SH4 Expansion wishlist

Incubus · 09-07-07, 02:11 PM

I'd really like to see Ubi make an expansion pack for this game, allowing you to play as the Japanese. I would think the only thing they'd really need to add is the Japanese submarine models, because all the harbors and ships for both sides are already there. In addition, there are plenty of Allied aircraft/warships.

Some people might argue against this, saying the IJN's submarine fleet had a lackluster record in WWII. However, their actual boats are pretty neat, and they would definitely allow for some fun missions. They operated submarines carrying Midget subs and kaiten (human-piloted torpedoes!

) hangars that could deploy scout planes and even floatplane bombers, and had some experimental boats that had faster underwater speeds than the German type XXI. They had a few boats with eight(!) bow torpedo tubes, and were armed with submarine versions of the Long Lance torpedo.

They carried many disadvantages, too- many of their bigger subs were slow to dive, lacked the same radar technology of the Americans, and couldn't dive as deeply as U-boats could. I think a Japanese campaign would offer up a MUCH greater challenge- even more challenging than SH3 in 1945. However, all the cool gadgetry their subs did get was pretty impressive in its own right (I'd love to be able to use a scoutplane to spot a ship to sink hundreds of miles away), and their primary role (forward element of a fleet) while historically unsucessful, makes for an exciting game when you are out trying to sink enemy capital ships, not just helpless merchants.

09-07-07, 02:11 PM	#1
Incubus Planesman Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 195 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	SH4 Expansion wishlist I'd really like to see Ubi make an expansion pack for this game, allowing you to play as the Japanese. I would think the only thing they'd really need to add is the Japanese submarine models, because all the harbors and ships for both sides are already there. In addition, there are plenty of Allied aircraft/warships. Some people might argue against this, saying the IJN's submarine fleet had a lackluster record in WWII. However, their actual boats are pretty neat, and they would definitely allow for some fun missions. They operated submarines carrying Midget subs and kaiten (human-piloted torpedoes! ) hangars that could deploy scout planes and even floatplane bombers, and had some experimental boats that had faster underwater speeds than the German type XXI. They had a few boats with eight(!) bow torpedo tubes, and were armed with submarine versions of the Long Lance torpedo. They carried many disadvantages, too- many of their bigger subs were slow to dive, lacked the same radar technology of the Americans, and couldn't dive as deeply as U-boats could. I think a Japanese campaign would offer up a MUCH greater challenge- even more challenging than SH3 in 1945. However, all the cool gadgetry their subs did get was pretty impressive in its own right (I'd love to be able to use a scoutplane to spot a ship to sink hundreds of miles away), and their primary role (forward element of a fleet) while historically unsucessful, makes for an exciting game when you are out trying to sink enemy capital ships, not just helpless merchants.