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Gangrene · 03-08-12, 04:02 PM

I just finished my first patrol with the XVIII and I'm pretty satisfied with the results... It's the first time I've come back to port with absolutely no hull damage, probably for a couple of factors. About 56k of ships sunk which is pretty low, but I was able to nail a 10k warship that would have gotten away otherwise using what I'm calling "Super SPEED" for a nice follow up shot, got close enough for a follow up homing torpedo... try dodging that.

It reloads like a beast and if a ship is still going fast with escorts... who cares. Super speed till you get about 600 or closer meters with gas torpedo set to fast, there is no dodging that either! You cannot catch a fast ship underwater with a IX... If you can't surface because a lot of escorts are around to get more speed, typically kiss it goodbye. Especially a warship convoy.

You want to pull out a torpedo and put in a homing torpedo, no problem... it's like a instant request by comparison.

For the distance issue I'm having good results at 1/3 speed, can get around Australia and back.

The deck gun is a shame, because it is fun to jump in that gunner seat and start unloading on a helpless ship without using a torpedo, but I've got 25 torpedoes... no external reloads, they are all at my fingertips. I'll take it as a trade off for a near invincible ship.

Like I said, no damage... I'll sometimes take a nick from a plane... even if I dive I may take a % or 2 of damage. The thing dives way faster without even having to press c for a crash dive. It seems to get spotted less. It also looks smaller hence a smaller target for cannon fire and bombs.

So, where I'll usually take out a few ships with guns really tacking on to my tonnage, it was a pretty fun experience... and I used only like an 1/8th of my hydrogen peroxide! Don't think I'll run out of that stuff.

Well, that's what I can think of off hand... Also I didn't lose crew experience or my awesome torpedoes as someone else stated earlier. They gave me two homing torpedoes and several pattern running torpedoes. I don't use the pattern just program them for a straight run.

03-08-12, 04:02 PM	#27
Gangrene Bosun Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sandusky, Ohio Posts: 67 Downloads: 50 Uploads: 0	I just finished my first patrol with the XVIII and I'm pretty satisfied with the results... It's the first time I've come back to port with absolutely no hull damage, probably for a couple of factors. About 56k of ships sunk which is pretty low, but I was able to nail a 10k warship that would have gotten away otherwise using what I'm calling "Super SPEED" for a nice follow up shot, got close enough for a follow up homing torpedo... try dodging that. It reloads like a beast and if a ship is still going fast with escorts... who cares. Super speed till you get about 600 or closer meters with gas torpedo set to fast, there is no dodging that either! You cannot catch a fast ship underwater with a IX... If you can't surface because a lot of escorts are around to get more speed, typically kiss it goodbye. Especially a warship convoy. You want to pull out a torpedo and put in a homing torpedo, no problem... it's like a instant request by comparison. For the distance issue I'm having good results at 1/3 speed, can get around Australia and back. The deck gun is a shame, because it is fun to jump in that gunner seat and start unloading on a helpless ship without using a torpedo, but I've got 25 torpedoes... no external reloads, they are all at my fingertips. I'll take it as a trade off for a near invincible ship. Like I said, no damage... I'll sometimes take a nick from a plane... even if I dive I may take a % or 2 of damage. The thing dives way faster without even having to press c for a crash dive. It seems to get spotted less. It also looks smaller hence a smaller target for cannon fire and bombs. So, where I'll usually take out a few ships with guns really tacking on to my tonnage, it was a pretty fun experience... and I used only like an 1/8th of my hydrogen peroxide! Don't think I'll run out of that stuff. Well, that's what I can think of off hand... Also I didn't lose crew experience or my awesome torpedoes as someone else stated earlier. They gave me two homing torpedoes and several pattern running torpedoes. I don't use the pattern just program them for a straight run.