Good post. I agree and prob will get SH5 eventually. I also mentioned somewhere else that I think the missing years and boatswill be added as an expansion, along with some other missing things.
I also like the idea that if I do sink the Hood I will get credit 4 it and she will never face the Bismark, nor will I be able to encounter her on my next patrol(as I can now on SH3).
if I save the Bismark it WILL make a diff, sure she may sink at a later battle but I will have help change a bit of history, but this alone will not affect wars outcome.
And If a real u-boat commander started the war in 39 do u really think he would have still been on active duty in 43? Maybe, but I would think he most likely would have been appointed to either U-boat command or as a trainer.