Two points here:
1. I'm from Canada. My grandfather commanded HMCS Saint John, a River Class Frigate (K456), and is credited with her only two kills: U-247 September 1st 1944, and U-309 February 16th 1945. As an individual with direct family relationship to the Battle of the Atlantic (well English Channel and North Sea anyways) I almost feel compelled to experience for myself what it was like during that time. I have a new respect for my grandfather (who died well over a decade before I was born) and my father, who himself retired from the Canadian Navy just last year.
2. Though it was a time of war, one of my ancestors was directly responsible for the deaths of nearly one hundred men. The U-Boat Kregsmarine was known as one of the least political units in the German armed forces. And it's hard to think about geopolitical affairs when you're in freezing spray on the bridge of a frigate in February. When I play SH3 I think about these things and it adds a dimension to the game that's difficult to describe.
As far as ethical considerations are concerned, SH3 is only a game (albeit an immersive one). Games hurt no one, and they're fun. End of story.
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