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Originally Posted by Louis RJW

Hi there, I'm new to the forums and have a question about the script in Silent Hunter 2. I have taken the translator off so my crew speaks German. Good way to learn the language but I cannot seem to comprehend what is said without the English translation at the bottom of the screen. I have played this game so long I do recognize what crew is saying but I have a hard time getting the real meaning as I have found that the script is not what the Germans used or are using today. I have figured out most of the script but some words still sound like gibberish and I also have trouble spelling German words so finding the translation for the script is a chore for sure. Is there anyone here who could tell me what the German script is so I can put them in my archive?
An example of what I need translated is for the words, "ship spotted". The internet gives me a translation that does not sound like the script that I hear. Blow Ballast is another, Rig for Red, Snorkel in Use, Ship is Sinking and all that is said after that, and what is said when a torpedo hits the target, High Speed Screws Detected, All Stop, Mission Ended, We Are In Shallow Water, We Have Run Aground, Secure From Red, Flooding Ended.
I have figured out the rest but these are hard for me to get. Some of my German speaking friends do not know what I am saying because I cannot repeat the words correctly and cannot spell them. Some of them say it may be a Bavarian dialect or it may be the fact that they know nothing of Submarines and Ships in general. The friends that I have who are familiar with ships and subs do not speak German.
If anyone can help I would surely appreciate it

Id wager the problem stems from lets say something along the lines of a Russian speaking game programer using google translator to translate Russian into German then that transaltion of German into English. Which leaves your native German speakng friends scratching their heads wondering what you said.

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