This disscusion reminds me of that scene from "Rescuing private Ryan", when they let a German gunner go away, out of mercy, and in the end, you see him shooting the hell out of the allies and killing the movie's hero.
And there's also this video (on the other hand), on silenthunteriii.com, where a WWII Kaleun would talk about how he met a guy that was sailing on the Malaya, which he had torpedoed and severely damaged, making her loose part of the crew; and the sailor said something like he would thank the sub commander that attacked his ship, because of the shore time that granted them, and when the German said "Well, you have him in front of you", they both had a good laugh and kept talking about war.
So yes... war is a cruel thing, but some men are able to distinguish between duty, and plain slaughter. And some even are able to notice when "duty" becomes something against his human nature.
It is a game... but the good immersion factor makes you wonder how a real Kaleun would feel about it, and it makes you be grateful for not to have to do it IRL.
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