Yes, I agree. The main thing that made me leave AOD in the end was the lack of manual targetting (And even if it had, the graphics are not sharp enough to get accurate data of the target), something that SH3 simulates quite well. But I miss a lot the atmosphere and specially the Wolfpacks. I have not done a single campaign/patrol with a Type VII in the Atlantic with SH3, I find it too stupid to locate a huge convoy and engage it in kamikaze style. So my SH3 careers have always been limited to the Mediterranean, Black Sea and Type IX long range patrols.
AOD still rocks