Yes, they use cardboard counters and dice like the older Avalon Hill games.
What's great about these three games is that they reproduce the experience of playing Silent Hunter 3 and 4, but in tabletop form.
Below are the links to
The Hunters and Silent Victory download pages. Download the game manuals (Rules Booklets) and some of the other stuff. Should give you a good idea of game play.
http://www.consimpress.com/downloads/the-hunters/
http://www.consimpress.com/downloads/silent-victory/