When I get attacked by aircraft, I raise the snorkel while I crash dive. It lets the diesels drive the uboat deeper faster before they have to switch to batteries
@kensai74 жыл бұрын
Whenever this series ends I will miss the "Auf Tauchstationen!" (11:20). The Snorkel can really make the difference between life and death in the future months. Try to stay alive. Your last mission in April 1945 should be to sail and put the ship on the shores of Brazil or some Caribbean island (hopefully not old British or French colony) of your choosing. Somewhere they will treat some retired naval hero with dignity!
@davidhunter15384 жыл бұрын
Interestingly the "snort" had a valve at the top to prevent sea water from entering the boat. It worked but the intake was closed as the swell passed over it and the diesel engine had to get air from somewhere so it sucked down the pressure in the boat which was very disconcerting for the crew! This would happen over and over. At least they could recharge without having such a big radar cross section on the surface. I would also like to suggest recharging at night at silent speed so the wake from the snort is practically eliminated, and any hunting aircraft is going to need to also have the "Leigh light" (a very powerful searchlight underslung the aircraft) to spot your snort. ( Can't wait for the type 21, I have a 1.25 meter model of U_2540)
@e.kent.d95614 жыл бұрын
To me the boat looks naked without a deck gun. Realize the snorkel is more beneficial but will miss the deck gun attacks. More true to what the reality was.
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
It certainly looks a bit odd!
@timonsolus4 жыл бұрын
Corrections: Allied merchant ships in 1944 were heavily armed, not heavily armoured. The US was focused on building cheap Liberty ships in huge quantities, and armour plate was expensive. Having external torpedoes did not compromise the hull integrity of the U-boat itself, because they were stored outside of the pressure hull. However, each torpedo is a mini submarine in itself - so torpedoes also have their own crush depth. Dive too deep with external torpedoes loaded, and the torpedoes would be damaged, even to the point of making them inoperable.
@jefferynelson4 жыл бұрын
You have knowledge. If explosives, like in a torpedo goes deep enough will compression set off the explosive ? In the Army we were told NEVER to hammer on 'plastic explosives'
@coryhall70744 жыл бұрын
@@jefferynelson Under water pressure, no. Plastic explosives take explosive-equivilent pressure to detonate
@astridingmarsdottir24004 жыл бұрын
Well, I sure hope you survive the war. My last mission was literally last. Only managed to sink a freighter and a fishing boat before being damaged by bombing. Headed back to Bergen, but sustained further damage by running aground. Handed the boat over to the dockyard personnel, but the war ended before it was ready for sea again. According to my little SHIII commander biography, I passed away in 1990.
@jamesgriffiths75884 жыл бұрын
I’m watching this again rn and I really love the score you’ve got in the background of the intro. Really conveys the jangled nerves and constant paranoia you’d be feeling as a U-boat Kaleun at this point in the war. Great world-building details! Definitely a more reserved Wolfpack than the one before the loss of those five brave men several months ago.
@pricey704 жыл бұрын
I’ve been waiting forever for this!!!
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
Sorry about the wait!
@pricey704 жыл бұрын
Wolfpack345 nah I’ve just was too hyped it felt like forever anyway just a quick little story after watching your vids which are THEE BEST I bought silent hunter on steam but turns out it’s broken on steam so I had to get refunds :( but I got UBOAT Now but still love your videos
@JoeMun4 жыл бұрын
You absolute beast!!! SH2 Soundtrack at the start?! 😎 love it, this series is amazing. Keep up the good work!
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@RunicRhino223 жыл бұрын
that SH2 track is a banger
@davidgill25924 жыл бұрын
The bomber looked to be a B-24 Liberator - quite long range capability.
@mortenborup15894 жыл бұрын
I am so happy people are still playing this game. I like your videos. You have a huge knowledge on the subject, which makes your videos interesting for history buffs like me. Also you (almost) never expose your crew to unnecessary risk. You carefully plan and handle your attacks.
@2017NSDQ4 жыл бұрын
Glad to see you back! I finally got my own SH3 working again mods and all, I had to start rewatching the series to figure out some of the new stuff haha. Best of luck for 1944, U531!
@RemusKingOfRome4 жыл бұрын
Must have been horrific for submen late war. Must have been very tempting to just sail away to some deserted Island and wait for the end of the war ..
@bodifx4 жыл бұрын
You probably know that, but one easy way to fix the "flak gunner won't shoot" problem is to go to each station then back to the bridge using the shortcut keys, F>F4 > T>F4 > G>F4. If you cycle the stations with the F11 only the last station you were at will shoot at the planes, also, sometimes you need to manually point them more or less where the enemy is, the AI sometimes won't look at the enemy if they are more than 90º from their vision center.
