Auto-Disengagement Parameters

[Saffron]

I was playing a custom scenario, Japan vs. France (I'm playing Japan)

I had a Fuso class BB disengage for no apparent reason. It was the first real hit the ship had even received and it immediately turned tail and fled. I had unlimited ammo turned on so it wasn't an ammo issue: Here's the AAR information:

On turn 20, the ship was only slightly damaged:

(A1) BB HIROSHIMA SPEED: 16 COURSE: 315
H:57-98% S:23-100% F:55-98%
BR:100% CR:100% PR:100% ST:100% FC:100% SL:100% RD:100%
MB: 14" 6/0/0 FP: 15
SB: 6" 14/0/0 FP: 4
TB: 5" 4/0/0 FP: 3
AMMO: MB-20 SB-12 TB-10
MB TARGET: (A1) BB NORMANDIE
SB TARGET: (A1) BB NORMANDIE
TB TARGET: (A1) BB NORMANDIE

Also on turn 20, the ship took this hit:

(A1) BB NORMANDIE FIRING MAIN BATTERY: 15" FULL ROF AP
TARGET: (A1) BB HIROSHIMA
FIRE CONTROL RADAR: F1
TARGET SHIP RANGED
SHIP FLOODING: 1
RNG: 16000 BRG: 68 ASP: 68 HIT/STRD-PK: 31/41 B/D-PK: 94/6
BELT AP-PEN: 9 PEN PK-H/T/S: 100/100/100
ARMOR: B/D-TF/TT-S: 5/5-5/5-1
*** PENETRATING BELT HIT ***
DAMAGE: H-11 F-7
GUNS DAMAGED: MB-2 SB-2

On turn 21, the ship disengaged, still with only slight damage and only a flood rating of 1:

BB HIROSHIMA SPEED: 15 COURSE: 180
SHIP FLOODING: 1
H:46-79% S:23-100% F:48-86%
BR:100% CR:95% PR:100% ST:0% FC:100% SL:100% RD:100%
MB: 14" 4/1/1 FP: 10
SB: 6" 12/0/2 FP: 3
TB: 5" 4/0/0 FP: 3
AMMO: MB-20 SB-12 TB-10
MB TARGET: (A1) BB NORMANDIE
SB TARGET: (A1) BB NORMANDIE
SMOKE SCREEN
DISENGAGING

As you can see, the damage is not massive, there are still functioning turrets, ammo wasn't an issue, and it was still very much in the fight. So I cannot fathom why the Hiroshima would've disengaged.

:confused:

[Warship NWS]

ST:0% = Steering destroyed.. automatic disengagement as there is no possible way to maintain formation, the ship cannot maintain effective fire vs a specific threat, and makes the ship far easier to hit by enemy ordnance.

You could consider the demise of the Bismarck as a classic example of a ship unable to fight effectively after her steering gear was destroyed by the aerial torpedo hit to the stern - and she was not even trying to stay within a formation of ships.

Note, destroyed steering can also cause a ship, at times, to be disabled in WCNAW.

Thanks.

[Saffron]

Oops, I completely missed the destroyed steering.

Thanks.

[Warship NWS]

Oops, I completely missed the destroyed steering.

Thanks.

No problem.. its easy to miss. ;)