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03-05-07, 12:03 PM
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Stowaway
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OT: What submarine books are everyone reading to get in the mood for SH4?
I am currently reading the massive and extremely detailed book titled Silent Victory by Clay Blair. I highly recommend it. What submarine books is everyone else reading to get in the mood for SH4?
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03-05-07, 12:23 PM
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Captain
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03-05-07, 12:34 PM
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Admiral
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03-05-07, 12:38 PM
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Ocean Warrior
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An interesting little book called "How to differentiate between the various released versions of Silent Hunter 4 and confirm which version you have"
It comes with the Captain Birdseye edition of the game. |
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03-05-07, 01:14 PM
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Grey Wolf
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I started with Red Scorpion by Sasgen, then read Submarine! by Edward Beach, and I finished Silent Running by Calvert a week or two ago.
I'll probably get Clear the Bridge or Thunder Below next. |
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03-05-07, 02:20 PM
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Ace of the Deep
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Thoroughly enjoying Mike Ostlund's Find 'Em, Chase 'Em, Sink 'Em.
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03-05-07, 03:04 PM
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Electrician's Mate
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I just finished "War in the Boats"... Captain Ruhe, USN (Ret.)... It was very good. Lots of detail about life in the boat and attack strategy and problems from the view of subs operating out of Brisbane, Australia, 1943. I didn't just pick it for SH4... I read a lot of War History and Naval History...the lion's share from the library, as this one was.
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03-05-07, 03:13 PM
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Sea Lord
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Philosophy in the Bedroom by Marquis de Sade.
Well, you asked.
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03-05-07, 03:13 PM
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Mate
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I just completed "Pigboat 39" (Which you S-Boat fans would enjoy reading), and have just started "In the Course of Duty: The Heroic Mission of the USS Batfish".
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03-05-07, 03:24 PM
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Sink'em All
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I'm in the middle of reading Wolfpack by Steven T Smith. I've learned a few things that I never knew before about the "Silent Service" in the Pacific. I've keep "Silent Victory" by Clay Blair on my desk, I use it for reference all the time.
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03-05-07, 03:38 PM
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Pacific Aces Dev Team
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I've been playing "War in the Pacific" by 2by3 Games distributed by
Matrixgames.com My AI sub commanders will fire 6 torps at an enemy freighter or tanker & MISS with ALL 6. I wish you could tie these two games together so I could control the sub myself. I KNOW I could do better than those AI nitwit sub commanders.... JIM
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03-05-07, 03:41 PM
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"Submarine!", a classic by Edward L. Beach. Great reading.
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03-05-07, 04:20 PM
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Officer
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 I am finishing up George Grider's memoir, War Fish. I have a few re-reads planned...namely Maru Killer: The War Patrols of USS Seahorse by my friend Dave Bouslog and I am anxious to get back to one I finished a couple of weeks ago, Spadefish: On Patrol with a Top Scoring World War 2 Submarine by Stephen L. Moore. Truly a brilliant book.
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03-05-07, 06:06 PM
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Engineer
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Of course I'll always recommend Blair's Silent Victory for the entire picture-excellent read.
I've just started reading Red Scorpion which is a great single boat account (of the Rasher). Thanks to the Subsim forum for recommending this.
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03-05-07, 06:16 PM
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Medic
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I have been reading the history of the USS BATFISH which includes all war patrols and I have been reading many other subs war patrols.
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