The Type II Club

Crazy Ian · 04-21-07, 07:59 AM

Seems only fair with you guys all discussing the merits of Type VII and IX I should make a special mention for my new fondness for the Dug out canoe. It's complete shoddyness gives it a whole new gaming perspective
(i) Due to very short numbers of eels, you've got to choose your targets wisely
(ii) Further limits on viability of the targets availabe due to range on the surface.. Sometimes you have to spend a good 10 minutes working out if you can intercept them.
(iii) Multiplayer.. nothings more satisfiying than playing as a Type II and scoring more tonnage than your 'arcade' playing mate.. as you stealthily entered the convoy whilst he got all the flak for charging straight in and you nobbled the only two tankers with perfect back breaking shots!

Many more merits to be added soon.. unless someone else wants to add them

Viva Type II!

Kpt. Lehmann · 04-21-07, 08:00 AM

Jawhol!!!

The "Ducks" are cool... especially in a storm.

P_Funk · 04-21-07, 08:03 AM

Theres something very quaint about them. Its also a nice brief patrol. Sometimes I don't feel like being out there for a month and a half.

nikbear · 04-21-07, 09:16 AM

I'd have to agree with the comments so far,there really is something special about being in a Type II,being there from the begining and taking your chances with the obvious limits you have,kinda makes it all the more raw edged.

Sailor Steve · 04-21-07, 10:50 AM

Yup, they're fun, right down to the little galley stove in the back of the control room.

Penelope_Grey · 04-21-07, 12:15 PM

The two most major merits I can think ok is Harbour raiding, my brother got a IID and was forver sneaking into british ports shooting stuff up.

The other thing I note about them, is their acoustic profile, they are difficult to get a concrete lock on due to their small size and the depth charges miss.

One other advantage of the IID is the speed it crash dives at. It can be under in a blink of an eye.

The IIA is definately the most challenging U-Boat to play but I do like the type II's.

Puster Bill · 04-21-07, 12:59 PM

What would be really interesting is if someone would make a Type XXIII skin, and diddle the parameters on the Type IIA or D to make it into a Type XXIII.

You only have two shots, but you can travel at 12+ knots underwater, and a crash dive time of only 9 seconds. When you can pull the plug that fast, you don't need AA guns.

Penelope_Grey · 04-21-07, 04:15 PM

I'm extremely tempted to have a career in the black sea in a Type II

STEED · 04-21-07, 04:17 PM

Type II, Bah no room to fart in them barrels. :p

I have done the Black Sea in a VII & IX.

Penelope_Grey · 04-21-07, 04:18 PM

I love the IID. Its a cracking boat.

KeptinCranky · 04-21-07, 04:25 PM

I like the type II most because it prevent the overconfident idiocy you get with a big deckgun and oodles of flak, no way am i going to take on an armed trawler or flower corvette on the surface in a type II, I did that regularly in my 7s and 9s (admittedly in vanilla sh3, in GWX I got sunk so fast I actually felt embarassed for a day, even though there were no witnesses

)

Does Kpt. Lehmann think his canoe is a surfboard? :rotfl:Hang Ten for the Vaterland!

TriskettheKid · 04-21-07, 04:31 PM

Using GWX, I've completed two full careers in a Type II, from 1939 until 1945.

Working on the third.

STEED · 04-21-07, 04:34 PM

I got blown out the sea in one of them tubs as we came up for emergency fresh air and why? Bernard had been farting after eating beans and eggs.

Sailor Steve · 04-21-07, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Penelope_Grey

I'm extremely tempted to have a career in the black sea in a Type II

My last career I assigned myself to AO95 (I think that was it) and sat off Gdansk taking pot-shots at fleeing Polish merchants. After that I accepted my North Sea assignments as they were given.

