These include radar, the plan position indicator radar display, and the bathythermograph. Technological advancements become available to the player at the same time in the game that the boats in the fleet got them. They range from the ancient S-boats, and interwar boats like the Tambor class and Sargo class, to the later wartime Gato-class, Balao class, and Tench class subs. The submarines available in the game are the boats the United States Navy had during the war. Also, it is possible for Japanese destroyers to sink a submarine by gunfire on the surface, or by depth charge attack while submerged. If a captain is relieved of command, the game is over. Two consecutive patrols with no sinkings will result in the Captain being relieved of command, as happened frequently in the Silent Service, particularly in the early days of the war. One patrol without any sinkings will result in a verbal reprimand from COMSUBPAC (Commander, Submarines, Pacific Fleet). However, there is a flip side to the game. Success against the enemy rewards the Captain (the player) with medals as appropriate to the degree of success on a given patrol. In career mode, the game begins when war against Japan is declared and continues through until August 15, 1945, when CINCPAC (Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet) issues the order to cease all offensive operations against Japan. The boat is actually commanded by crewing various stations in first person (no crew is visible, even though their voices are heard), which is common in the genre. Both missions were performed by the fleet submarines of World War II. There are also special missions which may be assigned to a boat, such as beach reconnaissance involving photographing potential landing beaches through the periscope, and the rescue of downed airmen. For best success, the player should concentrate their search on shipping lanes, which may be deduced from contact reports.
Most contemporary US submarines and Japanese warships are featured along with some generic merchant ships.Ī single encounter generator is available, but the standard mode of play is the career mode, where the player must take their boat to patrol far behind enemy lines with the mission to search for and destroy any enemy shipping. The game takes place in the Pacific War during World War II, the player commanding a submarine of the United States Navy.
Take aim against Allied convoys and warships.
The king of submarine simulations returns with an all-new 3D engine, new crew command features, and more realistic WWII naval action than ever before.