Silent Hunter 3 - Mediterranean Career || Episode 16 - The Luftwaffe Strikes

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[@graustreifbrombeerkralle1078]

Don't see Axis air force attacks in SH3 that often, so it's very nice to see some action here. Also, superb cinematic shots and narration as always.

[@Wolfpack345]

It was cool to watch!

[@davidsmith8997]

Yeah, that's pretty rare. Does make it feel like you accomplished something though. It's hard to intercept those fast-moving convoys, especially on a calm and sunny day!

[@jackcoleman1784]

From what I understand it's supposed to happen much more often but one of the developers confirmed a long time ago that it's bugged in vanilla and most mods. Basically a lot of the time when you try to report it just simply doesn't because of the bug. Not sure if any mods fix it but I know GWX doesn't or at least the version I have doesnt. I've put hundreds of hours into SH3 GWX fully reporting contacts for the sake of immersion and I've only had support show up one time. I've reported contacts basically everywhere interesting at every interesting point of the war and got nothing. Even during Vichy France while I'm in the channel. The one time it worked a Luftwaffe plane (I think it was a Stuka?) showed up and attacked a target for me.

[@alarmedresponse]

13:26 Wolfpack: "well we'll keep our ears-" British Destroyer activating asdic: "I think not"

[@graustreifbrombeerkralle1078]

Good one xD

[@K_N.H.]

"A friendly albanian convoy" is something you dont get to hear everyday

[@timonsolus]

Albania was invaded and occupied by Italy in April 1939, as Mussolini's response to the German invasion and occupation of Czechoslovakia in March 1939. So Albania was an Italian puppet state in 1939-43, much like Vichy France. After Italy surrendered in 1943, Albania was occupied by the Germans until it managed to liberate itself in November 1944 (via efforts of Communist partisans).

[@mikhailiagacesa3406]

I play Italy a lot, so it's nice to see them contributing.

[@graustreifbrombeerkralle1078]

27:56 It's simple, but cinematic shots like that that make your videos so alive and enjoyable to watch. I actually rewatched this scene three times before moving on with the rest of the video. So, good work with those, Wolfpack.

[@Wolfpack345]

Thank you! :)

[@TheZombifiedGuy]

16:07 Man, that guy's a heavy sleeper. Neither ASDIC nor depth charges will keep him from getting his beauty sleep!

[@kensai7]

I really hope someone just gets the rights of SH3 and just relaunches the game with modern graphics and even better scriptable AI. This is all we need, such a classic!

[@GaldirEonai]

Last words of a lot of submarine skippers: "I was not expecting us to be spotted..."

[@graustreifbrombeerkralle1078]

The "Wasserbomben!" (depth charges) at 16:20 hit right in the feels, ngl, felt pretty authentic

[@GaldirEonai]

He's using a soundpack with quotes from the movie Das Boot.

[@graustreifbrombeerkralle1078]

@@GaldirEonai I know.

[@spitefulwar]

@@graustreifbrombeerkralle1078"Schon gut Hinrich, wir hören es auch so..."

[@TheRealDoctorBonkus]

05:14 Implying that Wolfpack sleeps with the game running without time compression haha. Great episode as always!

[@SOU6900]

🤣 at the way that one lifeboat went flying.

[@UncomprehensibleToast]

Wolfpack never fails to make a good video. Nice work

[@Wolfpack345]

Thanks!

[@spitefulwar]

The problem with the widespread use of allied radar is that it corresponds with increased submarine tower sizes because of ever increased flak gun armament. Both overproportionally added to the radar cross section of the submarines. An effect at that time virtually unknown/ not understood.

[@Kaarl_Mills]

Wouldn't it also make it slower underwater? It's more surface area to push through the sea than before

[@Blazingakatosh]

​@@Kaarl_Millsyes. That's why later in the war they removed deck guns. But kept the anti air for peace of mind I guess because I haven't read many success stories of them being used.

[@timonsolus]

@@Blazingakatosh : Yes, the extra AA guns were more for crew morale than anything else.

[@villeandersson1487]

21:57. I guess you could say those decoys were very "bold"! Ahaha!

[@marksalmon6403]

Our evening is saved!

[@roberts1938]

Very nice episode. I think it reflects more realism about what submarine warfare was like during World War II. The entire drama of the war on various levels. Very heavy patrol. The success is that the crew persevered. All these sounds and imagining the attacks are very exhausting. I admire you for staying calm and in control of the situation. It's obvious you have a lot of experience. All these true sailors and airmen who fought in defense of Malta deserve great respect and memory. I am reminded of archival films where the ships of a British convoy enter the port with terrible damage - the entire bow is destroyed, another tanker is tilted, it is supported by other ships and the crew is fighting the fires in the sea. Many ships did not arrive, sometimes they were very short.

