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WarlordATF · 12-04-09, 04:34 AM

I just finished watching Hellcats of the Navy, What a Great Movie! It was so cool to see the interior and thanks to SH4 i actually knew what most of the controls were. Also it seemed to be pretty accurate as far as procedure and terminology. Another thing i really liked is even though there was a love story to the movie, it was kept to a minimum and its overall a war movie, Hollywood should take notes!

My questions are...

1) In stock SH4 is the passage to the Sea of Japan mined like in the film? Its one of the few places i have not explored yet.

2) They used a type of sonar that had a screen simular to the radar screen to navigate the minefield, Was that fiction or is it something ubisoft left out of SH4?

3) The first boat, the USS Starfish, Was that a GATO or BALAO Class? Its 1944, so i am guessing it would be one of those two classes, anyone know? (Edit I think the name was fictional, but i'm asking about the boat in the footage)

4) When they followed the freighter through the minefield i started thinking that might be a good way to get into ports undetected in SH4. Has anyone tried to fall into a convoy and sneak into a enemy port? If so, was it successful or did the Destroyer Escort detect you right away?

Sorry if this has all been asked before and Thank You for any answers you can provide! i looked in the books and film section of the forum, but only found a few mentions of this film. If your playing SH4 and have not seen this movie i would highly recommend it. For me at least it was very interesting and made me want to get back into the game right away and try some new things in the sim.

stagevu.com has the movie as a free stream if anyone wants to see it.

Thanks Again!

12-04-09, 04:34 AM	#1
WarlordATF Frogman Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SW Florida Posts: 288 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	A few SH4/Film related questions... I just finished watching Hellcats of the Navy, What a Great Movie! It was so cool to see the interior and thanks to SH4 i actually knew what most of the controls were. Also it seemed to be pretty accurate as far as procedure and terminology. Another thing i really liked is even though there was a love story to the movie, it was kept to a minimum and its overall a war movie, Hollywood should take notes! My questions are... 1) In stock SH4 is the passage to the Sea of Japan mined like in the film? Its one of the few places i have not explored yet. 2) They used a type of sonar that had a screen simular to the radar screen to navigate the minefield, Was that fiction or is it something ubisoft left out of SH4? 3) The first boat, the USS Starfish, Was that a GATO or BALAO Class? Its 1944, so i am guessing it would be one of those two classes, anyone know? (Edit I think the name was fictional, but i'm asking about the boat in the footage) 4) When they followed the freighter through the minefield i started thinking that might be a good way to get into ports undetected in SH4. Has anyone tried to fall into a convoy and sneak into a enemy port? If so, was it successful or did the Destroyer Escort detect you right away? Sorry if this has all been asked before and Thank You for any answers you can provide! i looked in the books and film section of the forum, but only found a few mentions of this film. If your playing SH4 and have not seen this movie i would highly recommend it. For me at least it was very interesting and made me want to get back into the game right away and try some new things in the sim. stagevu.com has the movie as a free stream if anyone wants to see it. Thanks Again!