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bigbear · 12-24-21, 10:00 PM

I decided to try this game out again after seeing the wonderful water graphics -- and gosh they sure are stunning! But I have a concern:

I had just been watching that famous movie, "The Cruel Sea", and there was a point in the movie where the destroyer was returning from Murmansk and the captain pointed out that it was a safe journey because the seas were rough making it impossible for the Uboats to effectively target them.

My understanding is that the story was based on a lot of realistic details, which if true, confirms my suspicion that in real life Uboats were not able to operate effectively in stormy seas. I suppose it was not only the difficulties in targeting, but the problems with torpedoes being able to maintain a set course in the turbulent water.

So my question is this: Is the game modeled such that stormy waves will affect the course of torpedoes making torpedo attacks ineffective as in real life?

12-24-21, 10:00 PM	#724
bigbear Watch Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 25 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	I decided to try this game out again after seeing the wonderful water graphics -- and gosh they sure are stunning! But I have a concern: I had just been watching that famous movie, "The Cruel Sea", and there was a point in the movie where the destroyer was returning from Murmansk and the captain pointed out that it was a safe journey because the seas were rough making it impossible for the Uboats to effectively target them. My understanding is that the story was based on a lot of realistic details, which if true, confirms my suspicion that in real life Uboats were not able to operate effectively in stormy seas. I suppose it was not only the difficulties in targeting, but the problems with torpedoes being able to maintain a set course in the turbulent water. So my question is this: Is the game modeled such that stormy waves will affect the course of torpedoes making torpedo attacks ineffective as in real life?