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Originally Posted by FabulousWin
Hello dear readers! I shoot torpedo boats from deck gun and it is amazing in silent hunter III but it doesn't happen often, I'm rather stuck with torpedo shooting which is boring that's why I'm looking for games like SHIII where I don't particularly play as submarine but I can shoot torpedo or other small boats and sink them with deck gun. I know war thunder have what I want but please don't recommend such multiplayer games like world of warships or war thunder. I specifically want single player games where I can shoot and sink boats(maybe play with torpedo boat), where I have direct control of naval vehicle but I don't want to shoot torpedoes. I just want to shoot from deck gun. Also please don't suggest me games where I play exact same missions and after I finish I have to replay missions to have fun again, let it be more like SHIII where I can start career mode or have freedom of engaging targets and free roam.
Have a good day!
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I love subsims but I have always wanted a proper PT boat simulation but the industry has not thus far delivered one. They are always gamey arcade type monstrosities, lack historical accuracy, immersion etc. There is a PT-109 mod for SH 4 that makes the Elco torpedo boat playable and with some work, could be an above average PT sim.
A great campaign tailored for PT boats could be made from SH 4 in all theaters with all the great additional ships, small craft, aircraft etc I did some work on it few years back, writing decent traffic in the the Phillipine in 1941/42 and 44/45, as well as Solomons, New Guinea, training stateside in Rhode Island and Florida Keys. Submarine projects and life took me away from it and did not see much interest. I'll look and see if still have the files in archive.
We elements needed for a decent playable Elco boat. A base model made playable, we have the weapons needed...40mm guns, .50 mg, 20 mm guns, torpedoes from SH 4 can be modified to those used by PT boats (I did it, uploaded to subsim). SJ radar can be modified to be the radar used by PT boats. We have crew members who could be placed on the deck, manning guns as are on subs. We have talented people on community who could give us a decent interior of a PT Boat for immersion.
In testing intense PT boat gun actions in Solomons in 1943 and New Guinea in 1944. Only thing is need something resembling an interior for PT Boats, having a sub interior kind of an immersion killer. There has been so much added by community in terms of weapons, ships, etc since.
I'd be willing to resurrect the project in near future if there is interest and had people who skills/knowledge willing to help. Really has potential to be something