I really hope SHV has "Wolfpacks"

Originally Posted by Annatar

"I really hope SHV has "Torpedoes"" (damn it,.. i did not mean to write 'hole')


For those who don't know what torpedoes are.. they were long metal tubes full of explosives and a battery powered propeller, put together to sink ships.. a bit like an underwater missile..

This is what Silent Hunter III lacked the most in my opinion.

why make fun of the guys post? why not just throw a few laughing smileys like SS did or something?

the subject matter is something that anyone who knows anything about u-boats should know all about but he may not be a history buff

hes young and he could have come to silent hunter for the "game" and not be fully informed.

i laughed when i read the post too but i felt no need to make fun of the guys post.

[Anton88]

Originally Posted by WEBSTER

why make fun of the guys post? why not just throw a few laughing smileys like SS did or something?

the subject matter is something that anyone who knows anything about u-boats should know all about but he may not be a history buff

hes young and he could have come to silent hunter for the "game" and not be fully informed.

i laughed when i read the post too but i felt no need to make fun of the guys post.

I deleted that part, so he wont be able to make fun of me from now on

anyways,.. i did not realize how much discussion was on this subject already..

[Méo]

If wolfpacks are not in this time i guess critic score will not be very high.

They already said about SH3 in 2005: Where are the wolfpacks? http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sim/silen...g=tabs;reviews

So we will be in 2010, i really wonder how the game would be received without wolfpacks???

[karamazovnew]

Originally Posted by Anton88

anyways,.. i did not realize how much discussion was on this subject already..

Hint: just don't start a thread about the chef and his soup. There are plenty of threads for that too

[JScones]

Originally Posted by Anton88

anyways,.. i did not realize how much discussion was on this subject already..

Yeah, I understand. I just did a search for the term "Wolfpacks" in this forum alone and only came across a mere 368 posts. Hardly any mention at all.

Originally Posted by Anton88

You were all alone there in the middle of the atlantic against a convoy of 50 ships and 7 escorts.. unfair.. so unlike the real thing.

You sure on this.

Maybe you need to watch a good documentary or read a good U-boat source. Erm, sorry, forgot where I was for a sec there, maybe just watch Das Boot.

[JU_88]

Originally Posted by JScones

Yeah, I understand. I just did a search for the term "Wolfpacks" in this forum alone and only came across a mere 368 posts. Hardly any mention at all.


You sure on this.

Maybe you need to watch a good documentary or read a good U-boat source. Erm, sorry, forgot where I was for a sec there, maybe just watch Das Boot.

Yeah, Wolfpacks tactics are important as they played major part in the battle of atlantic, that said U-boats still fought it out solo for most of the war.
Once Allied radar and air cover was up to scratch (in 1943), the wolf packs were toast.

[Anton88]

Originally Posted by JScones

Yeah, I understand. I just did a search for the term "Wolfpacks" in this forum alone and only came across a mere 368 posts. Hardly any mention at all.


You sure on this.

Maybe you need to watch a good documentary or read a good U-boat source. Erm, sorry, forgot where I was for a sec there, maybe just watch Das Boot.

The convoy in Das Boot was discovered by some other uboat. Other uboats were closing in. At one point you could hear depth charges at a distance...
"they are blasting someone"... remember that part?

You had the feeling you were not alone. Thats the whole point im trying to make.
In ShIII,.. its just you and thousands of square miles of ocean

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Anton88

The convoy in Das Boot was discovered by some other uboat. Other uboats were closing in. At one point you could hear depth charges at a distance...
"they are blasting someone"... remember that part?

You had the feeling you were not alone. Thats the whole point im trying to make.
In ShIII,.. its just you and thousands of square miles of ocean

In some mods you might find you have whales and dolphins for company

[JScones]

Originally Posted by Anton88

The convoy in Das Boot was discovered by some other uboat. Other uboats were closing in. At one point you could hear depth charges at a distance...
"they are blasting someone"... remember that part?

So your statement: "You were all alone there in the middle of the atlantic against a convoy of 50 ships and 7 escorts.. unfair.. so unlike the real thing." is based on one scene within one movie? Oookkkaaayyy...

Read JU's post again.

[IanC]

Of course SHV should have wolfpacks. I think we all agree on that.
They were a part of U-boat strategy during the early war years. So it should be included, no matter how rarely we might actually join one, or how scarce they were as the war progressed.

[Takeda Shingen]

Discussed. Repeatedly. Closed. Forum search is your friend.

The Management

[Annatar]

Originally Posted by WEBSTER

why make fun of the guys post?

I wasn't making fun, so much as I just thought it was funny. I apologise if you were offended Anton88.