The Exclusive IX U-Boat club

[STEED]

Welcome IX Kapitans to the IX club where real hard line Kapitans hang out with there big boats and enough fire power to scare off the enemy and see the world.

[Ducimus]

Ohh ohh! Can i join! :lol:

[Brag]

I wanna join! :D,
Can I join with my VIIB? :88)
Maybe I can get a IX for christmas 1939. :roll:

[P_Funk]

I was asking myself only a few days after that type II thread showed up "how long before the big boys get hissy and and pouty and make their own treehouse".

Me, I'm already in the club. Type IXC, U-519, 1941. :up:

[Spin Doctor]

Just left port last night in my new IXC after trading in my old but reliable VIIB. We've not even done any sea trials yet, so once we get some water under the keel, we'll be doing some angles and dangles, to get a feel for what she can do. Should be interesting as this is my first time in this boat.

As a going away present my VIIB gave me over 90,000 tons on our last partol. Pretty tough to do in a Lucky 7. GWX, 92% real.

[Scheisskopf]

i wanna join, ive always been an IX fanatic :rock:

[Telgriff]

IXB from the get go. Hurrah!

Fine seas and many targets for our multiple fish :arrgh!:

[emtmedic005]

My baby the IXD2, U-53:rock::rock:

Its been with me for the good times and the bad times

[Zero Niner]

Proud to be a member, U-109 Type IXB. May 1940
War has been suspended in a strange time-space continuum warp. :D
Until I've had enough of Morrowind. :D

[Telgriff]

Proud to be a member, U-109 Type IXB. May 1940
War has been suspended in a strange time-space continuum warp. :D
Until I've had enough of Morrowind. :D

If you look at Oblivion, you're a goner.

[vasmann]

I want to join. :D

[Crazy Ian]

*Walks in and looks around*

Christ it's a bit roomy in here, I'm going back to the broom closet that is the Type II club :D

[melnibonian]

Wait for me guys. I was just securing my IXC in the harbour, that's why I'm late ;) :D

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

U-124 IXB.

(previously one was a VII but it got bombed by a plane and sank to the bottom of the ocean with 10 crew members.)

[Morts]

can i join :)

U-67
type IXC

[Jimbuna]

U-182 IXD2 :arrgh!:

[danlisa]

I'm in. IX forever.:rock:

Now, what does this club do STEED? Do we just rant at the VII boys?:rotfl:

Also, meetings are going to be a nightmare to arrange and are going to be few & far between. Besides, after 60+ days at sea, the last thing I want to do is be in a room with you lot.;):arrgh!:

[Jimbuna]

I'm in. IX forever.:rock:

Now, what does this club do STEED? Do we just rant at the VII boys?:rotfl:

Also, meetings are going to be a nightmare to arrange and are going to be few & far between. Besides, after 60+ days at sea, the last thing I want to do is be in a room with you lot.;):arrgh!:

Come over to 'The Den' then ;)

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/14/ddssh404xa0pc2.gif (http://imageshack.us)

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

:o uhm...

[STEED]

I'm in. IX forever.:rock:

Now, what does this club do STEED? Do we just rant at the VII boys?:rotfl:

Also, meetings are going to be a nightmare to arrange and are going to be few & far between. Besides, after 60+ days at sea, the last thing I want to do is be in a room with you lot.;):arrgh!:

Membership is free as long as you sail in a IX Boat. :yep:

We are the top dogs of the U-Boats and we rule the sea. :up:

You can have ago at the type 2/7. ;)

Praise the IX to the Sky's and lots of bragging how brilliant we are. :rock:

We IX Kapitans will continual to outshine the rest. :sunny:

[SleightOfHand]

I'm saving up renown for a Type IX, but I'm still in a Type VIIB in 1939 in the career I'm in right now (too few torpedos!). Can I join anyway?

[STEED]

I'm saving up renown for a Type IX, but I'm still in a Type VIIB in 1939 in the career I'm in right now (too few torpedos!). Can I join anyway?

Well if you are going to buy a IX you better become a die hard addicts like us lot.

[Jimbuna]

Did someone say "die hard" :o

[STEED]

Did someone say "die hard" :o

Yours truly, me. :up:

We are the best of the best. :up:

[The_Rus]

Well I sail IXB out of Brest. So do I qualify? :hmm:

[STEED]

Well I sail IXB out of Brest. So do I qualify? :hmm:

Yes you do. :up:

Welcome to the IX club. :up: :up:

[Jimbuna]

Did someone say "die hard" :o

Yours truly, me. :up:

We are the best of the best. :up:

I'll second that matey :arrgh!:

[Canovaro]

My baby the IXD2, U-53:rock::rock:

Its been with me for the good times and the bad times

:rock:indeed!

