When do I get the VIIB?
 

Honestly- I've googled the heck out of the question and haven't seen any answers- I even looked through THEBERBSTER's big post of tutorials and didn't see any answers. I figured the answer would be out there for me but it simply wasn't, so can you guys answer for me? I'm using TWoS if that matters. And my current campaign log looks like this: https://i.imgur.com/KHxucCH.png


AND to be totally fair to my torpedo accuracy, BdU told me to switch to magnetic detonator, and that produced a lot of duds!!

You have to wait to get the VIIB...you just started!

Still few more successful missions, and it will happen :yep:

Do you know under what conditions it becomes available?

You have to sink a lot of ships.

I got the VII B 11/25/1939. That was my third patrol and I went into scapa flow for a laugh and caused a massive tally of sunk warships there.

Patrol #3
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11/9/1939 4:05:15 PM Out on patrol from the base Wilhelmshaven
11/15/1939 Objective achieved Patrol area assigned. Reach AN1814 and start operations. Attack any enemy contact
11/15/1939 11:04:00 PM Destroyed A Class Destroyer, 1188 tons, Long 3° 02' W, Lat 58° 52' N
11/15/1939 11:26:00 PM Destroyed Landing Ship Tank, 2104 tons, Long 3° 02' W, Lat 58° 53' N
11/22/1939 12:57:00 PM Destroyed B Class Destroyer, 1360 tons, Long 3° 02' W, Lat 58° 48' N
11/22/1939 2:02:00 PM Destroyed Small Replenishment Oiler, 1188 tons, Long 3° 02' W, Lat 58° 52' N
11/22/1939 2:40:00 PM Destroyed Queen Elizabeth Battleship, 31000 tons, Long 3° 01' W, Lat 58° 53' N
11/22/1939 3:15:00 PM Destroyed Hood Battlecruiser, 31000 tons, Long 3° 02' W, Lat 58° 54' N
11/22/1939 3:26:00 PM Destroyed Queen Elizabeth Battleship, 31000 tons, Long 3° 02' W, Lat 58° 53' N
11/25/1939 9:08:43 AM Completion of a patrol in the base Wilhelmshaven
Torpedoes launched: 22
Impact: 6
Missed: 5
No exact data: 11
Sinking tonnage: 98,840
Merit: 3930
Raiting increased by 3
Patrol time: 16 days
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11/25/1939 The new award is Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
11/25/1939 Nominated to the command boat type VIIA
11/25/1939 Appointment commander U-51 type VIIB
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Now I am at this:

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Rank: Kapitanleutnant
Awards: Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse, U-Boot-Kriegsabzeichen, Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse, Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, Der Kriegsorden des Deutschen Kreuzes
Commanded: U-30(VIIA), U-51(VIIB)
Current Location: 2ndFlotilla
Home Base: Kiel, Wilhelmshaven
Merit: 14580
Raiting: 10
Sinking tonnage: 357,555
Sunk merchant ships : 35
Sunk warships: 9
Torpedoes launched: 150 <--------- [I replenish often at Heligoland]
Impact: 25
Missed: 87
No exact data: 38
Number of patrols: 8
Total time at sea: 114 days
Current Status: out to sea 5/1/1940
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Difficulty level: 78 %