@weigander4 жыл бұрын
Greetings Wolfpack Modern Diesel-Electrics stops for Snorkel-Recharging to avoid this long Track behind the Snorkel. Perhaps you shoud try it too. Good War-Luck and always an handfull Water under the Kiel ...
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
I may have to try that! It is hard for these boats to maintain depth while stationary so that may be an issue.
@80sHairMetalFan4 жыл бұрын
And here we go. Great intro, dude. Loved it.
@petermarckhgott99084 жыл бұрын
"And here were go" says the ocean with a Finnish accent once the boat reaches 180 meters...
@systemshocker76344 жыл бұрын
Better a slow start than bombs down the hatch! TY for the content.
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@holidayfish4 жыл бұрын
i wait for this like child waits for Christmas. thanks man
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@jotabe19844 жыл бұрын
Finally iv'e catched up with the series!!!!! On the Flak gun issue back in patrol 7... i do think your sailors didn't fired the guns because they were already damaged (after the bombs hitted only one machinegun kept shooting)
@davegoodridge83524 жыл бұрын
Off to a good start. Good hunting
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@TheZeSnow4 жыл бұрын
Yeaah finally!! Great to see the series back! I'm just gonna kinda copy-paste my previous comment about using the radar. I think, if the aircrafts are detecting you anyway, and the metox doesn't always do it's job I think that using radar is going to help, as it may just let you know of anything closing in on you
@druckluftbremse22854 жыл бұрын
I immediatelly recognized the Silent Hunter II Soundtrack in the introduction. It was my first subsim. Good choice
@comraderoman42994 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah! More SH3! Keep em coming Wolf!
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
Will do!!
@nikkireborn59234 жыл бұрын
Good to see something a little different. Keep up the good work.
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@LiquidProj3ct4 жыл бұрын
1944 my favorite year to play SH3. However you're pretty lucky, I receive air attacks constantly, and by 8-10 planes (when I'm close to England), then they call to DDs
@henricomonterosa4534 Жыл бұрын
Oh dear, BDU had some humor assigning that grid :D
@johannsebastianbach90034 жыл бұрын
*waited for this golden moment*
@that_guy84004 жыл бұрын
Slow and steady wins the race, but in this case, survives, best of wishes that you make it through this war.
@RLhole684 жыл бұрын
I have just started playing this game on Steam, the first mission is at the very beginning of the war, and talk about a long patrol with those early U-boats, only have 3 forward tubes and only reloads for 2 of the tubes...lol
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
Haha you gotta love the type II!
@jamesgriffiths75884 жыл бұрын
WOOHOO WE BACK
@ChrisS-fh7zt4 жыл бұрын
It's a clean diesel (hence why no smoke) That's a joke.
@FEE1DEAD4 жыл бұрын
Volkswagen patent pending
@timonsolus4 жыл бұрын
@@FEE1DEAD : Environmentally conscious Nazis? That's a new one...
@niume74684 жыл бұрын
It has EGR and DPF FILTER so its euro 6 :D
@Anonymou-s4 жыл бұрын
@@timonsolus You joke, but the NSDAP party was the world's forerunners of environmental protections. They were the first to enact animal welfare laws, and the first Europeans to establish nature reserves and order the protection of hedgerows and other wildlife habitats.
@timonsolus4 жыл бұрын
Anonymous : Interesting, I didn’t know that. On the environmental front, I suspect that if the Nazis were still running things, the German government definitely wouldn’t have abandoned nuclear power in favour of keeping their dirty coal fired power stations running. That would have made the air sweeter to breathe in Germany, that’s for sure - not to mention reducing C02 emissions.
@andygardner92194 жыл бұрын
I’m totally loving these videos as they are a reminder of a more gentle period as opposed to today’s troubled times. 🤔
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
Hmmm
@PsyX992 жыл бұрын
So.. a year later in Ukrain :(
@tinkertailor73854 жыл бұрын
Great series. One of my weekend must watch vids. I was horrified it nearly ended last week. But that's war I guess. ;).
@tedarcher91204 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah, was waiting for it!
@arthurcrego82974 жыл бұрын
Interesting enjoyed it even if no sinkingss, good job.
@stargazer794 жыл бұрын
Just an FYI - the Snorkel should discharge the exhaust under the water, that’s partially what causes the wake. Later versions of submarine snorkels have mushroom shaped diffusers to minimize the bubble size/wake.
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
Interesting. Good to know!