Saving up renown for one of those


U-105
Type IXB
Sector BD55
May 1942

[Hartmann]

I love type IX boats :up:

i can´t live withouth 22 torpedoes :yep:

[The_Rus]

I love type IX boats :up:

i can´t live withouth 22 torpedoes :yep:
Yea me too:yep: , hey since this is the IX club can we talk about our IX accomplishments. :up: Well I nearly sunk a whole convoy single-handily. :yep: :D

[unterseemann]

Yep! U-110 type IX-B may 1941, 4 patrols 265000 tons sunk (GWX and 100% of course!)
Type IX for ever!

[Telgriff]

I love type IX boats :up:

i can´t live withouth 22 torpedoes :yep: Yea me too:yep: , hey since this is the IX club can we talk about our IX accomplishments. :up: Well I nearly sunk a whole convoy single-handily. :yep: :D

Thats was my plan except DD's kept showing up. Got 4 Swans and a Flower Corvette. STILL trying to get away from the hornets nest I stirred up and trying not to die from multiple DC attacks.

If I survive, there better be something good in the convoy....

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

I love type IX boats :up:

i can´t live withouth 22 torpedoes :yep: Yea me too:yep: , hey since this is the IX club can we talk about our IX accomplishments. :up: Well I nearly sunk a whole convoy single-handily. :yep: :D

Thats was my plan except DD's kept showing up. Got 4 Swans and a Flower Corvette. STILL trying to get away from the hornets nest I stirred up and trying not to die from multiple DC attacks.

If I survive, there better be something good in the convoy....
lets make a online wolf pack with a large convoy and elite expirience :up:

now that would be a good idea to test eachother

[The_Rus]

Well the convoy I ran into had only a Black Swan and a Corvette. So sent the BS to the bottom and sunk the corvette with gun fire. I had 2 fish a stern and 1 forward. I had of100 deck gun ammo. This convoy is in early 40-41, and had 5-6 C3's and a 3-4 large merchants. So I aim under the wheelhouse of the C3's and sunk like 4 and with a help of a fish sunk 3 large merchants. :smug: Then was heading out two planes tried to bomb me but I got under and sunk one medium tanker with the final two fish. This was the first patrol I got 100K GWX or vanilla.:rock: :rock: :rock: So I was very happy.
I might add a little story with Bernard that damaged my U-boat on the same patrol. I was in a convoy and had sunk a Southampton class and a couple of merchants and cargos. Bernard thought he would like to take her topside.:damn: :shifty: Needless the British welcomed me with open arms and guns.:hmm: I barely got her under :dead: and we fired Bernard out of the torpedo tubes as a diversion.

[JohnnyBlaze]

a late joining to the IX party! Still at sea with my U-83 IXB boat and had some trouble with radio transmissions.. (Bernard handling the equipment)

The party still open?


Tho I probably should update my sig..

[STEED]

It's time to sail around the world and see what I can bag. :)

[Jimbuna]

I love type IX boats :up:

i can´t live withouth 22 torpedoes :yep:

When you progress to the IXD2 you'll get 26 :arrgh!:

[fastfed]

I am so excited!! I just transfered to Lorient, and got myself a nice new IXC!!

Its loading right now, a little nervous going to such a big boat, wish me luck on my first IXC patrol :)

[fastfed]

This boat is awesome!! I don't know how anyone would want anything else but the IXC


I am sad about one thing though, the open hatch mod :(

[Jimbuna]

I am so excited!! I just transfered to Lorient, and got myself a nice new IXC!!

Its loading right now, a little nervous going to such a big boat, wish me luck on my first IXC patrol :)

:roll:
Get a grip kaleun......Doenitz is on the other side of this monitor :rotfl:

[Ubåtskapten]

I'm in a IXC doing some paukenschlag in die nähe von die Vereinigte Staaten, more specificly, just lurking outside the gates of New York. :up:

[STEED]

I'm in a IXC doing some paukenschlag in die nähe von die Vereinigte Staaten, more specificly, just lurking outside the gates of New York. :up:

I am on my way to join you Jan42 lets teach these Americans a lesson. :up:

[NealT]

I'm in a IXC doing some paukenschlag in die nähe von die Vereinigte Staaten, more specificly, just lurking outside the gates of New York. :up:
I am on my way to join you Jan42 lets teach these Americans a lesson. :up:

Here! Here! That's the spirit! Give them heck (until May 45 anyway...)

[Ubåtskapten]

I'm in a IXC doing some paukenschlag in die nähe von die Vereinigte Staaten, more specificly, just lurking outside the gates of New York. :up:
I am on my way to join you Jan42 lets teach these Americans a lesson. :up:
I'm sorry to disappoint you but...
Erich Hofmann and the crew of U-66 have now come to rest in the U-Boot Valhalla.:dead:

After having left France in early September we noticed that the fuel consumption was to high for any longer patrol time outside the US so after some ships sunk we refuelled at U-461(i think it was).