[@stephenmurray7495]

Having a report lead to something really adds to gameplay and immersion, rewarding as it does stalkingfor the sake of intelligence.

[@Noone-gb8eo]

You're my favourite content creator, I love the way you narrate events and the seriousness and realism you use in your videos while playing, and your cinematic shots are awesome despite some games being old you make them look epic. You're the best

[@mikhailiagacesa3406]

Valiant attempt. Kudos for passing info on to the Commando Supremo and the LW.

[@BK-yj7vg]

3:58 this gunner looks like he wants to ask you, if you are done filming

[@sebastijanglozinic8630]

This series motivated me to buy Silent Hunter 3 and download GWX, trying to make my game looks as closely to yours as i can. Still learning the basics. Having trouble with torpedoes. More specifically, figuring out the correct range to the target.

[@nickfan6666]

That Hearts of Iron music is awesome 😂

[@MrBadam972]

This is why SH3 is still the best WW2 Submarine simulator.

[@simonlemerveilleuxdelisle3779]

As usual, excellent episode. Seeing friendly aircrafts engage the enemy task force was interesting.

[@dougshelby939]

Hey man great video again! Wow that's an intense episode with no ships able to be attacked. Owell you and the U-75 lived to fight another day, even Babe Ruth didn't homer every at bat, you know? What a fascinating game! Hey man I was wondering what equipment you were using to play this game, and then I was surprised that running on the surface doesn't necessarily mean your batteries are getting charged up. So.. my follow up question is what procedures are required to charge batteries?? I'll try to be patient for you to get around to answering hopefully, and in the meantime, I'll be watching! 👍✌️😎

[@Galantus1964]

I really love your narrating, it makes me feel immersed

[@MTerrence]

Man, the fricken' Luftwaffe stole your kill.

[@koviniseziukas7668]

i loved this game for its multiplayer

[@michaelbedinger4121]

Awesome! It was great seeing the Luftwaffe in action. Thank you very much Wolfpack.

[@mikefiero]

Man your cutscenes are getting better and better. Love your content buddy.

[@ditzy_neko3362]

You were no doubt reported sunk by the hunter killer group, they had to get back in time for tea and medals.

[@Go4Corvette]

I lol every time you crash dive and your crew goes crazy. Can't believe how long you stay on the surface with those ships so close and air patrols all around you. Good luck.

[@sneediumminer]

no snorkel moment

[@MarkLac]

Anybody else getting goose bumps hearing that ASDAC Detector Pinging?

[@davegoodridge8352]

One tactic uboat skippers used. Was that if seen and attacked according to the u boat commander handbook. Yes there is such a book. Once the boat was under water was to go hard over on the helm and spiral down, causing the escorts to over shoot

[@whyme943]

That first hunter-killer encounter probably made for a good report about the new decoy system for the R&D people.

[@MouldedSalad]

15:34 Sheesh - there's more light beams going on than at a Jean-Michel Jarre concert! 😎

[@tinkertailor7385]

Good stuff. Coffee time and a sit down with Wolfpack's U boat adventures.

[@Kaarl_Mills]

Hmmmm I wonder if this patrol starts off on better footing than usual? *"ALAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRMMM!"* Nope, nothing new under the sun today it seems. Also my blood pressure spikes every time the sub moans and you're below 100 meters

[@andreambuter6806]

"We will keep our ears... PINGGGGGGGGGGGGG"

[@yoosta22]

Very very nice job

[@bradfordfulfer7308]

Good stuff, @Wolfpack345! Many thanks!

[@largezo7567]

thanks for making these videos

[@dereksherwood3794]

The Aces of the Deep crew voice was a fun memberberry :) As far as the decoys, I suspect they disappear inappropriately which causes the destroyers to go active. Bubblebubblefizz-nothing suddenly? No breakage sounds, no weapons detonating nearby... that's sus as hell.

[@BMPellogia]

this is the only channel that i watch full screen :)

[@Leaddinosaur]

What a great episode. Lots of tension.

[@glenjones5416]

Always enjoy u work brah. They gave u the slip, but there will be another day. Go get them wolfie.

[@chessell256]

Excellent content WP. The Luttwaffe exists?? Wow, as the German old joke goes; If you see a plane and its silver, its american; If see a plane and is brown its brittish, If you can't see it, its the Luttwaffe

[@timonsolus]

True, although even in 1944-45 the Luftwaffe was very active - mostly at night.

[@gustavakerfelt6691]

You make the best sub videos. Thank you.

[@MichalProzac]

What a long episode wow

[@knightmare8083]

Wolfpack345 sub action, second to none, jawohl.

[@nunopereira265]

One day you need to do a campaign in silent hunter4 with the we dive at dawn british campaign in the mediterrean

[@garytwinem5275]

I agree, the new version, "Beneath the Med" has a British voice mod which really helps the atmosphere.