@jacobdearancibia94364 жыл бұрын
Fuck yeah man that series is by far the most amazing ever with any of the Silent Hunter games!
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I really appreciate that :D
@fobosydeimosarg4 жыл бұрын
serch theres a fix for all snorkel to smoke. Its independent to the model used stock/hires/GUC, the only flow its that smoke its trigger in the same way that exaust, so in surface will be smoking the snorkel and the exaustion. But its important and visible from scope too
@fehmarnkrone69204 жыл бұрын
Yeeh... Pls try to get a hit on a destroyer ☺️ with the self aiming torpedo Wish you a good Hunt Und immer eine Handbreit Wasser unterm Kiel ;)
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
I will certainly try!
@bordeauxdoggehenry78414 жыл бұрын
A little bit deeper .... Manuel for the " Schnorchel " :)
@nightfury13184 жыл бұрын
They could have except the hydrogen peroxide is so dangerous. They had a lot of accidents. Had to wait till they perfected it a little bit more.
@videomaniac1084 жыл бұрын
It's good to see you back Herr Kaleun, stay healthy and make it back to Lorient with lots of renown and no casualties.
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
Here is hoping!
@markc67144 жыл бұрын
Still the best game you stream by far
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@evilsix61494 жыл бұрын
Love this series Wolfpack!
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@stephenfarthing3819 Жыл бұрын
I think that it was a Consolidated Liberator.
@dariox36494 жыл бұрын
Yesssss new video!! . Hi from argentina!
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
Hello!
@nightfury13184 жыл бұрын
The intro made shivers run up my neck.
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
:D
@nessuno19484 жыл бұрын
The uboote were alredy defeated at this time and every mission would probably end badly
@antebellum454 жыл бұрын
YEAH😎!!!!!! I can hear pinging again!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 That was a long wait since the last sortie!!!!!
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
It has been a while! It's good to be back
@MrArvyratorius4 жыл бұрын
good start
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Occultist_4 жыл бұрын
I'm always use a shnorkel with periscope to control air... Without it aircrafts can attac boat.
@torarildhenriksen3716 ай бұрын
The game doesnt use the schnorkel the right way. It was designed to Release the exhaust just below the surface so that the smoke would not be detected.
@fobosydeimosarg4 жыл бұрын
snorkelling also should let you catch radio contacts
@niume74684 жыл бұрын
Great series like always
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
Thank you Niume!
@DaRealDJ4 жыл бұрын
My only wish is that these episodes were released quicker. They're so much fun!
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
Haha I wish I could do more a week.
@bucheurdesbois17614 жыл бұрын
yay ! another episode of SH3!
@Constantine9064 жыл бұрын
Run Silent, Run Deep.....
@zaphhood47454 жыл бұрын
Good episode!
@MJMJ274 жыл бұрын
Even if you end up dying you have to take out the electroboat! Not a single you tuber has done it yet and I want to see how it operates!
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
Effing controller did a really good series on it!
@tefras144 жыл бұрын
Well at least this one has an episode number
@kensai74 жыл бұрын
Something else, since you mentioned it yourself. I really hope you save up Renown and get that Electroboat before the D-Day. Because if you have a chance to score major kills by that day is only in a good ahead-of-its-time XXI! Perhaps you need to do many daring attacks... do freight ships or war ships give more Renown? Consider going for the juicier targets! ;)
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
Haha I will definitely try to save it up! The problem is riskier attacks are getting more and more dangerous and if I die we will never see that type XXI!
@gotanon89584 жыл бұрын
The type XXI was not ahead of its time it would have and up the same as anyother uboat.....in the ocean floor as a wreck
@KermitTheGamer214 жыл бұрын
Weren't the nuclear subs of the 60s developed from the Type XXI?
@YaofuZhou4 жыл бұрын
This intro music! I loved and missed it!
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
Definitely a nostolgia trip.
@TheMourningBlade4 жыл бұрын
I think at late war, they fitted a radar signal detector at the tip of the snorkel. And it made to use it much safer. I may be wrong tho.
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
Yeah I do believe you can get this in game.
@TheMourningBlade4 жыл бұрын
@@Wolfpack345 Haha! That's nice! I guess I never came that far. Good luck to you brave captain!
@Donbasos144 жыл бұрын
Oh boi oh boi oh boi OOHH BOIIIIIII
@silentotto50994 жыл бұрын
Uncle Karl sent you to that patrol area because he wants to help you get over your Azorenphobia. Good ol' uncle Karl...
