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I think they never tried torping them because they we're slower, and had far more powerful guns then the Japanese DDs (6-8 4-5" vs. 9/10 8"), also, the Torpedo tubes we're removed from all USN CA classes starting with the Portland
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I always liked to use the skirmish mode to see how many Fletchers it took to sink the Yamato.
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This many, Overkill?
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/5688/tf42kw5.jpg The numbers are almost identical, but i doubt Yamato could survive the DD Carnage |
Yup. I'd loose a few Fletchers but once I got into torpedo range the poor Yamato was doomed. :arrgh!:
I think what I missed the most about the game was the night battles with the star shells and spotlights. |
Just looking at that screenshot triggers the urge to fire the game up with Dosbox. Even after all these years that game still rocks, I can't wait for Dan & Co to produce a Ubi equivalent with SH4 level graphics.
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Okay, Rear Admiral Raptor1 leads a line of 16 valiant Fletcher-class Destroyers down The Slot to intercept the Japanese Battleship Yamato
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/1...tlelinexl9.jpg The Yamato opens fire as soon as the Destroyers are sighted and demolishes the 2 leading ships, Including Admiral Raptor1's Flagship, the Saufley http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/1...sinkingca7.jpg The American Line falls into disarray, but the DDs charge on and open fire on the Yamato http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/749/ddoa7.jpg Eventually the Yamato is hit by Torpedoes and sinks, but I couldn't take a pic because I didn't have Fraps handy and had to use Printscreen (Auu...) http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/8...eyamatoqm4.jpg Here is Page 1 of the American Losses, I accidentally clicked continue instead of Next so I couldn't SS the next pages, But I think I lost 5 Destroyers http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/6...etchersxd6.jpg I think I should've done this a Night Battle...hmm... |
If they could take that same game engine and just update the graphics to SHII or III standards I would be happy.
Raptor1, Do you have the original game or did you download it? |
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I think where that game excelled was in it's interface which made it so easy to be torpedo officer one minute and admiral of the the next, an effortless transition, superb game design. Ubi should purchase the original code from Atari or the new Microprose and run with it. Hopefully East and crew will do something like this in Enigma II as well. |
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I still have all of the Microprose sims & their boxes & fantastic manuals. I keep purging my stuff (at my wife's insistance), but find it very difficult to part with them.
The originals pop up on eBay from time to time, I was shocked to see a copy of "Silent Service II" go for about £16 ($32) a few weeks ago |
I actually have it on 3-1/2" floppy but no way to put it on my pc. Where can I download it and is DosBox all I need to run it?
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