To make a long story short, the increasing harassments from radar equipped escorts and planes made it clear that the second happy times was soon to be over. After having intercepted a convoy in late October U-66 attacked and sunk one Whale factory ship and a Liberty freighter. But due to depth keeping problems when running anything slower than 3 knots we were subsequently attacked by several escorts.
U-66 was struck at 236m 19:16 29 October 1942 by several depth charges. All hands lost.:damn::damn:

The Malfunctions and sabotage option in SH3Cmd really makes it harder to survive when you get this kind of problems at the heat of battle. Harder, but more realistic in my opinion. :up:

Guess it's back in 1939 again to enjoy some happy times for a while.:D

[KeptinCranky]

Oberleutnant Bernhard (random names *shrug*) Trossen

Sailing a Type IXb out of Wilhelmshaven from March 1940 onward

1st patrol, to gibraltar, never got there sunk several ships north of Ireland, then intercepted a convoy heading west south of Ireland, bagged me a large merchant and 2 whaling factories ran out of fish, visited Bessel at Vigo to restock

2nd patrol, back to willi, found another convoy south of Ireland, hurt that pretty badly, only 1 dd escort, and an auxilliary cruiser, sunk that as well, bagged me yet another whaling factory ship, life is going to be good for the whales, got home just in time for things to get messy in Norway

3rd patrol, Joined the efforts of the suface ships in Norway, bagged me 3 tribal DDs and a Fiji cruiser just sitting there in some fjjord, unfortunately the flyboys had already sunk all the stationary troopships :-?, then on the way out I ran into another whaling factory, what is it with these things, that went to the bottom for the whales to laugh at, then I ran into a taskforce in heavy fog, managed to make them steam nearly over me at 20 kts, had something really big pass right in front of my bow at 700 meters, fired a full spread, 3 hits, couldn't even see what it was, just that it sounded big, during evasion of angry DDs I got the message "she's going down", turns out I managed to sink HMS Illustrious with hydrophone only shot :rock:. Went back to Wilhelmshaven because out of fish and crummy weather, got a Knight's Cross for that. I also got myself a Black Whale on the Conning tower because of the whaling ships, If I manage to sink one more I'll get me a White Whale :D

"...and if his chest had been a mortar he would have burst his heart upon it.." -from Moby Dick

4th patrol, after some time on a propaganda tour set out from Wilhelmshaven to patrol AN84 (yes they're evacuating Dunkirk and all that but please, why not send the type II guys my boat's far to big for the southern North Sea) ran into a mine :damn: both periscopes and hydrophone wrecked, I'm blind and deaf underwater... also lost most of my diesel, managed to save the sub though, limped back to Wilhelmshaven for repairs. ah well...

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

plz give me sme dates and places of those convoys :eek:

[Telgriff]

I love type IX boats :up:

i can´t live withouth 22 torpedoes :yep: Yea me too:yep: , hey since this is the IX club can we talk about our IX accomplishments. :up: Well I nearly sunk a whole convoy single-handily. :yep: :D
Thats was my plan except DD's kept showing up. Got 4 Swans and a Flower Corvette. STILL trying to get away from the hornets nest I stirred up and trying not to die from multiple DC attacks.

If I survive, there better be something good in the convoy.... lets make a online wolf pack with a large convoy and elite expirience :up:

now that would be a good idea to test eachother

Heh, let me get a little more practice on convoys first! I have a feeling I may not survive the retribution from my exploits. Last report was 200+ meters and sinking fast with heavy flooding, front torp compartment floodin, front crew qtrs flooding, hydrophone and radio damaged. Emergency ballast blowing is slowing my descent, but not stopping it.:o

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

I love type IX boats :up:

i can´t live withouth 22 torpedoes :yep: Yea me too:yep: , hey since this is the IX club can we talk about our IX accomplishments. :up: Well I nearly sunk a whole convoy single-handily. :yep: :D
Thats was my plan except DD's kept showing up. Got 4 Swans and a Flower Corvette. STILL trying to get away from the hornets nest I stirred up and trying not to die from multiple DC attacks.

If I survive, there better be something good in the convoy.... lets make a online wolf pack with a large convoy and elite expirience :up:

now that would be a good idea to test eachother

Heh, let me get a little more practice on convoys first! I have a feeling I may not survive the retribution from my exploits. Last report was 200+ meters and sinking fast with heavy flooding, front torp compartment floodin, front crew qtrs flooding, hydrophone and radio damaged. Emergency ballast blowing is slowing my descent, but not stopping it.:o

same here...
but not with a convoy
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=112730&page=2
scroll down till you see the pict

[Sir Big Jugs]

IXB, October -40.:yep:
Last patrol I sunk a total of 91 000 tonnes, do I qualify?:rock:

[STEED]

I'm in a IXC doing some paukenschlag in die nähe von die Vereinigte Staaten, more specificly, just lurking outside the gates of New York. :up:
I am on my way to join you Jan42 lets teach these Americans a lesson. :up:
I'm sorry to disappoint you but...
Erich Hofmann and the crew of U-66 have now come to rest in the U-Boot Valhalla.:dead:



I shall sink a large ship in honour of U-66. :yep:

