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I just came across a passage in a book I just started reading on the war in the Pacific during WWII and thought of this thread.
Originally by William B. Hopkins:
The Pacific War was predominately a navy war. From the start, most military leader in Japan and the United States recognized this; however, U.S. news releases at the time did not portray it as much. Most focused on Gen. Douglas MacArthur and the U.S. Marines and Army ground troops. Although Japanese losses caused by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force were frequently mentioned, strict censorship prevented the U.S. Navy's role in those losses from being reported to-and fully understood by-the American public. Very few news articles recounted the role of the U.S. submarine fleet, whose performance in cutting Japanese supply lines excelled that of all other branches of service.
This above quote may explain some of the reasons why we didn't hear much or have much history about the war in the Pacific, at least until lately.
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Well as been said so many times before its just a game. To be clear, I am from the US and I actually prefer the german U-boats. Maybe its because we had so many in the gulf coast area. Maybe its because after the war the german XXI Uboat was the main basis of all subs to follow. Maybe its because the atlantic is smaller than the pacific thus ships are more concentrated.
But for those that dont like to play for germany cause they are the "bad guys" why not sink your own friendly ships and get negative renown? I just think its crazy to put too much faith into these games. There are alot of reasons why people prefer the game they play.
When that T3 game came out I used to play as the machines or the "bad guy" basically just because it was enjoyable. When it comes to the SH series isnt it enjoyable to sink ships regardless who they belong to.
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Reading this thread i can see both sides of the coin, but for me its the challenge of it all not the side, i would of course prefer to be allied as im English but as alreay said many times its just a game, so i think of red and blue forces, then crack on with it, the Battle for the Atlantic is imo the most interesting and challenging area for submarine warefare.
Many lessons were learnt and new tactics and weapons developed, understand why it is the number one choice for the dev team, alot of good men died on both sides, so as a game it will stay for me, both challenging and interesting the side is not important here, at least not for me, Sh5 looks amazing and i cant wait to get my hands on it, so enjoy the game for what it is, theres my 10p worth.
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