What's the Fascination with U-boats?

Shiplord · 01-24-10, 01:31 PM

It is the same as fascination to participate as bad guy like Darth Vader or a Borg at a costume party

The gaming market is just flooded with games where you will be sent as an American superhero over and over again into the same battles, and almost single leads these battles to success.

Lanzfeld · 01-24-10, 01:41 PM

Also, from a game pespective: It start rather easy (1939-1940) and gets more and more difficult as time goes on. (new technology and tactics, air gap, etc....)

IanC · 01-24-10, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Shiplord

It is the same as fascination to participate as bad guy like Darth Vader or a Borg at a costume party

I know what you mean when you say that, but the thing is U-boats held a mystical fascination from the German side also. During WWII the Germans just loved their grey wolves. There's probably a deep psychological reason for this, maybe something to do with a few men doing much... kinda like the Brits and their Spitfire pilots.

edit: also notice how the Spitfire lines are more aesthetically pleasing than say the Hurricane. The U-boat (any type) is also very pleasing to look at, it just looks... predatory. So I'm guessing aesthetics also plays a factor in the fascination. Aesthetics backed up with performance.

ETR3(SS) · 01-24-10, 02:12 PM

The one reason we know so much about the U Boats is because Germany lost the war. All the information about U Boats was laid out before the Allies at wars end. Conversely, the US was on the winning side and so got to keep the secrets of the Fleet Boat secret. But also each person is different as to their particular reasons of interest. Personally I'm more interested in Fleet Boats. This can be directly attributed to my service in US submarines.

Obltn Strand · 01-24-10, 02:15 PM

I guess my fascination with submarines started when my dad took me to see museum submarine Vesikko. I was about eight years old then. Then I saw a movie called surprise surprise Das Boot. Later on I have visited Vesikko at least more than two dozen times. I even wanted to serve on a submarine during the mandatory military service, but thanks to Versailles treaty after the ww2, Finland can't have any.

Later came Silent Service and then Aces of the Deep, which still is IMHO better game than SH3, without the sugar coating of course

But the german submarines, the silent hunter. They are cool looking war machines and as before said deadly. I can't give any better description because my english is what it is.

01-24-10, 02:12 PM	#4
ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	The one reason we know so much about the U Boats is because Germany lost the war. All the information about U Boats was laid out before the Allies at wars end. Conversely, the US was on the winning side and so got to keep the secrets of the Fleet Boat secret. But also each person is different as to their particular reasons of interest. Personally I'm more interested in Fleet Boats. This can be directly attributed to my service in US submarines. __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.

01-24-10, 01:31 PM	#1
Shiplord Helmsman Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 109 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It is the same as fascination to participate as bad guy like Darth Vader or a Borg at a costume party The gaming market is just flooded with games where you will be sent as an American superhero over and over again into the same battles, and almost single leads these battles to success.

01-24-10, 01:41 PM	#2
Lanzfeld Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New Tripoli, PA Posts: 994 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	Also, from a game pespective: It start rather easy (1939-1940) and gets more and more difficult as time goes on. (new technology and tactics, air gap, etc....)

01-24-10, 02:15 PM	#5
Obltn Strand Commodore Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 614 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 0	I guess my fascination with submarines started when my dad took me to see museum submarine Vesikko. I was about eight years old then. Then I saw a movie called surprise surprise Das Boot. Later on I have visited Vesikko at least more than two dozen times. I even wanted to serve on a submarine during the mandatory military service, but thanks to Versailles treaty after the ww2, Finland can't have any. Later came Silent Service and then Aces of the Deep, which still is IMHO better game than SH3, without the sugar coating of course But the german submarines, the silent hunter. They are cool looking war machines and as before said deadly. I can't give any better description because my english is what it is.