''Sub Command'', subtitled ''Akula Seawolf 688(I)'' is a

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in 2001. The player commands one

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: a

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, a Russian Navy , or a 688(I). ''Sub Command'' sports three training missions, 23 single missions, and one 14 mission campaign. The campaign can be played from either the Russian or American side, so in effect there are two campaigns. The single missions range from

search and rescue Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, typically determined by the type of terrain the search ...

, battle group escort, tailing enemy boomers, spy missions, and general-purpose search-and-destroy. Many missions strictly prohibit firing on the enemy as they are expected to mirror real life

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objectives and get in—get out without being seen. Some missions offer more than one choice of submarine - they can play the mission as the ''Akula'', 688(I), or the ''Seawolf''. In multiplayer mode, this game allows up to eight players to play each other via LAN,

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or IP connections.

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