks for ppl who don't play DD Unbelievable the level of whining people do. There are missions, tasks, and events of all stripe that require a certain subset of ships. Sometimes they are explicit, "Cause 100,000 damage to Japanese ships using American ships" or something like that. Sometimes they are not explicit but still a lot more likely with some classes than others. Destroyers have torpedoes, as do carriers, most cruisers, and even a few battleships. You're not going to do much flooding as a battleship just like I'm not going to get many citadel hits as a destroyer. If you want to do the mission, use the ship it requires. If you only want to play a very narrow subset of ships that's your decision and you should expect less rewards as a result of it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,145 [ARGSY] centarina Members 10,326 posts 16,093 battles Report post #23 Posted January 27, 2018 its possible to get witherer with flooding only :D bit of luck is all you need. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
659 [13TH] HMCS_Devilfish Members 4,898 posts 8,894 battles Report post #24 Posted January 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Sovereigndawg said: I thought that too, but I think it really is from secondaries when using AP main guns. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
659 [13TH] HMCS_Devilfish Members 4,898 posts 8,894 battles Report post #25 Posted January 28, 2018 Now that I think about it , that’s possible .. those secondary’s are sneaky little devils Share this post Link to post Share on other sites