Both S-boats are a ton of fun! I had the most fun testing the RFB S-boat, not because of the superiority of the model, but because of the exact convoy I encountered when testing it. The convoy was restricted to 9 knots and I could do 10 submerged. I had a great time running between the columns, picking off merchies as the escorts couldn't seem to make a run at me in the clutter.
The S-boat is a gem in Silent Hunter 4. Historically it shouldn't be, but reality wouldn't be as much fun, as they were perfectly dependable in real life. You could depend on them to break. No breakdowns in SH4 makes them a study in how a brand new S-boat could have been fought.
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