I am pretty sure that the "lone merchant ship" is actually a German submarine tender, hence it being unflagged and also the reason why the mission brief called you to be alert for nearby submarines.

@danielross7983

6 ай бұрын

I had the same thought

@xxxm981

6 ай бұрын

I was actually thinking camouflaged raider

@advorak8529

6 ай бұрын

Well, as a submarine tender she’d try to stay out of air coverage - especially and this clearly is within easy air cover from the US. As a raider she’d not be drawing attention like that - WW1 had shown commerce raiders and auxiliary merchant cruisers were a force to be reckoned with but not a match to a warship (see HMS Rawalpindi; their initial salvo managed to scratch paint with one shell as they were rather close … but that was it). On the other hand, if it IS a raider, do not get too close … Kormoran and Sydney say hi! As to nearby submarines - this is pretty early in the war (for the USA), when there was no blackout, all navigation lights running as if it was peacetime, Miami offering 6 miles of bright lighting and neon outlining any and every vessel hugging the coastline and any anti-submarine patrolling was so regular you could set your watch by it. From January 1942 the US east cost offered the Second Happy Times for the U-boats with rich pickings and no meaningful defense. In the first half of 1942, more than 360 ships (and at least 129 of them tankers) were sunk on the coast from Canada to the Caribbean, totalling around 2,250,000 gross tons. 2 per day, every day, on average. So yes, beware of submarines. Note there were never more than 6 U-Boats there at any one time. Now imagine there had been 20 or 30 …

@45CaliberCure

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for mentioning the lack of blackout protocols. One hell of an oversight, there. @@advorak8529

Games like this and Silent Hunter 3 remind me how advanced (and complex) the analog "computers" were back in WWII. Every device was built to serve a single function to make it all come together.

@reubensandwich9249

6 ай бұрын

And they had in some cases a dozen people to work them.

@creatorsfreedom6734

6 ай бұрын

this game seem's like it is randomly generated though

As a current Midshipman at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, which was originally made to help resupply the Merchant fleet with trained crew during the war (in fact the Academy lost 142 Midshipmen During the war while doing their sea terms.) I am glad to see you in a carrer protecting the merchants instead of sinking them.

@bobjoe4888

6 ай бұрын

As a current midshipman at the United States Coast Guard Academy, Beat KP

@thisisthehandlenow

6 ай бұрын

@@bobjoe4888 how did that football game go for you guys?

@bobjoe4888

6 ай бұрын

@@thisisthehandlenow how'd the last several soccer and hockey games go for you?

@thisisthehandlenow

6 ай бұрын

@@bobjoe4888 how did Brazilian Ju Jitzu and Offshore Sailing go for you?

@bobjoe4888

6 ай бұрын

@@thisisthehandlenow you mean dingy sailing winning nationals?

Reminds me of the old old Destroyer Command game. What made that game especially fun was that you could play against Silent Hunter 2 players online.

@advorak8529

6 ай бұрын

Dangerous Waters. Submarine, destroyer, helicopter and patrol aircraft with sonobuoys (first used in 1943, believe it or not!) and torpedoes to drop. It’s a bit later (nuclear submarines), but …

@markthompson4885

6 ай бұрын

Dam I didn't know that.

@majorborngusfluunduch8694

6 ай бұрын

​@@advorak8529Air dropped homing torpedoes (Fido) were also introduced in 1943.

@stephenwilson5043

6 ай бұрын

Yes only thanks to Neal & the subsim comminuity Ubi originally used a plug in for multiplayer and the company’s it was licensed friom (Sony I think) stopped the service at the last minute before the game’s release. Neal & crew paid for an external developer to create an alternate DiectX based MP solution.

@advorak8529

6 ай бұрын

@@majorborngusfluunduch8694 Within months of the German acoustic torpedo, yes. But you need to drop it close enough to hear the sub. Limited speed, limited range. (A U-Boat could outrun one on the surface with ease, but that was not known to German sub captains.) and having other ordnance could make the try foolish.) It’s safe against surface vessels by having a minimum depth it will not rise above. So you need to “catch” a sub by other methods. And while a ship is not endangered by a Mark 24 “mine”, the weapon goes for the loudest sounds. So having a ship with ASDIC to find the sub is not gonna work well. So you need sonobuoys or MAD detectors.

My grandfather served aboard two such Flower-class corvettes. He spent over two years at sea, defending convoys and winning the Battle of the Atlantic. Lovely to see them here.

@MrOhdead

4 ай бұрын

Much respect to all those that served on the flowers, presume you are a fan of "The Cruel Sea", much prefer that to Greyhound.

