no flame here. i just realized that you guys are too good and if the stock game seems to me difficult than I must definitely do something wrong. however, if you say you never attack the DDs with the deck gun, I wont do that anymore. cheers

It's your game matey, play it how YOU want :up:

I know I can play it way I like but I dont want to feel like a cheater ;)

Because the game is a real challenge from 1943 onwards, and thats what we want in a game isn't it? I can't wait for 43 to roll on.

There are lots of things other people do that would feel like cheating to me, and it works the other way, too. I pride myself on playing what I consider 'realistically', but I still don't use manual targeting. And I still use the external view; not to gain anything, but just because it's so cool to see all the neat stuff.

That's the real reason you should use one of the supermods: to see the Kiel Canal and all the cool harbor traffic. It's amazing how much of a difference just those two items make.

you also start getting decoys
 

and.....hull coverings...and more schnapps!

I did most of my testing in the black sea which starts in sep/oct 1942:
If you like the "II"-You can start in 42 with the 30th flotilla in the black sea campaign--hint though---use sh3 commander which will give the historic sub option or just keep the IID throughout the black sea campaign untill you transfer to Flensberg in aug 1944.

It's a nice change of pace and from the regular campaign---you even get to paticipate in an historic operation there near the end if you chose:cool: