Class VII, IX, I, "U-A," and torpedoes

stljeffbb1 · 10-07-05, 11:01 AM

Hello everyone....I'm about 200 pages into Hitler's U-Boat War The Hunters, 1939-1942 by Clay Blair and there some things that become rather obvious IMHO....

1) German torpedos had massive problems early on, and this is not reflected in SH3....I know this because the only portion of the game I have played is 1939-1941, and I don't think I've seen but once a torpedo that explodes early; conversely, nearly every time I take a shot and it is true, it will hit the ship...

2) The Type VII (with no letter after the "VII") did receive a fair amount of work, even though it was inadequate for Atlantic combat (engine problems in particular)

3) The Type I boats (U-25 and U-26 if I remember correctly) also received quite a bit of combat (until they were sunk in 1940)

4) The type IX (again, with no letter) also was involved in a lot of combat

5) The "U-A" crusier (originally being built for Turkey but taken over by the Germans) also did some combat

6) Not to mention the "ducks" Type II boats also did a lot of work due to the fact there were not enough U-Boats to do the job.

....so, in my humble opinion, a few things need to be done to help the realism along....

- I've never seen "engine trouble" during a voyage (or any other issues for that matter)....it would be good to start including things like engine trouble into even the routine portions of the voyage. I could imagine that damage could be "made" to happen by altering the code to "appear" without being shelled

- The torpedos are way too reliable in the game...they must be made to not work nearly as much, especially by date (if we limit ourselves to the exact historical dates of the issues). Also, the depth setting should be inaccurate at times....ex. set the depth to 4 and 1/2 feet, but the actual running depth in the game should reflect when the torpedos ran too deep.

- It would be great to see the type VII, IX (I don't remember in the game if the original type IX is represented...sorry), I, and "U-A" in that order of importance

I apologize if these things have been covered in previous threads.....I assume many of these issues have been mentioned....I also realize that this is just a game, but if we are going to go for realism (those of us who want this), I feel we should do the best we can.....

Lastly, I bring this up in this forum because most of these things are mod issues.

Just my zwei pfennig

-Jeff

10-07-05, 11:01 AM	#1
stljeffbb1 Medic Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Wisconsin USA Posts: 165 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Class VII, IX, I, "U-A," and torpedoes Hello everyone....I'm about 200 pages into Hitler's U-Boat War The Hunters, 1939-1942 by Clay Blair and there some things that become rather obvious IMHO.... 1) German torpedos had massive problems early on, and this is not reflected in SH3....I know this because the only portion of the game I have played is 1939-1941, and I don't think I've seen but once a torpedo that explodes early; conversely, nearly every time I take a shot and it is true, it will hit the ship... 2) The Type VII (with no letter after the "VII") did receive a fair amount of work, even though it was inadequate for Atlantic combat (engine problems in particular) 3) The Type I boats (U-25 and U-26 if I remember correctly) also received quite a bit of combat (until they were sunk in 1940) 4) The type IX (again, with no letter) also was involved in a lot of combat 5) The "U-A" crusier (originally being built for Turkey but taken over by the Germans) also did some combat 6) Not to mention the "ducks" Type II boats also did a lot of work due to the fact there were not enough U-Boats to do the job. ....so, in my humble opinion, a few things need to be done to help the realism along.... - I've never seen "engine trouble" during a voyage (or any other issues for that matter)....it would be good to start including things like engine trouble into even the routine portions of the voyage. I could imagine that damage could be "made" to happen by altering the code to "appear" without being shelled - The torpedos are way too reliable in the game...they must be made to not work nearly as much, especially by date (if we limit ourselves to the exact historical dates of the issues). Also, the depth setting should be inaccurate at times....ex. set the depth to 4 and 1/2 feet, but the actual running depth in the game should reflect when the torpedos ran too deep. - It would be great to see the type VII, IX (I don't remember in the game if the original type IX is represented...sorry), I, and "U-A" in that order of importance I apologize if these things have been covered in previous threads.....I assume many of these issues have been mentioned....I also realize that this is just a game, but if we are going to go for realism (those of us who want this), I feel we should do the best we can..... Lastly, I bring this up in this forum because most of these things are mod issues. Just my zwei pfennig -Jeff __________________ SH3 Cloning Library: http://www.geocities.com/stljeffbb/CloningLibrary.html :rotfl: