Is there a commercial guide to Silent Hunter III?

[Russ Chewning]

I bought a copy of the game, and it came with no manual. Is there a good commercial product out there for this game? I know I can get pretty much all the info here, but it would take days to glean from the forum, and frankly, I don't want to spend that much time to even find out IF I even like the game.

As it stands now, the game is unplayable without a manual. Yeah, I figured out the deck gun. Did Excellent on it. Yeah, I figured out the flak gun. Did okay on it. Torpedo'ing boats without a manual? Nearly impossible.

I know you guys and gals are hardcore fans of the genre, and I really want to like the game, but I am not thrilled at the prospect of looking at a computer screen to figure out how to play it, either looking at the pdf on the DVD, or looking on a forum for 20 different subjects that I should have gotten in a game manual.

If there's not a commercial guide out for this game, I guess I just have to wait for Crysis to come out..

Russ