[@pllly]

Another excellent, immersive video.

[@smellyfella5077]

This a very good episode...well done!

[@tobiashahn645]

Would be nice if you could show us a bit more on the map in the future, like where you are and stuff. Apart from that it's great as always!

[@KrassaMister22]

Just yesterday i was wondering when the new episode of SH3 comes out. Awesome as always mate^^

[@Paludion]

Too bad you couldn't catch that convoy, but I guess that's the problem when you spot it on the last leg of its journey to a heavily defended port. At least U-75 will live to catch new preys next episode ! (hopefully)

[@straightpipe4753]

Amazing videos as always, great work,

[@thekorv95]

Hell yeah. 40 min episode🎉🎉

[@lelouchjoestar1008]

What episode!. Wow.

[@SliceofLife7777]

Suspenseful. Way to not die Wolf Pack.❤

[@DerKurfuerst]

FInally a new episode! Wondering if anybody got more information on the FlaK-platform in the back. Never seen a layout like this and seems to me like a hydrodynamic nightmare.

[@flywheel986]

The noisemakers saved your bratwurst Herr Kapitan-Leutnant. Du bist screwed without them. Bad luck being gang mugged going out.

[@tacticalcalebgaming7264]

That U-boat actually looks like a Type B/2 on silent hunter 5

[@timjerrom7173]

Gripping stuff Wolfpack. 🤞most of the video.

[@TheZombifiedGuy]

Interesting to see friendly aircraft attacking a convoy - though if I'm not mistaken those were Italian, not German, planes. But it's a little difficult to tell.

[@Wolfpack345]

Some were German and some were Italian

[@darylb8773]

Thanks again for the great video

[@Lowkeh]

40 minutes? Excuse me, sir? Should you feel so inclined, you may now paint me as one of your happy campers.

[@stephenfarthing3819]

Hmm! Were you observed by US Destroyers. The American vessels were about to start operations ! In the Mediterranean Sea. I stand corrected - it might be RN Destroyer with Three Frigates.

[@Wolfpack345]

I didn't see any US vessels yet! Soon I'm sure

[@arcanos9706]

Great video! Being that i missed out on SH3, I only played 4 and much to my chagrin 5, i have to ask. Is the crash dive ALARM!!! In game or added in post? I love all these authentic sounds, thumps, grunts and groans of machinery and men. If it’s all in game the. I HOPE someone remakes SH3 and expands into multiple nations boats or mods these amazing sounds into Uboat.

[@abaddon1371]

I believe it is a sound mod, with various sounds from the movie "Das Boot".

[@timmy3822]

If you install the GWX (Grey Wolves Expansion) mod it includes voice lines from Das Boot, the “ALAAAARM!” being one of them.

[@JoeMun]

This dude bringing out some HOI2 soundtrack let’s go!!!

[@stephenfarthing3819]

Might be a MTB ! Or a MGB! Though I could be wrong! Ah Destroyers!

[@EminenceFrontX5]

Another awesome episode. 🎉RockOn

[@eduardoanzolch6078]

"Hans call the Lufftwaffels...."

[@antebellum45]

"... the morning silence that had overcome salamis ..." 😳😳🤔 😇😇🤣

[@RemusKingOfRome]

Great video.

[@arthurcrego8297]

Great video loved it.

[@rozzaj2856]

Babe wake up new wolfpack just dropped!

[@vincentray5226]

You are the poet of PING.

[@yenilmez360]

Dude, I have this game and I can run it, but when I start the game while there is nothing in the main menu of the game, there is a black screen and I cannot exit the black screen in any way, how can I solve this problem? ((the game's UI is visible, but I cannot see anything in the game))

[@ahnice5015]

I would really like to see how much destruction a modern sub could cause in these times. Would be interesting to have, let's say a kilo, fight against a huge group of warships or hunter killer groups and what they would be able to do, if even anything.

[@Valfunction]

Not so familiar with Russian tech, but a US equivalent submarine could just pop up its radar mast and fire away with TASM or Harpoons before a WW2 ship even knew what hit them. WW2 radar would have no chance of picking up the radar mast.

[@Kaarl_Mills]

Even the whiskey, which is the oldest vessel in Cold Waters and ended production in 1958, would be an absolute terror in the 1940s. The fact that it can dive well in excess of 200 meters, has wire guided torpedoes, comparable speeds with the type 9 that Wolf is driving, and much more sophisticated countermeasures and sonar, means it would be obliterating anything that didn't detect it first

[@SithFTW4072]

I don't know, the Whiskey class was known for being incredibly noisy

[@Spider_Monkey_Films]

Man the flak guns…why are you facing this way sir?!?

