So real it's uncanny...

nodlew · 12-24-09, 01:39 PM

I just watched a film on YouTube about the U-Boat war--Battlefront, a three part vid that has a lot of great action and commentary by the people that were there on both sides. The thing that made my jaw drop was that on every specific point that was mentioned by the real participants in the war--whether regarding strategy, history, or technology---SH3 with the GWX mod is in complete agreement. From the speed of convoys, to the best tactics for engaging them, the best tactics for evading destroyers, the behavior of convoy escorts...in every detail the game mirrors the historical reality. I cannot think of any simulation I have ever played that the same can be said of. And I've played a ton of them--tank sims, flight sims. Never played The Sims. Love sims, but don't go for The Sims.
And it was really cool to see real footage of merchant ships blowing up and being able to identify at a glance the type and approx. tonnage of the ship.
This game has a steep learning curve, but in the process, you really do learn a lot. For one thing, it's done wonders for my knowledge of geography.

12-24-09, 01:39 PM	#1
nodlew Engineer Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 202 Downloads: 572 Uploads: 0	So real it's uncanny... I just watched a film on YouTube about the U-Boat war--Battlefront, a three part vid that has a lot of great action and commentary by the people that were there on both sides. The thing that made my jaw drop was that on every specific point that was mentioned by the real participants in the war--whether regarding strategy, history, or technology---SH3 with the GWX mod is in complete agreement. From the speed of convoys, to the best tactics for engaging them, the best tactics for evading destroyers, the behavior of convoy escorts...in every detail the game mirrors the historical reality. I cannot think of any simulation I have ever played that the same can be said of. And I've played a ton of them--tank sims, flight sims. Never played The Sims. Love sims, but don't go for The Sims. And it was really cool to see real footage of merchant ships blowing up and being able to identify at a glance the type and approx. tonnage of the ship. This game has a steep learning curve, but in the process, you really do learn a lot. For one thing, it's done wonders for my knowledge of geography.