What happens when a submarine implodes?

[Ducimus]

Yeah me too.
That thread i linked was probably the best discussion on this subject that i've seen.

[Platapus]

Strange that Uboat.net has activity every day, but Fleetsub doesn't.

[Ducimus]

They're more popular. Uboats have been draped in a tapestry interwoven with romance, myth, popular belief, hollywood, etc etc. It's also part of the European theater. By and large, the European theater is much more popular to begin with. Pacific, not so much, because it's primarly between the US and Japan. That just doesn't sell as well outside the US.

edit:

Everyone's heard of Operation Overlord. Not as many have heard of Operation Iceberg. Go ahead, google it.

[Torplexed]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

They're more popular. Uboats have been draped in a tapestry interwoven with romance, myth, popular belief, hollywood, etc etc. It's also part of the European theater. By and large, the European theater is much more popular to begin with. Pacific, not so much, because it's primarly between the US and Japan. That just doesn't sell as well outside the US.

Actually, I've always been pleasantly surprised at the heavy amount of European participation, modders and players in the War in the Pacific Admiral's Edition forum over at Matrix Games. However, that's a game on the grand strategic scale.

Actual Japanese players you never see tho.

[TorpX]

Originally Posted by Platapus

Strange that Uboat.net has activity every day, but Fleetsub doesn't.

Yes, I find it strange too (Especially in regards to SH3/SH4). I wonder if it is a anti-American thing.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by TorpX

Yes, I find it strange too (Especially in regards to SH3/SH4). I wonder if it is a anti-American thing.

NO! Jeeze

It is more likely due to a lack of core members of the forum posting. Forums do not succeed on their own.

There has to be a core set of members who are committed to post often in order to draw visitors to join in.

Fleetsub does not have that any more. It used to be an active forum but died out. Kinda like a party... parties don't work by themselves, you have to have the right mixture of personalities to spark the interest.

Anti-American thing. Sheeesh

[Rockstar]

Just saw a show about the Thresher. It was said when it was breached the flooding was instantaneous equalizing the interior leaving no time for the outside pressures to put a wrinkle in the hull.


Well thats what they said anyways

[yubba]

The Uss Scorpion's aft section telescoped into the mid section. ouch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Scorpion_(SSN-589)