[@markstott6689]

Is it worth patrolling outside of Valletta? All sorts of juicy convoys tried resupplying Malta 1941 to 1943. 😊❤😊

[@Wolfpack345]

It is! It is just shallow

[@markstott6689]

@@Wolfpack345 That begs the question of whether a night raid is worth the risk? 😊❤️😊

[@090giver090]

@@markstott6689 You know the nets and minefields are a thing in this game, right? 😉💀

[@markstott6689]

@@090giver090 Indeed, but lurking offshore at night might reap rewards.

[@captainjonna1034]

thinking of my time in cold waters i don't think i'd want to deploy a decoy at the depth i was hiding at down at 200 meters it could give away the fact that you can even dive that deep....i don't know what do you think?

[@christophercubina6526]

Was there a new update to the game that made it so that when you leave port the crew of the u-boat would stand on the deck or was that a update for a long time and I didn’t notice. But other than that, great job Wolfpack.

[@aramisvaldes1711]

It’s probably a mod, his gameplay is heavily modded.

[@ventcovermemes472]

100% of gamblers quit before their first big win

[@Wolfpack345]

Facts

[@andrewdilliner6709]

When is next episode??? Been a long time!

[@jorkusmalorkus]

could you do a tutorial on various sounds, both coming through the hydrophone and through the hull? I know most of it must seem obvious to fans but it'd still be interesting to hear you go in depth about it with examples.

[@SOU6900]

Hey Wolfpack have you ever come across the Flying Dutchman in SH4?

[@Wolfpack345]

Yeah I have

[@SOU6900]

@@Wolfpack345 Cool.

[@Karagianis]

33:57 I'm pretty sure that's not Luftwaffe. It's definitely not an FW190 and those look like Italian markings. A Regia Aeronautica fighter I think, a Fiat G.50 would be my best guess.

[@sebastijanglozinic8630]

One of the planes is an Italian G.50, and one seems to be a Ju-88.

[@JustPeasant]

The game does not model that, but u-boats were also were facing threat from Royal Navy's submarines. "Looks like we lost them." Loud ping... ugh!😩

[@timonsolus]

True, although in WW2 there were no homing torpedoes capable of tracking and sinking a submerged submarine. So the only way for a sub to sink another sub back then was to sink it while it was on the surface - which required calm seas.

[@JustPeasant]

@@timonsolus I need to clarify. In the Mediterranean theater, Royal Navy submarines were hunting down German u-boats, unlike the actions in the North Atlantic🔍

[@Mii_Oh_Nine]

What mods are you using for Silent Hunter 3? I'm just experienced with GWX

[@gorter23]

thank you or this youtube. will you be playing Destroyer: the u-boat hunter again anytime soon?

[@Wolfpack345]

I have been wanting to loop back to that one

[@tahzib1451]

so there are bed bunks in the torp room...so why do i often see torp crew with the ! mark on them

[@nlforces2079]

I don't see the point in the new conning tower, why so much extra weight and resistance for just a single 20mm? Was a Wintergarten setup not available?

[@timonsolus]

That is the Wintergarten setup. Also known as 'Turmumbau II'. However, historically, the Mediterranean-based U-boats from autumn 1942 to autumn 1943 were fitted with 'Turmumbau I'. This was a widening of the bridge to put on two double-barrelled 13.2 mm (0.5 inch) Italian Breda M37 Flak-MGs to supplement the traditional single 2 cm gun.

[@DarrylHart]

Crash dive!!!! "Arghhhhhhhhhghh".

[@Warbound]

I’m hoping for a sneaky raid on Valletta next episode

[@ibrahimaliklc531]

still no game achieved that level of quality.

[@2ASupporter1]

Im seeing you aren't playing sh5 you having the same problem as me with it? I fixed the Ubisoft error by installing the game through uconnect and not steam but every time I launch i get stuck on the same cutscence for when you start the game where if you select stuff on PC you can see through the window and it closes after the cutscence NO MENU AT ALL

[@ryu1185]

Which mods are you running

[@t.r.4496]

I wish the subs have mine laying capability for scenarios like the three warships.

[@Hugh-sg9js]

I suppose there might be a way to mod mines into the game, but they would definitely be very buggy and would need allot of limitations.

[@glennpettersson9002]

If the destroyer is doing a straight line attack when doing a depth charge run I wonder why they didn't develop a floating magnetic mine the sub to could release, the inverse of a depth charge if you will. Nothing worse than being shot at and not being able to shoot back.

[@Blazingakatosh]

They had launchers eventually that shoot the charges off the side of the boat quite far. By the time the mine reached the surface the battle would be in a completely different area. Not only that but I believe there were laws for mine laying for saftey of international shipping. Could you imagine thousands of mines just drifting in the ocean randomly after the war ended lol

[@vito7428]

I mean,mining international shipping lanes in a warzone would be the least of the Axis' legal issue worries