Need a History Lesson

MarkQuinn · 03-15-07, 03:10 PM

WWII has never been my area of expertise, but I learned a lot from Silent Hunter III (not the game as much as forums like this with knowledgeable people and subsequent reading).

Now that we're entering a new theater of naval warfare, and assuming SHIV is at least marginally true to the facts, I wonder, what can we expect?

We know that in the Atlantic, the Germans had it very easy early in the war. As the years progressed, so did British countermeasures. Eventually the hunters became the hunted and tables were turned on the German u-boat fleet.

Assuming the Pacific theater is reenacted with some degree of accuracy, how well can we expect the Americans to fare early in the war, then on toward the middle and end? Can we expect a similar dynamic to the German's experience or will it be quite the opposite, with American submarines having a difficult time early on but taking the advantage as the war dragged on? And if it is the later, does anyone have any idea how this might pan out in terms of gameplay, since proper game design presents greater challenges as the game wears on, but increased American success later in the war would undermind that?

Opinions please!

03-15-07, 03:10 PM	#1
MarkQuinn A-ganger Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 71 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Need a History Lesson WWII has never been my area of expertise, but I learned a lot from Silent Hunter III (not the game as much as forums like this with knowledgeable people and subsequent reading). Now that we're entering a new theater of naval warfare, and assuming SHIV is at least marginally true to the facts, I wonder, what can we expect? We know that in the Atlantic, the Germans had it very easy early in the war. As the years progressed, so did British countermeasures. Eventually the hunters became the hunted and tables were turned on the German u-boat fleet. Assuming the Pacific theater is reenacted with some degree of accuracy, how well can we expect the Americans to fare early in the war, then on toward the middle and end? Can we expect a similar dynamic to the German's experience or will it be quite the opposite, with American submarines having a difficult time early on but taking the advantage as the war dragged on? And if it is the later, does anyone have any idea how this might pan out in terms of gameplay, since proper game design presents greater challenges as the game wears on, but increased American success later in the war would undermind that? Opinions please!