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Silent Hunter

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Also known as
猎杀潜航 獵殺潛航

Command a US submarine in the Pacific, choosing missions to sink enemy tonnage across nine historical patrol zones.

Silent Hunter was developed by Aeon Electronic Entertainment and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) for DOS in 1996. This is the original platform and release year for the game.

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Platform
MS-DOS
Released
1996
Perspective
1st-person
Size
11.05 MB
Version
autorun.bat
Rating
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About Silent Hunter

Silent Hunter places the player in command of a U.S. submarine during the Pacific campaign of World War II. The primary objective is to destroy enemy shipping, with success measured by the total tonnage sunk.

Gameplay is structured around different mission types, including historical scenarios, speculative engagements, and a continuous career mode. Operations span a wide geographical area, featuring numerous patrol zones and coastal targets for both reconnaissance and direct attack.

Commanders are recognized for exceptional performance with awards, and a scoring system allows for comparison with the historical records of actual submarine officers. Players have access to several different submarine models to carry out their patrols.

Silent Hunter Screenshots

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Main menu
Direct hit in intro movie.
Title Screen from intro movie.
The museum - there were some videos with interviews of a real WWII sub captain
Info about the subs - certain section had a little voiceover or video.
Creating a quick mission (convoy encounter) - lots of things to tweak
Select your sub - the differences are in performance, most of the in-game graphics look the same for different sub types
Select mission type.
(in game) The control center - here you select the various stations
(in game) Conning tower, outside view. You can scan for contacts with binoculars from here, or direct gun and AA fire