SH5 Interview conclusions

The General · 01-20-10, 08:07 PM

Did a U-boat sink any major military targets after May 1943?

01-20-10, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by The General

Did a U-boat sink any major military targets after May 1943?

Military targets were not the priority. Merchants were.
ASW ships were certainly sunk after 1943.

JScones · 01-20-10, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by The General

Did a U-boat sink any major military targets after May 1943?

I'm struggling to understand your point - it was never U-boat doctrine to focus on sinking warships - they were opportunity targets. The aim was to sink supplies to cripple the war cause in Britain.

However, a quick Google will show that many smaller warships (Destroyers, Frigates and the like) were indeed sunk after May 1943.

The General · 01-20-10, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by JScones

I'm struggling to understand your point - it was never U-boat doctrine to focus on sinking warships - they were opportunity targets. The aim was to sink supplies to cripple the war cause in Britain.

However, a quick Google will show that many smaller warships (Destroyers, Frigates and the like) were indeed sunk after May 1943.

You proceed from the false assumption that I have 'a point' or an agenda. I am literally asking a question. Please forgive my ignorance.

What major military targets were sunk by U-boats before May 1943?

01-20-10, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by The General

You proceed from the false assumption that I have 'a point' or an agenda. I am literally asking a question. Please forgive my ignorance.

What major military targets were sunk by U-boats before May 1943?

What does this have to do with the price of eggs?

The General · 01-20-10, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Snestorm

What does this have to do with the price of eggs?

What does a question about U-boats in WWII have to do with a Subsim about U-boats in WWII, on a website dedicated to Subsims? Wow, what a great question! Did you think of that yourself?

Subnuts · 01-20-10, 08:26 PM

You know what Silent Hunter V is reminding me of, in comparison to the two previous titles?

The Oregon Trail series.

Don't laugh. In Oregon Trail II, the player could choose to travel anytime between 1840 and 1860, choose from four different starting and ending locations, and travel just about every westwards trail emigrants used in real life. You could choose one of 25 different professions before hitting the trail, and could choose up to five skills for your character. As a result, the replay trail was ridiculously high. The graphics weren't that great, and the voice acting was pretty corny, but I must have played that thing for 1,000 hours.

Oregon Trail III came out a couple years later. You could only travel one trail, and only in 1848, and there were only about six starting professions. The developers put all of their effort into prettier graphics, mini-games, and FMV actors...and I only played it through twice before shelving it.

I feel like history is repeating itself.

edjcox · 01-20-10, 08:35 PM

Always enjoyed playing the Bimark support mission. This new version may give us the ability once again and this time perhaps to save the ship from sinking..... A small change in history can lead to huge consquences....

I look forward to it... Set the coordinates and the date and be there for the onslought....

01-20-10, 08:07 PM	#1
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01-20-10, 08:26 PM	#7
Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	You know what Silent Hunter V is reminding me of, in comparison to the two previous titles? The Oregon Trail series. Don't laugh. In Oregon Trail II, the player could choose to travel anytime between 1840 and 1860, choose from four different starting and ending locations, and travel just about every westwards trail emigrants used in real life. You could choose one of 25 different professions before hitting the trail, and could choose up to five skills for your character. As a result, the replay trail was ridiculously high. The graphics weren't that great, and the voice acting was pretty corny, but I must have played that thing for 1,000 hours. Oregon Trail III came out a couple years later. You could only travel one trail, and only in 1848, and there were only about six starting professions. The developers put all of their effort into prettier graphics, mini-games, and FMV actors...and I only played it through twice before shelving it. I feel like history is repeating itself. __________________ My Amazon.com reviews

01-20-10, 08:35 PM	#8
edjcox Engineer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Shang Gri La Posts: 219 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	Bismark mission Always enjoyed playing the Bimark support mission. This new version may give us the ability once again and this time perhaps to save the ship from sinking..... A small change in history can lead to huge consquences.... I look forward to it... Set the coordinates and the date and be there for the onslought.... __________________ EJ Cox http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...jcox/usaCa.gif