Hi, new to these forums (as a poster anyway)....
I've not yet had much chance to get familiar with SH5 - friends visitng over the w/e, but did get to install, update drivers and get it working.
The game looks fabulous, but one of the problems with more detail, is that it then has to be right. A quick flick through the "museum" first had my jaw on the desk, quickly followed by disappointment. No disrespect to the USN, but the dateline for this needs far greater emphasis on RN escorts.
Not nearly enough variety of British escorts (esp. in contrast to the variety of capital ships), and a long time favourite RN fleet destroyer ruined. The Tribals seem to be modelled with twin 4" HA mounts, rather than the twin 4.7s that were also fitted to the Js and Ks. Mid war updates added a 4" twin in the X position, and I believe the late war RCN tribals were given the 4" twins on A and B - but that would have been after the 1943 game end date...
Where are the work horses of the RN escort fleet - the inter war fleet destroyers pressed into DE service? (one of my relatives served on Echo, Fame and Hotspur and had some stories to tell about those boats), or the graceful War Emergency classes (R excepted...thats in, but the bridge structure is totally wrong for a war emergency). More frigates (DEs) also required at some stage... Town class cruiser missing (was it previously included or am I just remembering GWX??)
Spoiled by GWX attention to detail I guess. More modding potential definately (unfortunately) built in as standard
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