@Wolfpack, can you make a video elaborating how the intruments work, what they indicate, what to look for and how you use them? This looks very interesting and I have some guesses what's happening technically, but an explanation would be greatly appreciated.

@markstott6689

6 ай бұрын

I agree. 😊

I didnt really enjoy watching this game before but damn, that was very entertaining! Exited to see more of this series

I'd love to see this game expand with options for more than just a fletcher class in the Atlantic. Imagine how awesome it would be to be part of Taffy 3 during the battle of Leyte Gulf.

Keep up the amazing work! I love the history with the gameplay, plus seeing an HMCS was a nice treat for a Canadian

@quebecpilotdreams1529

6 ай бұрын

As a Canadian too, I was happy that the Royal Canadian Navy got some love in a game 😄

Excited to sail with you, Captain!

I really enjoyed this one, Well done. Also the speed at which you reacted to the conditions; using your instruments and chart plotting, while simultaneously giving orders to your airsupport and processing the information from your crew, Was very impressive.

That intro gave me literal goosebumps. Please never stop with the cinematics, they're incredibly entertaining

@beedalton9675

6 ай бұрын

The music is from silent hunter 4 soundtrack

I’m excited to See what this series brings you know we’re along with you Captain let’s Sail!

This game would make a great movie, showing the destroyer tracking subs and the men in the subs, what they all went through. Yes, a bit like Das Boat. Wp345, you are very lucky none of the subs fired a surface running , circulating torp.

@Urugami45

6 ай бұрын

The 1957 movie "The Enemy Below" starring Robert Mitchum may be what you want to see.

@Urugami45

6 ай бұрын

Can't edit...No convoy in the movie, but some good ASW action.

@Darus255

5 ай бұрын

@@Urugami45 or the movie Greyhound with Tom Hanks

As much as i love being the hunter i love hunting the hunter. Great to see this.

I'm liking the look of this game. How about a quick and easy tutorial on some of the equipment and how to use them?

@Wolfpack345

6 ай бұрын

I need to do that

@jbrou123

6 ай бұрын

@@Wolfpack345 Yes please because I have no idea what is happening or what is TRR, OSC and the likes.

@VikingTeddy

6 ай бұрын

​@@Wolfpack345Seconded, thirded? Looking forward to more excitement!

@markstott6689

6 ай бұрын

​@Wolfpack345 Yes please 😊❤😊

@TeensierPython

6 ай бұрын

Also yes.

Incredible! Love your content man. I watch every single silent hunter and dotmod video you post, and now you bless me with this? thank you!

@Wolfpack345

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

The sound powered telephone chatter is so well done!

@Wolfpack345

6 ай бұрын

Agreed!

Lucky you, a Fletcher-class destroyer. They should have started you with a Clemson-class. :)

Been looking forward to this as an ongoing campaign for ages. Glad to see it's finally here!

Nice, I've been waiting for this. I really like having the hit detection on the camera. It really helps because it was very hard to tell if you were doing damage on near miss/close hits.

Ramming was a recommended tactic - I think that you might have the means of doing so!

I like the way you can see and control the ship as if you was really their on the Bridge rather than from a third person view. I know very little about this game if you can sail from port to port like you can in Silent Hunter that would make this game perfect. I've only seen this Game on You Tube and Seeing you play this game means it can't be bad because all your videos are great and are worthy of little films in themselves very talented keep up the good work

Been waiting for you to play this! Not only are you really entertaining, I also learn a tonne watching. Looking forward to more of this

Nice looking forward to this series!

this and cold waters are my favourite of your series. MORE PLEASE!

Really looking forward to this series! Always loved your previous videos of this game.

@Wolfpack345

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I appreciate the support! More of this to come :)

Always love when a new series gets going! Keep up the great work!

Keep the damage popups for sure

New series, exciting!

Really looking forward to this series.

Yup, this kicked ass. Can't wait for more of this career.

Great episode! What a wonderful way to start a new series.

I recently watched Greyhound, so this is a fitting series to start! Good hunting!

The crew running around looks really funky but all in all looks like a great game so far

Happy to see the game get a full campaign now, and VERY interesting to see you who typically captains subs to now going on the defensive and hunting them.

A great start. Thanks

Great episode. Thanks for doing these. Really enjoyed it

Nice! I’ve been looking forward to a series with this game.

Ohhh the reverse scenario! Love it. Normally I'm all about the UBoat but now, crack those shells! 😁

I would love to see more of this! Very entertaining!!!!

