I actually think of SH3 and particularly the whole GWX thing as like a big boxing match.
There you have two contenders in the ring, in one corner, you have U-boat, a strong challenger but just not strong enough to really win the fight despite their experience, and then you have the ASW definately a strong contender but a total novice in the ways of the battle.
At first its a drawn fight, U-boat and ASW going head to head in the ring, looks pretty good so far, but U-boat looks to be doing more damage then they are receiving. Using all their experience and utilising every opportunity available and every defficiency in ASW's stance, U-boat lands blow after blow after blow on ASW but despite taking the best U-boat has to offer, ASW though bloodied and battered still fights on! Thus ends the first third of the fight.
ASW at the end of the first round gets wise to the tricks U-boat is using, ASW manages to learn on the fly what U-boat is all about, and suddenly, the bell rings and the second third comes. ASW comes out fighting, using new and improved punching techniques against U-boat... U-boat has never encountered this before. But still determined that he can win U-boat keeps fighting, suddenly, its anybody's match. Time goes on in the round and the crowd looks on in awe as U-boat is being actually beaten back by ASW.
The final third of the fight comes U-boat is confused and afraid, ASW is preventing him from landing any punches now. Despite U-boat trying to use better punches and ducks and dodges, U-boat is just not able to stop the momentum that ASW has built the fight is lost and U-boat knows it. U-boat can only land occasional blows now, which only serve to infuriate ASW more. ASW is resoundingly trouncing U-boat continually using better punches. U-boat's only chance now, is to survive the fight to the final bell without getting knocked out thus depriving his opponent of that glory.
Well that's how I see it anyway.