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
Haha
@joshuariddensdale21264 жыл бұрын
I've asked Steam to release SH2. I played that game to death as a kid. My favorite missions were Scapa Flow, Western Approaches, and Paukenshlag.
@Ayeshteni4 жыл бұрын
I believe you can get it on GOG. I got it on sale.
@joshuariddensdale21264 жыл бұрын
@@Ayeshteni Yes, it's on sale for under $4.
@markc67144 жыл бұрын
@@Ayeshteni what's GOG
@bobgary61504 жыл бұрын
Wave deflectors were later installed plus anti-radar coatings were applied
@niume74684 жыл бұрын
And radar detectors
@Applecompuser4 жыл бұрын
The graphics in this game look good. I wonder if it is fun. Also, one would think that human mulit player would be the most fun. Any comments? (Its hard to put time into these as a father.)
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
The game used to have a pretty big multiplayer community. Not too sure about now.
@DerredmaxTRIAX4 жыл бұрын
Hey wolf could you just stay in the sub pen fire off several torpedoes and reload you external's in the pen. that would save you weight too.
@AMG-3163 жыл бұрын
Wolfpack I have a good question for you.... Once your spotted by enemy aircraft when your on the surface and you crash dive wouldn't it be best to turn into the aircraft to throw off their bombing run? You'd close the distance quick and throw off the enemies aim wouldn't you? I'm not sure but it seems logical?
@Perkelenaattori4 жыл бұрын
SH2 opening music
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
:D
@fuctairlines63224 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another great episode good sir. Did you see the fire damage mod I posted in discord?
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
Yeah I installed it! I should have mentioned it.
@fuctairlines63224 жыл бұрын
Wolfpack345 have you tested it yet? Worked quite well for me. I don’t think it’s op to be honest. I tested in an early war scenario btw. I believe it was a medium cargo
@mattybanks1014 жыл бұрын
Hey guys, new to the channel and the game series. Is there a reason why you are playing Silent Hunter 3 while there are newer games out? It seems to have better reviews than the others, is it just the best in the series? Was thinking of getting into it. Cheers!
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
It is my personal favorite even today. Silent Hunter 4 is a lot of fun as well.
@filippinoramb4 жыл бұрын
How would you rank all the sub Sims including new releases and old ones with mods?
@mortenborup15894 жыл бұрын
SH3 and SH4 are legendary good sub sims. Unfortunately later versions became more arcade style, like the dreadful Uboat. I never tried Uboat, but judging from the videos I can tell, it is not worth my time.
@filippinoramb4 жыл бұрын
What about Wolfpack early access? I really want to play again, but modding the good old sh3 is quite the hassle
@tedarcher91204 жыл бұрын
It's strange how the snorkel was developed so late in the war, such a simple idea
@Plotatothewondercat4 жыл бұрын
They didn't realize how crazy ASW would get, and started off the war treating submarines as just...long range torpedo boats with a sneaky trick.
@CasparMinning4 жыл бұрын
Actually it's a Dutch invention. Germany got the technology early in 1940 when they invaded the Netherlands. Dutch nazi elements in the navy basically handed them the whole Dutch submarine fleet anchored. The subs were most used for training. But the embedded snorkel tech was studied.
@CasparMinning4 жыл бұрын
Also Germany did not need the snorkel until they lost the air superiority. The air battle with England was mostly won by Germany, until by order of Göring they switched from bombing airfields to terror bombing cities. This gave England time to recover and quickly regain air dominance. Thus more and more subs found themselves without air cover and increasing enemy air patrols.
@tedarcher91204 жыл бұрын
@@CasparMinning germany never had air superiority in north atlantic, as they had zero carriers. Snorkel could be used early in the war to stalk convoys underwated while being undetected for days
@miamisoldier44784 жыл бұрын
@@tedarcher9120 Weren't the subs early in the war nearly invisible if they kept their distance?
@mountainmangaming2633 жыл бұрын
Is there anyway to install mods for she using windows 10
@Nightcrawlerfive4 жыл бұрын
Why was the date on the patrol history at the end of Patrol 7 February 6, 1944, and Patrol 8 is beginning February 2, 1944? I expected a long stay in port for all the repairs, but it turns out you left on your next patrol even before you got back from the previous one!
@Skoomaddict4 жыл бұрын
"schnorkel"
@KermitTheGamer214 жыл бұрын
I'm slowly catching up on this series and just wanted to ask here so it gets seen better. SH3 seems like a PITA to get working, is SH4 any better? I grew up close by to U-505 and I'd love to be able to command a Type IXC U-boat across the dangerous seas.
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
Sh4 is certainly easier to mod. There is a good mod called Dark Waters which allows you to play as a Uboat in the Atlantic.
