Board Thread:Game Updates/@comment-30542734-20190218114311/@comment-32647310-20190219151105

AC-Phoenix wrote: Qu33k wrote: AC-Phoenix wrote: Don't expect a significant raise in her luck stat. Unless you consider someone being either dumb enough to smoke in an ammunition storage or deliberately sabotaging her being lucky. ;)

the explosion was far more likely due to black powder from Type 3 shells in the magazines. Since such an accident can NOT be due to official practice and procedure *cough* Iowa turret explosion*cough* it MUST be due to some scurilous sailor being gay, or suicidal, or nicotine deprived, or some combination of the above. *eye roll* If you read right, I said that it was either someone smoking down there OR deliberate sabotage. Unless you are suggesting that the powder bags just spontanously combust.

The other difference between this and Iowa's case  is that while Iowa suffered from an open breach explosion due to poor maintenance(resulting from having been mothballed before), while Mutsu was not only in active service but also docked. No, he's suggesting that the real reason was likely due to poor SOP and/or was a genuine accident. However, because militaries don't like looking like idiots to the public, they are *NOT* going to admit that maybe they weren't using the best procedures. However, since the blame must be laid on someone, they will point the finger at someone who likely can't defend themselves.

It's easier to blame a guy for smoking in the powder-room than it is to admit that there were design flaws, poor operating standards or the like...especially if the guy "smoking" was killed in that explosion.