Features in SH1 and Aces That Have Since "Disappeared"

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Originally Posted by goldorak

Since the SH series is about recreating the historical experience of being a sub driver during WW2, it is pretty clear that whatever actions you take cannot influence the outcome of the war. Otherwise we would be playing a fictional scenario and this is what most players don't want.

Well...we ARE playing a fictional scenario in SH3/SH4, no?

Actually I want the chance to vicariously live the experience of a WWII submarine captain/kaleun with many of the strategic evolutions taking place while I play...and the chance, just the slightest chance, that my success or failure will make a difference in the trajectory of the war in my chosen theater.

If I sink the three or four British CVs in and around the NorthEast Atlantic within six months, does that impact the battle for Malta?

If I manage to sink 15 or 20 of the really big T3 tankers in 1940, does that cause a difference in the battle of britain?

If I sink a significant number of destroyers in convoy attacks, does that weaken escorts in the atlantic convoy system?

If I sink several passenger transports during 1942/43, does that impact the planning/execution of Overlord?

wash, rinse, repeat for the pacific theater with the fleet boats!