S-Class Sub To Be Included After All

AG124 · 01-17-07, 12:10 PM

The Dev team for SHIV has just announced on the official SHIII forum that they have decided to include the S Class sub in SHIV after all. However, they will not include the Narwhal class but I do understand their reasons behind that decision.

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Q: P38Ace: I read the article and said the P class, Tambor and Gato are included, but I wonder if the S class and Narwhal class will included as they were in SH1
A: The Narwhal won't be included in the release version of the game as it doesn't fit - historically speaking - with the type of gameplay that we have prepared.

The S-class however… is in.

Sailor Steve · 01-17-07, 12:25 PM

WOOHOO!!

I can understand about the three big boats. I would love to see them but they really didn't do much in the way of war patrols.

S-boat out of Cavite? WOOHOO!!!

Safe-Keeper · 01-17-07, 02:59 PM

Good call, Ubi'. The Type II, er, S-Class is a must

.

Schatten · 01-17-07, 04:16 PM

This makes me grin. Like

this.

I always liked the S-boats for some unknown reason.

bookworm_020 · 01-17-07, 04:41 PM

The pig boat is In!

Will be great to start a campain with them! I wonder if I'll be able to be the S-44 when she sank a japanese cruiser!

Thankyou Devs!

Sailor Steve · 01-17-07, 05:28 PM

I'm sure we'll be able to engage the enemy. That's why they have us there.

:rotfl:

nikimcbee · 01-24-07, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

WOOHOO!!

I can understand about the three big boats. I would love to see them but they really didn't do much in the way of war patrols.

S-boat out of Cavite? WOOHOO!!!

Dutch Harbor, Here I come!!!

S-44!!!

Thank-you

CCIP · 01-24-07, 12:18 AM

Also, as I mentioned in another thread... there are indications that submarines will be moddable in SHIV, meaning there's a good chance that the V-class could be put in by those who really want it (and, let's face it, that'd be the first one on most modders' list)

iambecomelife · 01-17-07, 11:11 PM

Excellent. I'm a big fan of S-44 personally, since she got the USN a little revenge after Savo Island - pretty amazing that a few dozen men on a single old sub did what about half a dozen heavy cruisers failed to do.

More importantly, it will be nice to have the "Type II-style" gaming experience live on with this class of sub. IMO it's a nice contrast in comparison to the big, modern fleet boats.

Torplexed · 01-17-07, 11:18 PM

Now to complete the S-Boat experience we'll just have to play the sim locked in a unventilated room on a 90 degree day with 100 percent humidity. Perferably while not having bathed in a while. Mmmm. Somebody pass the lukewarm lemonade.

Finback · 01-18-07, 01:23 AM

This is Great news!!! Thank You for the info!

Zero Niner · 01-18-07, 02:19 AM

Pity about the Narwhal. Between her and her sister sub (USS Nautilus) they did 29 war patrols & credited with sinking 13 Japanese ships for a total of 35,000 tons.
It must be said however that most of the time she was used in covert missions, landing US troops on various islands and conducting resupply runs for guerilla forces fighting the Japanese.

A concise history of the USS Narwhal can be here

Gezoes · 01-18-07, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

Now to complete the S-Boat experience we'll just have to play the sim locked in a unventilated room on a 90 degree day with 100 percent humidity. Perferably while not having bathed in a while. Mmmm. Somebody pass the lukewarm lemonade.

Wait for the summer of 2007... good chance you'll get your wish!

Great news btw! Thanks to the dev team.

AG124 · 01-18-07, 11:22 AM

Originally, the Narwhal was credited with sinking the carrier Soryu at Midway, but credit was withdrawn around 1955 when eyewitness accounts indicated that the torpedoed carrier was actually the Kaga and that the only hit was actually a dud.

dean_acheson · 01-18-07, 01:22 PM

This is good only if most of the torpedoes don't work, the engines randomly shut down, and various leaks spring up anytime you are deeper than 150 feet....

lol!

01-17-07, 12:25 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	WOOHOO!! I can understand about the three big boats. I would love to see them but they really didn't do much in the way of war patrols. S-boat out of Cavite? WOOHOO!!! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-17-07, 02:59 PM	#3
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Good call, Ubi'. The Type II, er, S-Class is a must. __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.

01-17-07, 04:16 PM	#4
Schatten Engineer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 212 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This makes me grin. Like this. I always liked the S-boats for some unknown reason. __________________

01-17-07, 04:41 PM	#5
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	The pig boat is In! Will be great to start a campain with them! I wonder if I'll be able to be the S-44 when she sank a japanese cruiser! Thankyou Devs! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

01-17-07, 05:28 PM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I'm sure we'll be able to engage the enemy. That's why they have us there. :rotfl: __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-24-07, 12:18 AM	#8
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Also, as I mentioned in another thread... there are indications that submarines will be moddable in SHIV, meaning there's a good chance that the V-class could be put in by those who really want it (and, let's face it, that'd be the first one on most modders' list) __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

01-17-07, 11:11 PM	#9
iambecomelife Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,710 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	Excellent. I'm a big fan of S-44 personally, since she got the USN a little revenge after Savo Island - pretty amazing that a few dozen men on a single old sub did what about half a dozen heavy cruisers failed to do. More importantly, it will be nice to have the "Type II-style" gaming experience live on with this class of sub. IMO it's a nice contrast in comparison to the big, modern fleet boats. __________________ https://www.facebook.com/WolvesoftheKaiser/

01-17-07, 11:18 PM	#10
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Now to complete the S-Boat experience we'll just have to play the sim locked in a unventilated room on a 90 degree day with 100 percent humidity. Perferably while not having bathed in a while. Mmmm. Somebody pass the lukewarm lemonade.

01-18-07, 01:23 AM	#11
Finback Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 138 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This is Great news!!! Thank You for the info!

01-18-07, 02:19 AM	#12
Zero Niner Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,033 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Pity about the Narwhal. Between her and her sister sub (USS Nautilus) they did 29 war patrols & credited with sinking 13 Japanese ships for a total of 35,000 tons. It must be said however that most of the time she was used in covert missions, landing US troops on various islands and conducting resupply runs for guerilla forces fighting the Japanese. A concise history of the USS Narwhal can be here

01-18-07, 11:22 AM	#14
AG124 Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,878 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Narwhal and the Kaga Originally, the Narwhal was credited with sinking the carrier Soryu at Midway, but credit was withdrawn around 1955 when eyewitness accounts indicated that the torpedoed carrier was actually the Kaga and that the only hit was actually a dud. __________________ DOWNLOAD GWX HERE: http://www.thegreywolves.com/index.html

01-18-07, 01:22 PM	#15
dean_acheson Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Midwest - USA Posts: 1,057 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	This is good only if most of the torpedoes don't work, the engines randomly shut down, and various leaks spring up anytime you are deeper than 150 feet.... lol!