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-Dreadnought-
Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 37 Location: Finland
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 2:30 pm Post subject: Why not serve the Royal Navy for a change? |
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It would seem that the next part in the Silent Hunter-series will be in the Pacific, right?
I was just wondering, why not make a campaign in the Royal Navy and not always the jerries or yankies? Just a thought... :ahoy: |
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Etienne
Joined: 10 Jan 2002 Posts: 641 Location: Canada
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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The RN's WWII submarine campaign was not as grand as the americans or the german ones. |
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STEED
Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 1671 Location: England
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 6:39 pm Post subject: |
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Would be nice to have some missions in it that are British |
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Torplexed
Joined: 25 Dec 2001 Posts: 1194 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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I've always been in favor of a British Mediterranean sim. Play the role of ace of the deep Lt. Commander Wanklyn of the Upholder for once. I've always been told that would be a niche within a niche market. |
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STEED
Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 1671 Location: England
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 8:32 am Post subject: |
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Torplexed wrote: | I've always been in favor of a British Mediterranean sim. |
Thats a interesting idea |
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Type XXIII
Joined: 31 Oct 2005 Posts: 124 Location: Norway
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 10:28 am Post subject: |
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A RN subsim could also include the late war patrols along the Norwegian coast and in the Skagerrak.
Green water patrols along the coast of Norway would be interesting. (And probably demand alot of skill in submerged navigation.) |
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GlowwormGuy
Joined: 27 Mar 2002 Posts: 615
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Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:40 pm Post subject: Upholder Patrol |
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Sigh... for several years I've researched the British submarine campaigns with particular emphasis on the U-class battles in the Med. Unfortunately SH3 came along and I really don't want to bother upgrading - it was for SH2. But it's really something that's long overdue.
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Torplexed
Joined: 25 Dec 2001 Posts: 1194 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 1:18 am Post subject: |
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Yeah...it always gets squeezed out by the bigger and more well-known Atlantic and Pacific submarine campaigns. Commanding a British sub in the Med would make a good challenge. Especially since they had to spend most daylight hours running submerged because they were operating under Axis controlled airspace. |
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Wulfmann
Joined: 13 May 2005 Posts: 507 Location: Florida
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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:28 am Post subject: Re: Why not serve the Royal Navy for a change? |
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-Dreadnought- wrote: | It would seem that the next part in the Silent Hunter-series will be in the Pacific, right?
I was just wondering, why not make a campaign in the Royal Navy and not always the jerries or yankies? Just a thought... :ahoy: |
Well, since I am not Gay it would have little interest for me!
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GlowwormGuy
Joined: 27 Mar 2002 Posts: 615
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Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:28 am Post subject: would be interesting |
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Not to mention that many parts of the Med are coastal shallow waters and they are visible to aircraft above, or that plenty of Italian supply was delivered by coastal convoys in light ships forcing the subs to go very close in!
Also... it might be interesting to get a crack at this sub:
http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_52-42_mk1.htm
Cheers,
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Torplexed
Joined: 25 Dec 2001 Posts: 1194 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 7:14 am Post subject: |
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Verrry Nice. Always enjoy the exotic subs. X-1 looks to be the British equivalent of the Surcouf or Nautilus. Why waste a torpedo when an old-fashioned broadside will do? |
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GlowwormGuy
Joined: 27 Mar 2002 Posts: 615
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 6:09 am Post subject: Yeah! |
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Note how she has TWO twin turrets. Can you imagine surfacing 500 yards from a startled freighter and shelling it into oblivion! Yeaha!! Or firing salvoes at the enemy fleet forcing it to detach its escorting DDs to hunt for the turretted subs while sending in your own DDs to launch a torpedo attack on the now vulnerable heavies? Maybe they could mix that design up with the K class steam submarines - would probably take the same amount of time to ready the turrets as it would to ready the steam engines for surface running...
I can dream can't I?
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deglaser
Joined: 29 Apr 2003 Posts: 29 Location: Oslo, Norway
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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Torplexed wrote: | I've always been in favor of a British Mediterranean sim. Play the role of ace of the deep Lt. Commander Wanklyn of the Upholder for once. I've always been told that would be a niche within a niche market. |
I totally agree. In fact some of the grandest submissions during the war were committed by the British. I think a pacific campaign should include the option to either take command of a British or an American submarine.
Since most people seem to hold the view that the British submarine force during the war was rather minuscle and unimportant compared to the American and German U-boat offensive, maybe a petition is in order?
Otherwise chances are that developers won't even contemplate the idea that a subsim based on the Royal Navy would be a great.
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GlowwormGuy
Joined: 27 Mar 2002 Posts: 615
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 10:12 pm Post subject: DIY |
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Heck if they don't want it, with all the stuff Betasom has done in SH2 we might as well do it ourselves...
but I'll be missing that X1.
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Torplexed
Joined: 25 Dec 2001 Posts: 1194 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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Nice to know I am not alone on this. Possibly a hopeless quest but it doesn't hurt to voice interest and show support for His Majesty's Submarines. Perhaps it may have to be up to Betasom to create one but if a British WW2 sub sim should ever appear on the horizon I've got my signature image all ready to go.
She may be a bit stubby but beauty is in the eye of the Upholder.....
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