[Sailor Steve]

I was born right after the war ended, and grew up with movies like Run Silent, Run Deep, Destination Tokyo and Up Periscope. I played Silent Service and Silent Hunter, and loved playing with the submarines I knew and loved. Then I saw Das Boot. It didn't really change anything for me, but I became curious.

Then SH2 came along, and I got excited about a Silent Hunter for the other side. But of course it was a big disappointment, except for the multiply function.

Then I discovered the older Aces Of The Deep and fell in love.

SH3 was a new start, so it was natural that it would start at the beginning, and it's kind of hard to play the fleet boat war in 1939.

When SH4 was announced a lot of u-boat fanatics complained, but since there was already SH3 it seemed kind of silly to do the same game over again. But SH4 was an improvement in several areas, so it made sense to add the u-boats back into it.

SH5 is starting all over again, so again it only makes sense...

Me, I'm a fan of the genre and the machinery, so I love 'em all. I just wish SH4 had gotten the same treatment as SH3. The supermods so far are great, but where is the immersive eye candy - the harbors and ships? SH4 Commander so I can do the Ship Names properly?

Anyway, I hope that answers your question. It's not the fascination, it's the trying to get it right, one side at a time.