Lzs von swe · 04-21-07, 07:01 PM

One of my captains is commanding the U-24 in the 30´th Flot. in Constanza.
April -43 and the boat has got the new conning tower with an extra flak pos.
She really looks good with two flak zwillings

Your welcome to help in the fight against the Russians, Pen

04-21-07, 07:59 AM	#1
Crazy Ian Torpedoman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: UK Posts: 115 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	The Type II Club Seems only fair with you guys all discussing the merits of Type VII and IX I should make a special mention for my new fondness for the Dug out canoe. It's complete shoddyness gives it a whole new gaming perspective (i) Due to very short numbers of eels, you've got to choose your targets wisely (ii) Further limits on viability of the targets availabe due to range on the surface.. Sometimes you have to spend a good 10 minutes working out if you can intercept them. (iii) Multiplayer.. nothings more satisfiying than playing as a Type II and scoring more tonnage than your 'arcade' playing mate.. as you stealthily entered the convoy whilst he got all the flak for charging straight in and you nobbled the only two tankers with perfect back breaking shots! Many more merits to be added soon.. unless someone else wants to add them Viva Type II! __________________ Make tubes 1 and 4 ready in all respects...

04-21-07, 08:00 AM	#2
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,993 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Jawhol!!! The "Ducks" are cool... especially in a storm. __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

04-21-07, 08:03 AM	#3
P_Funk Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 2,537 Downloads: 129 Uploads: 0	Theres something very quaint about them. Its also a nice brief patrol. Sometimes I don't feel like being out there for a month and a half. __________________

04-21-07, 10:50 AM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Yup, they're fun, right down to the little galley stove in the back of the control room. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-21-07, 12:15 PM	#6
Penelope_Grey Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,893 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The two most major merits I can think ok is Harbour raiding, my brother got a IID and was forver sneaking into british ports shooting stuff up. The other thing I note about them, is their acoustic profile, they are difficult to get a concrete lock on due to their small size and the depth charges miss. One other advantage of the IID is the speed it crash dives at. It can be under in a blink of an eye. The IIA is definately the most challenging U-Boat to play but I do like the type II's. __________________ I SURVIVED THE FIRST EVER SUBSIM WEREWOLF HUNT - and... I actually won the game for the humans too!

04-21-07, 09:16 AM	#4
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	I'd have to agree with the comments so far,there really is something special about being in a Type II,being there from the begining and taking your chances with the obvious limits you have,kinda makes it all the more raw edged.

04-21-07, 12:59 PM	#7
Puster Bill Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2006 Location: BA8758, or FN33eh for my fellow hams. Posts: 833 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	What would be really interesting is if someone would make a Type XXIII skin, and diddle the parameters on the Type IIA or D to make it into a Type XXIII. You only have two shots, but you can travel at 12+ knots underwater, and a crash dive time of only 9 seconds. When you can pull the plug that fast, you don't need AA guns. __________________ The U-Boat Commander of Love

04-21-07, 04:15 PM	#8
Penelope_Grey Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,893 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm extremely tempted to have a career in the black sea in a Type II __________________ I SURVIVED THE FIRST EVER SUBSIM WEREWOLF HUNT - and... I actually won the game for the humans too!

04-21-07, 04:17 PM	#9
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Type II, Bah no room to fart in them barrels. :p I have done the Black Sea in a VII & IX. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

04-21-07, 04:18 PM	#10
Penelope_Grey Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,893 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I love the IID. Its a cracking boat. __________________ I SURVIVED THE FIRST EVER SUBSIM WEREWOLF HUNT - and... I actually won the game for the humans too!

04-21-07, 04:25 PM	#11
KeptinCranky Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,050 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I like the type II most because it prevent the overconfident idiocy you get with a big deckgun and oodles of flak, no way am i going to take on an armed trawler or flower corvette on the surface in a type II, I did that regularly in my 7s and 9s (admittedly in vanilla sh3, in GWX I got sunk so fast I actually felt embarassed for a day, even though there were no witnesses ) Does Kpt. Lehmann think his canoe is a surfboard? :rotfl:Hang Ten for the Vaterland!

04-21-07, 04:31 PM	#12
TriskettheKid Planesman Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 186 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Using GWX, I've completed two full careers in a Type II, from 1939 until 1945. Working on the third.

04-21-07, 04:34 PM	#13
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	I got blown out the sea in one of them tubs as we came up for emergency fresh air and why? Bernard had been farting after eating beans and eggs. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

04-21-07, 07:01 PM	#15
Lzs von swe Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Norrkoping, Sweden Posts: 1,074 Downloads: 66 Uploads: 0	One of my captains is commanding the U-24 in the 30´th Flot. in Constanza. April -43 and the boat has got the new conning tower with an extra flak pos. She really looks good with two flak zwillings Your welcome to help in the fight against the Russians, Pen __________________