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

I'm in a IXC doing some paukenschlag in die nähe von die Vereinigte Staaten, more specificly, just lurking outside the gates of New York. :up:
I am on my way to join you Jan42 lets teach these Americans a lesson. :up:
I'm sorry to disappoint you but...
Erich Hofmann and the crew of U-66 have now come to rest in the U-Boot Valhalla.:dead:



I shall sink a large ship in honour of U-66. :yep:

sink a battleship :up:

il take a fiji

[STEED]

Just got back from round one of Drumbeat what a lot of rotten weather and as I sail home for the first time I get good weather, bloody typical that. :damn:

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

somtimes luck isnt on your side

like me... i have this game already over a year...
i went on a iceberg and convoy search...
today i saw my first convoy but still no iceberg

[Telgriff]

somtimes luck isnt on your side

like me... i have this game already over a year...
i went on a iceberg and convoy search...
today i saw my first convoy but still no iceberg

Head north, look up around Greenland, I found my first one up there when I was trolling shipping routes heading to Hailfax.

[Telgriff]

same here...
but not with a convoy
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=112730&page=2
scroll down till you see the pict

Um, ow. I wince just looking at that. I bet the crew were full of joy with the water fountains coming out of every wall and pipe!

If I can stop the descent without crumbling, I should survive.

[Umfuld]

Can't say for sure but this may be my first time with a IX. Two patrols in so far and I must say I like this tub.

[Telgriff]

Can't say for sure but this may be my first time with a IX. Two patrols in so far and I must say I like this tub.

We'll see if we can make you an addict. It takes a couple of patrols. Then try going back to the smaller boats and feel the cravings. :arrgh!:

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

somtimes luck isnt on your side

like me... i have this game already over a year...
i went on a iceberg and convoy search...
today i saw my first convoy but still no iceberg

Head north, look up around Greenland, I found my first one up there when I was trolling shipping routes heading to Hailfax.

thanks mate. il go look for them right away...:up:
and when you saw the iceberg what did your crew said ?

[Telgriff]

somtimes luck isnt on your side

like me... i have this game already over a year...
i went on a iceberg and convoy search...
today i saw my first convoy but still no iceberg
Head north, look up around Greenland, I found my first one up there when I was trolling shipping routes heading to Hailfax.
thanks mate. il go look for them right away...:up:
and when you saw the iceberg what did your crew said ?

My first report of it was on hydrophones. Was detected as a lone merchant, zero knots. I was practically ontop of it when I saw it because the visibility in the middle of the night, in winter in the pouring rain...wasnt the best.

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

somtimes luck isnt on your side

like me... i have this game already over a year...
i went on a iceberg and convoy search...
today i saw my first convoy but still no iceberg
Head north, look up around Greenland, I found my first one up there when I was trolling shipping routes heading to Hailfax.
thanks mate. il go look for them right away...:up:
and when you saw the iceberg what did your crew said ?

My first report of it was on hydrophones. Was detected as a lone merchant, zero knots. I was practically ontop of it when I saw it because the visibility in the middle of the night, in winter in the pouring rain...wasnt the best.

thanks again mate :up:
im sure il get to see one this time

[TteFAboB]

In.

Just got my IXB. I'm loving it. Aiming for the IXD2.

[STEED]

somtimes luck isnt on your side

like me... i have this game already over a year...
i went on a iceberg and convoy search...
today i saw my first convoy but still no iceberg

Are please don't remind me of icebergs as I was sailing over to America in rotten weather conditions I came across a slow moving target so I kept track of it and after nine hours the rain and fog cleared. I closed in and then I saw it, nuts it was a iceberg nine hours down the pan. :damn:

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

somtimes luck isnt on your side

like me... i have this game already over a year...
i went on a iceberg and convoy search...
today i saw my first convoy but still no iceberg

Are please don't remind me of icebergs as I was sailing over to America in rotten weather conditions I came across a slow moving target so I kept track of it and after nine hours the rain and fog cleared. I closed in and then I saw it, nuts it was a iceberg nine hours down the pan. :damn:

what grid ?

[STEED]

Grid AJ slowly moving SW.

[Jimbuna]

somtimes luck isnt on your side

like me... i have this game already over a year...
i went on a iceberg and convoy search...
today i saw my first convoy but still no iceberg

Are please don't remind me of icebergs as I was sailing over to America in rotten weather conditions I came across a slow moving target so I kept track of it and after nine hours the rain and fog cleared. I closed in and then I saw it, nuts it was a iceberg nine hours down the pan. :damn:

You forgot to mention you'd previously used all your eels trying to sink it in the fog :lol:
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/14/ddssh404xa0pc2.gif (http://imageshack.us)

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

somtimes luck isnt on your side

like me... i have this game already over a year...
i went on a iceberg and convoy search...
today i saw my first convoy but still no iceberg

Are please don't remind me of icebergs as I was sailing over to America in rotten weather conditions I came across a slow moving target so I kept track of it and after nine hours the rain and fog cleared. I closed in and then I saw it, nuts it was a iceberg nine hours down the pan. :damn:

