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That’s actually a great idea for a mod. That and a quest where you have to track down your own synth. Or hell, maybe your nemesis could be your synth version.

I think that depends on the time frame. I wouldn’t trust BT-7s & T-26s to do too well against the Germans in ‘41.

Hell, 60% of the Waffen-SS at the end of the war wasn’t even German. The XV SS Cossack Calvary Corps, anyone? :o

I’m pretty sure those evil Nazis are hiding their faces because they’re laughing! /s

I don’t know. That sounds about right to me. There’s no guarantee a Panther will stand up to a decent hit by an 85mm shell, and the IS-2 had a 122mm that had good penetration characteristics against a Tiger. Hell, even the Sherman Firefly could stand up to the Panzer VI.

Now the King Tiger is a different beast all…

I’m not sure if they’re your style of game, but you might want to check out War in the East and Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa. War in the East is notable because it’s deceptively simple but incredibly complex (modelling the entire Eastern Front down to the individual tank, plane, gun, etc.).

Decisive Campaigns is…

It’s common knowledge that flying eyeballs were a problem among U-Boat crewmen. Kudos to Ubisoft for paying attention to historical accuracy!

Ugh. I didn’t even know about Silent Hunter Online. I’m assuming it wasn’t well-received?

Here’s hoping another company comes up with a worthy successor!

I loved SH4 when I modded the hell out of it. Looked great, sounded great. Had a shit ton of music for the radio. Some of my favorite gaming moments occurred in that game.

1. Was chasing a Japanese convoy in almost pitch black conditions. Kept approaching a destroyer, but the ship wasn’t reacting. I then wondered how…

Any chance we’ll ever get a Silent Hunter 6?

Are we sure? It seems odd that they are the exact same age.

Is there any way that Jon Snow & Dany are twins? They are the same age.

Wow. So from Art Director down that's less than a full-time job with the $15 minimum wage that is being pushed. That is depressing, indeed.

Biggest, or biggest as of yet?

No more Kotaku shout-outs to Space Engine? :(

Have you checked out Combat Mission? That's pretty close to Close Combat in a lot of ways.

It's amazing & I hope the devs are swimming in cash. :) I look forward to a sequel (and with a name like Ultimate General, how can it NOT be a series?).

There are other RTS games in the same vein that are worth checking out: