Sharks

[Greyblades]

I cant help but think that all the explosions and chaos of the naval engagements would scare away the sharks not attract them.

[Sir Beane]

I cant help but think that all the explosions and chaos of the naval engagements would scare away the sharks not attract them.

Amazingly they don't much care about all the noise and fire, they probably realise they are reasonably safe under water. And once a shark gets the scent of blood they will swim for miles to find the source. Eventually you end up with hundreds of sharks circling an area, and once they attack it's known as a 'feeding frenzy' for very good reasons.

The worst part is that sharks are pretty smart. It takes a lot to scare them off when they know you can't really do much to hurt them.

[Greyblades]

I guess it doesnt help that they are the top of the food chain and probably wouldnt fear you atomatically even if people could harm them easily.

[A Very Super Market]

That depends on what type of shark they are.

[Zatoichi]

Never mess with any predator that hasn't evolved for hundreds of millions of years.

Especially if they're armed with fricken' laser beams.

It's eye candy I can do without to be honest, but if sharks are modelled, I demand to see dolphins!

[antisocialmunky]

Steller's Seacow would be nice too. Wild life in general woudl be awesome in TW games especially birds flying off when soldiers get near.

[peacemaker]

don't sharks NOT like to eat humans? I thought that was the case and most surfers are eaten because they are mistaken from seals from under the water....clarification please?

[A Very Super Market]

Yeah, we aren't considered usual prey for sharks. They have no real intention of eating us, but if there is blood everywhere, they will come and eat.

Just saying, sharks today bite less people than New Yorkers.

Serious.

[Freedom Onanist]

don't sharks NOT like to eat humans? I thought that was the case and most surfers are eaten because they are mistaken from seals from under the water....clarification please?

I think you are right, but in the case of the Indianapolis and many other wrecks / sinkings where shark attacks are reported they happen far out in the ocan. Pelagic sharks, or deep sea sharks, can't be beggars, there is suprsingly little to eat right out in the middle of the oceans.

Plus, as has been mentioned blood would definitely put them in a another state of mind. Many of the accounts of battles of this time mention blood litterally running down the sides of ships...