You forgot to mention you'd previously used all your eels trying to sink it in the fog :lol:
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/14/ddssh404xa0pc2.gif (http://imageshack.us)

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: poor fellow

[STEED]

somtimes luck isnt on your side

like me... i have this game already over a year...
i went on a iceberg and convoy search...
today i saw my first convoy but still no iceberg

Are please don't remind me of icebergs as I was sailing over to America in rotten weather conditions I came across a slow moving target so I kept track of it and after nine hours the rain and fog cleared. I closed in and then I saw it, nuts it was a iceberg nine hours down the pan. :damn:

You forgot to mention you'd previously used all your eels trying to sink it in the fog :lol:
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/14/ddssh404xa0pc2.gif (http://imageshack.us)

I may be mad but I am not that mad. :rotfl:

[STEED]

Taking my IXC out tonight for round 3 of drumbeat better make the most of this one as this could be the last easy one as those Yanks are learning fast.

[Lzs von swe]

Proud member of the Type II Club asking for permission to join your fine club:cool:

Got myself an IXb, U-103, and joined 2´nd Flot in Sept -40. After an extensive shake down Gerhard Harder and crew are now on their first war patrol. A visit to Punta Delgada in the early morning of Nov 5 resulted in 1 modern tanker and 1 small freighter sunk:up: 5 ships for a total of 27000t and 15 torps left.
I use my type II as a dinghy:lol:

[STEED]

Proud member of the Type II Club asking for permission to join your fine club:cool:

Got myself an IXb, U-103, and joined 2´nd Flot in Sept -40.

Welcome on board, I bet you wondering wow look at all this room. ;)

[Canovaro]

My baby the IXD2, U-53:rock::rock:

Its been with me for the good times and the bad times
:rock:indeed!

Saving up renown for one of those


U-105
Type IXB
Sector BD55
May 1942


I got it!
U-198
March 1943
Coast of Spain

http://kuijperonline.nl/weblink/ixd2.jpg

[Lzs von swe]

[quote=STEED]

Welcome on board, I bet you wondering wow look at all this room. ;)

Yea. I thought, man you can have dance party in here and where am I gonna grab hold when the going gets ruff:o

[nikbear]

In R/L how many torps did the TypeIX Have?

[Ducimus]

In R/L how many torps did the TypeIX Have?

You could look that up on uboat.net, but the real answer varies on year of war, and intent of patrol. Sometimes those external stores were used for parts. Outfiting a snorkel also took room away from storing torpedo's. By late war, they didnt carry their whole payload capacity becuse reloading external stores was near suicidal due to the air cover.

[nikbear]

Thank you for the quick reply,its just I remember someone in a different thread saying that they're typeIX carried 23 torps as opposed to the games 22.was just curious:hmm:

[STEED]

Thank you for the quick reply,its just I remember someone in a different thread saying that they're typeIX carried 23 torps as opposed to the games 22.was just curious:hmm:

Nearly there.

IXB in game has 21 when it should be 22.

[nikbear]

Sorry,my mistake:oops: knew it was something like that,is there any way to alter the loading of the IXB

[STEED]

Sorry,my mistake:oops: knew it was something like that,is there any way to alter the loading of the IXB

C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\SilentHunterIII\data\Cfg

You need to edit the cfg.

[SUBMARINE_AMMO6];IXB
Type=2
Version=0
ForeTubes=4
AftTubes=2
ForeResIntern=4
ForeResExtern=6 (I changed this from 5 to 6)
ForeResExtra=2
AftResIntern=2
AftResExtern=2

You will get a empty tube just pop a torp in it.

[nikbear]

Thank you,this is all in the spirit of authenticity you understand(And I need all the help I can get;) )

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

My baby the IXD2, U-53:rock::rock:

Its been with me for the good times and the bad times
:rock:indeed!

Saving up renown for one of those


U-105
Type IXB
Sector BD55
May 1942


I got it!
U-198
March 1943
Coast of Spain

http://kuijperonline.nl/weblink/ixd2.jpg

how did you got the number of your U-boat on its cunningtower ? :huh:

[STEED]

how did you got the number of your U-boat on its cunningtower ? :huh:

Most likely did his own tga emblem. :ping:

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

and how to make one ?

[STEED]

and how to make one ?

You need Paint shop or photo shop.

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

damn... :shifty:

il ask my bro to make one :arrgh!:

[STEED]

damn... :shifty:

il ask my bro to make one :arrgh!:

You could try this Open Source one?
http://www.filehippo.com/download_the_gimp/

[Telgriff]

Is anyone else getting nabbed by the escort DD's on convoys despite being 150+ meters and running silent. I know our boats are a much bigger profile...but nabbed every single time?

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

damn... :shifty:

il ask my bro to make one :arrgh!:

You could try this Open Source one?
http://www.filehippo.com/download_the_gimp/


is this free or do i need to pay for it ? :-?

