Meet the crew.
 

http://silent-hunter.uk.ubi.com/sile.../your-crew.php

I guess we cannot interact with the rest of the crew. However i find the crew ability,s interesting. Esspecially the cool but the XO seems to be his twin brother .

Or maby those are just the "main crew" with all the voice sound bytes. ya know, like the crew in 3, where you click on them and you get options.

Yes most likely

So, does this mean that we get the same crew every time? Or are these just examples of what we might get?

I could have sworn the cook was named Marcus.

And some of these abilities listed seem just wrong.

...'special abilities'...'over charged torpedo warheads'...'increase crush depth'?
Just what every "simulation" needs.

Yep, just like the 'Special Abilities' in SH4, or the 'Engine Upgrades' in SH3.

:nope::nope::nope::nope::nope:

Lol, was just thinking the same.

Seems to me they are trying to make this a DnD game...

Prehaps I'm mistaken but I believe the pre-heating was done to perk up the batteries on electric fish and had nothing to do with 'more damage'. :doh:

It really is starting to sound like combat sub simulator.

I swear, that's the first thing I thought of when I read them, too, and I posted it on another thread.

Hey. I'm guilty. I admit I've played thousands of hours of RPG and I swear this stuff reads just like what you'd see in a monster manual. :P

No signs at all that this crew is organized like a historic U-Boat crew, 1WO, commander of the first watch, exec and responsible for surface torpedo firing, 2WO, commander of the second watch and responsible for supply, personel and gunnery, 3WO, commands the third watch and responsible for navigation.

This SH5 thing, the always online game of the movie of the novel Das Boot looks more vomit-inducing with every revelation.

I must admit this is very worrisome. On top of everything else this is sounding more gamey and arcade all the time.

Battle of the Atlantic meets Dungeons and Dragons.

Egad. Someone please save us.... :o

What? No Win 7 compatability?

Of course, full time internet

Sorry, no sale :nope:

Yay!

Now I can finally have my +5 Torpedos of Tanker Slaying!

If we roll three natural 20s do we get an instant crit against a ship?

Yup, they only ran very slowly and for a km or so with cold batteries.
Pre-heating took at least 30 mins.
The aft tube on the VII boats did not usually have the equipment to
heat the fish so only steam torps where fired from the aft tube.

It certainly isn't a 'special ability' or optional. The idea that it would make
for a more explosive torp is ludicrous.

Tenner says that isn't quite how SH5 sees it. :shifty: