Heh, during my magical first career, which went through only one patch, I found myself taking on many a warship and surviving easily. No re-loads, and I made it to mid-1944 before an untimely format ended that career.
Fast-forward to now, and I'm on my second career with 1.04... I've gotten to the point where I hear those pings and I just want to cry. The joy of having newfound realism was quickly overshadowed by my yearning for the "happy times" of v1.01. Every time the boat shudders and the lights kick out I wonder if this is the time we're not coming back up. In Sub Command death was instant, in SHIII it takes it's time to shake the hell out of you before it strikes.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go thank my lucky stars I'm not really on a U-Boat, and pray that the nightmares go away.
P.S. Just caught on History channel the actual casualty numbers for German submariners in WW2, that really is truly astounding.
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