I can already see this being an epic series

I’ve really been wanting to see this on the channel ever since you did your first couple videos of this game. I’d really love to see more of this.

Wonder if the modding community will permit the swapping of USN for RN and RCN, the people who carried out the VAST majority of North Atlantic escort work.

@Wolfpack345

6 ай бұрын

The devs went with the Flecher as it offers a good platform for future expansion to different theaters. The game Wolfpack is working on a playable Flower Class.

Love this series can’t wait to see what’s to come

Epic start, enjoy your commanding as always!

Great video, this will be a fantastic series!!

Does the crew gain experience and get better at sonar and the like? Very cool...gonna be awesome watching you blast U-Boats out of the water! Keep em coming!!!!

Yay new series!

Love your videos mate, how you make it like a story... I'm 60 and i love these games, but find im too busy to invest time in them and play them well, so its very enjoyable watching other people play who know what they're doing. Good work.

This looks fantastic, can’t wait for the next one

Very cool campaign. Looking forward to the next one!

Excellent as always!!

thank you , i enjoyed it

Excellent new series!

at last the much anticipeted Destroyer commander career! Smooth Sea Captain!

Haha. Still got my dungarees in my bag. 92-98. Intersting times.I love watching your game plays. Always such great stories.

As a Newfoundlander, it’s pronounced more like Newfinland, there’s a common saying “ understand, Newfinland” but I find it more confusing. Love the videos keep up the good work

@Wolfpack345

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the correction

Looking forward to viewing more episodes thanks

love the music in the starting cutscene... brings back memories of Silent Hunter 4

Just imagine crossplay compatibility between this game and Uboot! i remember when SIlent hunter 2 was cokpatible with destroyer command, actually got to play it for a while in the early 2000s, was very buggy but really cool.

Fantastic video. You deserve a commendation Sir!

Lookin forward to the next! Thx Wolfpack

This was a fun video.

I remember seeing the demo for this and hearing the developer talk about his love of destroyers. Gotta say I want to join this stress-fest...

This is very much a step in the right direction, congrats to the devs.

Excited to see the fresh type of mission! Destroyers of WW2 was the true workhorse of the Navy. People think the cool battleship/cruisers or stealthy subs but who actually covered the actual vast ocean of the world? Destroyers. Specially Fletcher class had all the virtue of the destroyer for the era.

this is really cool

This gameplay makes me want to watch Greyhound again

A great run as always Captain!

Awesome video as always

Super excited for the new campaign

Thank you good sir for an excellent content. Please, proceed with this career! :)

This was awesome.

Amazing! must have more!

@Wolfpack345

6 ай бұрын

More to come!

Really like this game even though I am on easy mode I am not a sub hunter ..lol I totally stuff the attacks up for some reason.. learning a lot by watching others. Thanks for the video.

I liked the little sub box, watching how close your depth charges were getting to the subs.

It's gonna take me some time to get used to this perspective....used to u-boats :)

This is amazing

What a great immersive game.

Indeedy yes!

great video series.

Hell yea, lets go Wolf, the Pack is ready!

That opening 3 munutes was a swell movie setup 👌

Haven't a clue what half of the screens are displaying but it looks full power action all the way, ithink ill tag along and watch it!

This was fun

I've been waiting for this. Thanks for the great immersive content!

@Wolfpack345

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

@articchar-lf

6 ай бұрын

@@Wolfpack345 well done captain!

This is a good game that will be great after a few tweaks. We will enjoy watching your career, skipper

Very entertaining ^^

This is my favorite simulation to date.

Man I wish the game had coop and you could walk around the ship like wolfpack, maybe one day

Like John Wayne said in "In Harm's Way", you did a full job on those subs! Looking forward to seeing where this series goes! Tbh, by the end of the video I was sorry it was only the first episode!

SH4 intro music 😮 Now that's a blast from the past!

Well this is fun as I’m also currently watching your SH3 type IX career from a few years ago we’re you’re the Uboat terrorizing that area!

I didn't think I'd enjoy the surface warfare component of sub stuff at first, but this was actually a lot of fun :)

The person I have been waiting for. I know it will be a good run.

interesting the choice of using a Fletcher class for this, the Fletcher's were pretty rare for Convoy Duty as they were complete overkill for the task because they were actual Fleet Destroyers designed to go toe-to-toe with the Japanese navy. an Evart's class or PC-461 would be much more accurate

Hope that this game gets the flower class at some point

22:15 “An extra ration of rum for each man!”

When my laptop is repaired, gonna play a lot of this