@KermitTheGamer214 жыл бұрын
@@Wolfpack345 I actually got vanilla SH3 on Steam working just fine without any tweaking (or the Naval Academy, anyway. Haven't touched career mode yet). I'm just struggling with the controls now. I'm too used to WASD being movement and I accidentally keep diving lol! Also, is there a way to change the sensitivity of movement or at least change it to the mouse rather than the arrow keys? Trying to aim the deck gun with the arrow keys is next to impossible.
@KermitTheGamer214 жыл бұрын
Well, I'm all caught up now! :D Figured out how to use the mouse, but...now I'm stuck on using the map to like set a course and such and using the given tools, and also firing torpedoes...the game doesn't tell you how to do any of it. The torpedo tutorial video says "just lock on the enemy ship and fire away" but it doesn't account for speed at all. So how do I compensate for speed, and how can I aim my torpedoes manually? It would be really nice to have a comprehensive series of tutorials...
@bjpeterdelacruz70914 жыл бұрын
Is there a way to have the remaining German surface fleet join you on your war patrol? The Gneisenau or Scharnhorst can take out the escorts while you take out the merchant ships.
@niume74684 жыл бұрын
Not really plus that would be u historical in 44
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
Like Niume said this isn't really possible in the game.
@KermitTheGamer214 жыл бұрын
Scharnhorst was sunk in December 1943. Gneisenau was hit by an air raid while in drydock, and her turrets were removed. The ship would never sail again. So yeah, not only not possible with SH3 but also impossible historically.
@bjpeterdelacruz70914 жыл бұрын
@@KermitTheGamer21 If the Kriegsmarine had historically sent out U-boats along with capital ships to attack convoys both at the same time, I think the results would have been devastating.
@ImBrockatron4 жыл бұрын
Buy a ixd2 before the xxi please?
@Malakite17084 жыл бұрын
This is a bit off topic, but do you think you’ll ever revisit SH4 using the Fall of the rising sun mod?
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
I certainly will!
@Malakite17084 жыл бұрын
Wolfpack345 that’s good to hear, can’t wait to see it!
@fastbyte22354 жыл бұрын
whats the name of the mod which gives you all that HUD in periscope section?
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
ARB Gui
@julieclark17654 жыл бұрын
We have a problem we forgot to pack the bratwurst
@timonsolus4 жыл бұрын
In 1944, Nazi Germany had lots of brats (Hitler Youth) but very little wurst (sausage). But even Adolf Hitler, now commonly regarded in the West as the #1 most evil man in all of human history, wasn't evil enough to turn children into sausages to feed his soldiers...
@Shark75324 жыл бұрын
@@timonsolus At that point in the war though, he may as well have turned the soldiers into sausages. Same result.
@timonsolus4 жыл бұрын
@@Shark7532 : Indeed. The Eastern Front wasn't called a meat grinder for nothing...
@joshuariddensdale21264 жыл бұрын
The story of the U-Boat war is one of wasted opportunities. Germany could have had the Type XXI as early as 1939. With the XXI, and fully functioning torpedoes, the British most likely would have lost the war. Instead, the Nazi leadership stuck with the Type VII and Type IX. Even the Type XVII hydrogen peroxide subs could have been in service by 1939.
@gotanon89584 жыл бұрын
Highly unlikely hell they might sortie maybe in 1943 even then it was few in numbers
@KermitTheGamer214 жыл бұрын
Having studied WW2 for about 15 years, I don't think anything the U-boats could offer would stop the Allies. Any advantages the Type XXI and XVII offered would be quickly mitigated by the cracking of Enigma and tougher ASW efforts in general. If these U-boats existed at the beginning of the war, the Allies would work just that much harder to fight against them. Plus, you have the advantage of numbers. Every U-boat lost is one that can't easily be replaced. But once America joins the war with its infinite manufacturing power, you sink one merchant ship and four more take its place.
@OperatorGrim4 жыл бұрын
Saw this on Steam for 10? dollars, was wondering whether or not to get it since SH5 was a waste of money since you can't get in
@niume74684 жыл бұрын
Yes it's it very worth
@JdeMonster4 жыл бұрын
If you can figure out how to get the graphics mods to work then yes, SH3 better than SH5.
@ImBrockatron4 жыл бұрын
Dont you have radar?
@Wolfpack3454 жыл бұрын
I do.
@philiphied4 жыл бұрын
Geez, took ya let ng enough. Jk
@tahzib14512 ай бұрын
these random flies event is annoying...no way watch crew wont see or hear it coming from miles away...