What's the Fascination with U-boats?

JScones · 01-25-10, 04:09 AM

I come from a very military family. At least one member in every generation dating back to at least the 1700s has served in a Commonwealth (British or Australian) Defence Force (including me) and fought in a major conflict.

So you'd think that I'd be interested in British military history...but I'm not. For some reason I have always found German WWII fascinating. Nothing political, mind you, moreso the equipment, tactics and discipline. And of course, the uniforms and rousing marches. Can't forget those.

My main fascination is actually with the Panzer Corps. The Ubootwaffe comes second. I'm more active with U-boats simply because SH3 is so replayable. Panzer Elite was the bees knees for me before then, but it's too old now, and the latest generation of Tanksims just don't hold the appeal (I thought Steel Fury was going to be a winner, but it seems to have died...unless I'm mistaken).

01-25-10, 04:09 AM	#6
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I come from a very military family. At least one member in every generation dating back to at least the 1700s has served in a Commonwealth (British or Australian) Defence Force (including me) and fought in a major conflict. So you'd think that I'd be interested in British military history...but I'm not. For some reason I have always found German WWII fascinating. Nothing political, mind you, moreso the equipment, tactics and discipline. And of course, the uniforms and rousing marches. Can't forget those. My main fascination is actually with the Panzer Corps. The Ubootwaffe comes second. I'm more active with U-boats simply because SH3 is so replayable. Panzer Elite was the bees knees for me before then, but it's too old now, and the latest generation of Tanksims just don't hold the appeal (I thought Steel Fury was going to be a winner, but it seems to have died...unless I'm mistaken). Last edited by JScones; 01-25-10 at 04:37 AM.