[Telgriff]

damn... :shifty:

il ask my bro to make one :arrgh!:
You could try this Open Source one?
http://www.filehippo.com/download_the_gimp/

is this free or do i need to pay for it ? :-?

Gimp is open source... i.e. Free :rock:

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

damn... :shifty:

il ask my bro to make one :arrgh!:
You could try this Open Source one?
http://www.filehippo.com/download_the_gimp/

is this free or do i need to pay for it ? :-?

Gimp is open source... i.e. Free :rock:

nice to know.

thanks mate's :up:

[Ducimus]

how did you got the number of your U-boat on its cunningtower ? :huh:

Most likely did his own tga emblem. :ping:


Yaarrrr!!!!
http://www.ducimus.net/sh3/MY_Ua.jpg

[Lzs von swe]

how did you got the number of your U-boat on its cunningtower ? :huh:

Most likely did his own tga emblem. :ping:

There is a thread on this here http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=100680 Lots of good stuff:up:

[STEED]

Is anyone else getting nabbed by the escort DD's on convoys despite being 150+ meters and running silent. I know our boats are a much bigger profile...but nabbed every single time?

What year are you in?

[Canovaro]

damn... :shifty:

il ask my bro to make one :arrgh!:

If you give me your U Boat number, I'll make one for you and send it to you.
All you have to do then is put it in the right folder.
data\emblems\subemblems I believe.

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

damn... :shifty:

il ask my bro to make one :arrgh!:

If you give me your U Boat number, I'll make one for you and send it to you.
All you have to do then is put it in the right folder.
data\emblems\subemblems I believe.

U-124
with a edelweiss under it plz :D (see my sig)

thanx that you want to make it for me

[Jimbuna]

You can get it from my sig (it's in jpeg and tga format) :up:
If your playing GWX, it's already in there :arrgh!:
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/3928/u124wz7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

i know it is... but the number of the U-boat isnt on it :cry:

[STEED]

It's 1943 and I now got the beast. :lol: IXD2:lol:

The time is now the empire is here we take no prisoners.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=522266&postcount=248 (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=522266&postcount=248)

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

It's 1943 and I now got the beast. :lol: IXD2:lol:

The time is now the empire is here we take no prisoners.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=522266&postcount=248 (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=522266&postcount=248)

nice one :up:

[Jimbuna]

i know it is... but the number of the U-boat isnt on it :cry:

Ah....the number...now I understand....sorry, can't help you there....I'll pull it down now :arrgh!:

[Canovaro]

Today march 8 1943 the U-Boat U-198 of type IXD2 was lost after a dearing convoy attack under heavy fog conditions in sector DH34 on the west coast of Africa.

After attacking and sinking a large cargo Kaleun Canovaro was forced to bring his u-boat "Das Monster" to safe depth but only at depth of 150 meters the u-boat was heavily damaged in the first depth charge attack and imploded, killing all men instantly.

Oberleutnant z S Canovaro and his brave men met their fate after 27 patrols. They sank over 620.000 ton of enemy shipping.
They served the Fatherland and they will not be forgotten.

:nope:

_______________________________

64 years later off the coast of Africa, a special equipped diving craft of the Dutch navy found a heavily rusted piece of what appeared to have been a German U-boat radio.
Back at home, the captain wipes the sand and rust off the metal plate, and incraved on the plate he finds this reading:

"Kaleun Canovaro will return!"


:arrgh!:

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

just like we all do :smug:

[Lzs von swe]

Dec 9, -40, Lorient, 2´nd Flot.

U-103 returns home after her first war patrol. There will be a medal ceremony for Harder and crew. Dec 4 at 0200 hours the Revenge was sunk in CG 94 sector. Harder fired his last four torps from 1800m and hit with three. The mighty ship sank within ten minutes. Only a handful of survivors, war is hell.

[Canovaro]

Congrets! :up:

[Canovaro]

damn... :shifty:

il ask my bro to make one :arrgh!:
If you give me your U Boat number, I'll make one for you and send it to you.
All you have to do then is put it in the right folder.
data\emblems\subemblems I believe.
U-124
with a edelweiss under it plz :D (see my sig)

thanx that you want to make it for me

No prob at all.

Click on the link below and then safe it in the c:\program files\ubisoft\silent hunter iii\data\emblems\subemblems folder.

Then load the saved game in port and choose the symbol from the list by double clicking (single click will select but not apply it!). It's called "u124" in the list.

Click here to download the tga:
http://kuijperonline.nl/weblink/u124.tga

And here is a pic of what it should be like:

http://kuijperonline.nl/weblink/u124.jpg

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

damn... :shifty:

il ask my bro to make one :arrgh!:
If you give me your U Boat number, I'll make one for you and send it to you.
All you have to do then is put it in the right folder.
data\emblems\subemblems I believe.
U-124
with a edelweiss under it plz :D (see my sig)

thanx that you want to make it for me

No prob at all.

Click on the link below and then safe it in the c:\program files\ubisoft\silent hunter iii\data\emblems\subemblems folder.

