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Old 02-23-10, 01:48 PM   #4
piri_reis
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I wonder what they mean by "famous allied ships" or "famous non-playable subs", Surely they are the same 3d model of their class of ship, what can be the difference other than, when you look at the map, they are named "specially"...

There really are a some fascinating marketing geniuses at Ubi.



Additional Gold Edition Features:

  • Includes three famous non-playable historical U-Boats:
    • U-99 (type VIIB) – submarine of U-boat ace Otto Kretschmer
    • U-30 (type VIIA) – submarine of U-boat ace Fritz Lemp
    • U-552 (type VIIC) – submarine of U-boat ace Erich Topp
  • Includes four famous Allied ships:
    • HMS Duke of York (King George V battleship class) – the ship responsible for sinking the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst and carrying Churchill to America in one occasion.
    • HMS Walker (V&W destroyer class) – ship commanded by Donald Macintyre during the battle for convoy HX112 which led to the capture of top U-boat ace Otto Krestschmer (U-99) and death of U-boat ace Joachim Shepke (U-100)
    • HMS Stork (Black Swan sloop class) –flagship of the famous commander Walker, leading the 2nd Support Group flotilla assigned to U-boat hunting
    • HMS Suffolk (Kent cruiser class) –famous British cruiser involved in the battle of Norway and the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck
    • Includes The Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic Official Guide
    • 110-page pdf guide detailing the crew, submarines, ships, and weapons of Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic.
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Oct.29.1939, 2nd Patrol Eastern English Waters
Running SH5/TWOS
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