Then load the saved game in port and choose the symbol from the list by double clicking (single click will select but not apply it!). It's called "u124" in the list.

Click here to download the tga:
http://kuijperonline.nl/weblink/u124.tga

And here is a pic of what it should be like:

http://kuijperonline.nl/weblink/u124.jpg

manny manny manny thanks mate :rock:

its butifull :up:

itme to take U-124 for a ride :arrgh!:

[Canovaro]

manny manny manny thanks mate :rock:

its butifull :up:

itme to take U-124 for a ride :arrgh!:

No prob! ;)

Just do me a favour and sink that #@$% destroyer that sunk my U-198 "Das Monster"!

Have a good patrol!

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

manny manny manny thanks mate :rock:

its butifull :up:

itme to take U-124 for a ride :arrgh!:

No prob! ;)

Just do me a favour and sink that #@$% destroyer that sunk my U-198 "Das Monster"!

Have a good patrol!

scapa flow ? sank them all :arrgh!:

[Canovaro]

manny manny manny thanks mate :rock:

its butifull :up:

itme to take U-124 for a ride :arrgh!:
No prob! ;)

Just do me a favour and sink that #@$% destroyer that sunk my U-198 "Das Monster"!

Have a good patrol!
scapa flow ? sank them all :arrgh!:

:up:

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

where did your U-198 "Das Monster" got destroyed ?

[Canovaro]

I believe it was DH34.

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

il go right away :arrgh!:

[Canovaro]

Much appreciated! :up:

Hope she's still around there...

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

not anymore :up:

i sank her.

and got sank by a friend of her :shifty:

[STEED]

Hook me up baby I am sailing out for the catch of the day. Just look at the size of the IXD2 she is packing serious firepower. :D :D

[Lzs von swe]

And if you write "Tee time lads" on the deck in BIG letters, they wont bomb you:lol:

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

my boys did but still got bombed (this time by the luftwaffe :rotfl: )

[Telgriff]

Giving this a bump because its the IX club and apart from us being away all the time on long patrols, we should still have our thread!

[Brag]

All right, you big bus driving fat cats:
On 22 May 1940 I got my new, shiny IXB sumbie. Will you guys let me join your oh, so exclusive club? I must confess, I have commited the crime of sinking over 100K tons with a VIIB.

On the other hand, I'm not sure if I want to join a club that would allow me to become a member.

Sincerely
Tommy Frogger

[Lagger123987]

U-0 a IXD2 boat out of Penang wating for Brag to join me on TF hunting.

[Telgriff]

All right, you big bus driving fat cats:
On 22 May 1940 I got my new, shiny IXB sumbie. Will you guys let me join your oh, so exclusive club? I must confess, I have commited the crime of sinking over 100K tons with a VIIB.

On the other hand, I'm not sure if I want to join a club that would allow me to become a member.

Sincerely
Tommy Frogger

Do Scapa Flow on the surface and moon the DD's as you go past.....we'll think about it when you get back. ;)

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

no prob for me ;)

[Telgriff]

no prob for me ;)

Yeah but your as insane as I am. You do scapa flow for fun, I play chicken with DD's and then hassle them. :arrgh!:

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

no prob for me ;)

Yeah but your as insane as I am. You do scapa flow for fun, I play chicken with DD's and then hassle them. :arrgh!:

im not so sure about doing it for fun :hmm:.

on WAC i always stop there to buy a load of scottish whisky and some brandy:up:
while the boys are having "fun" with the "lady's" ;)

[STEED]

T-IV's are here and now it's my turn in my big sexy IXD2 to take the war to those stinking rotten destroyers.

Revenge is a dish best served cold. :shifty:

[Telgriff]

T-IV's are here and now it's my turn in my big sexy IXD2 to take the war to those stinking rotten destroyers.

Revenge is a dish best served cold. :shifty:

Inside a nice huge U-Boat loaded with Torp's :arrgh!:

[Brag]

T-IV's are here and now it's my turn in my big sexy IXD2 to take the war to those stinking rotten destroyers.

Revenge is a dish best served cold. :shifty:

Inside a nice huge U-Boat loaded with Torp's :arrgh!:

Anyone in the 200K club with all those torps? :rock:

[STEED]

I have been taking a real beating in my IXD2 which I bet the Type VII's would had gone to the bottom. She may be big beast but she has save my butt on more than one occasion.

IXD2:rock:

[TteFAboB]

T-IV's are here and now it's my turn in my big sexy IXD2 to take the war to those stinking rotten destroyers.

Revenge is a dish best served cold. :shifty:

:rotfl:

I can't wait to say that myself!

[Lagger123987]

U-0, A IXA boat off Scapy Flow wating for Brag to play with me cat and mouse.

[STEED]

U-0, A IXA boat off Scapy Flow wating for Brag to play with me cat and mouse.

Good luck guys sink them all.

[Penelope_Grey]

I'm waiting for the IXC to come out, then my trusty VIIB is being part exchanged. :)

[Jimbuna]

Still patrolling around Nova Scotia searching for that elusive ******* :damn:

[STEED]

******* :damn:

Bathtub or pancake?

[bigboywooly]

Ah Jim is after an iceberg

Even though I have given him a map :roll:
Though like most coppers if one were next door to a McDonalds he would find it

:rotfl:

[STEED]

Ah Jim is after an iceberg

Even though I have given him a map :roll:
Though like most coppers if one were next door to a McDonalds he would find it

:rotfl:

Are I get it to put some ice in his coke-cola. :)

[Jimbuna]

Ah Jim is after an iceberg

Even though I have given him a map :roll:
Though like most coppers if one were next door to a McDonalds he would find it

:rotfl:

:roll:
:lol:
Devoting this weekend to the task :arrgh!: :up:

[Lzs von swe]

I spotted my first icebergs East of St: John´s, in the middle of BC sector. Two small ones, in the middle of the night and bad weather.
I had the idea to go to NY, Feb -41, but an Canadian Catalina bombed that idea out of my head. U-103 is limping back to Lorient with no scopes and low on diesel. Lost five crew members and my WO is still cared for by my medic. If we go no more than 8 knots we have a chance to make it back, still in BD sector:-?

[Jimbuna]

BINGO!! :arrgh!:
http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/6994/iceberg5ay3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/3092/iceberg4vz4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/4296/iceberg8ik3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/5057/iceberg10jo6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/4756/iceberg6bx9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

:o :o :o where where :o :o

[Jimbuna]

GWX in the Atlantic :lol:

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

what grid and year

[Jimbuna]

3rd March 1944 Davis Straite (no grids in-game) :arrgh!:

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

thanks mate. il try to find them :up:

[Jimbuna]

Good Luck :lol:

[Lagger123987]

U-0, Still waitng for someone to assit me on destroying scap flow.

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

U-20. left willemshaven (got transfered) and set course to scapa flow.

will arive in about 5 or 6 days.

[Telgriff]

Successfully infilitrated through Gibraltar straight and moving into the med to make proper use of the remaining torpedo stock.

[Brag]

U-123
November 1940
Sinking tankers to make the whole IX fleet proud. About 70,000 tons and 15 torpedoes left.:yep:

[Deep-Six]

I would like to join, I still have my IXD2 on its way to New York.

[STEED]

Excuse me folks as I give my IXB a hug. ;)

I missed the IX boats, glad to be back in one.

BLISS...........:D

[Telgriff]

Welcome back Steed, time to get back in and enjoy the mighty IX's

On another note. Am tempted to upgrade to the mighty sea cow IXD for some longer patrols. Anyone recommend the IXD over the IXB?

[U-104]

i have a IXB can i join?:up::rock:

[STEED]

Welcome back Steed, time to get back in and enjoy the mighty IX's

On another note. Am tempted to upgrade to the mighty sea cow IXD for some longer patrols. Anyone recommend the IXD over the IXB?

IXD has more torps and you should be a darn good kapitan as she is a beast of a boat. I sailed many times with them based at Penang helping are Japanese friends out.

[STEED]

i have a IXB can i join?:up::rock:

All you need is a IX boat and your in the club. :yep: :cool:

[Genghis Khan]

Ahoy,Kaleuns!:D :up:

I am also going the campaign with nice,lovely to smallest detail Type IXB U-123 U-Boat now.

So,would you do me a favor and admit me to your great club?I am getting more and more addicted to those glorious ocean-going boats.:D :up:

You may consider this post as my official application of joining.

Good Hunting to All Grey Wolves :D :up:

[STEED]

Ahoy,Kaleuns!:D :up:

I am also going the campaign with nice,lovely to smallest detail Type IXB U-123 U-Boat now.

So,would you do me a favor and admit me to your great club?I am getting more and more addicted to those glorious ocean-going boats.:D :up:

You may consider this post as my official application of joining.

Good Hunting to All Grey Wolves :D :up:

Welcome to the club. :up:

[kiwi_2005]

Just started playing GWX for the first time, in lorient 2nd patrol tonnage so far 104,000 tons:o playing at 90% realism.
First patrol was brilliant came across a taskforce in BE area.

Commander of U 105 Type IXB
Goal: to take command of an IXD2

[Jimbuna]

Welcome back Steed, time to get back in and enjoy the mighty IX's

On another note. Am tempted to upgrade to the mighty sea cow IXD for some longer patrols. Anyone recommend the IXD over the IXB?

Outperforms in every area (the important areas that is) apart from diving time :arrgh!:

[kiwi_2005]

yeah diving time is shocking, you have about 1 trillionith of a second to decide whether you should dive when aircraft are spotted or stay on the surface and fight it out. Any longer and your have no choice but to stay on the surface.:)

[STEED]

Just started playing GWX for the first time, in lorient 2nd patrol tonnage so far 104,000 tons:o playing at 90% realism.
First patrol was brilliant came across a taskforce in BE area.

Commander of U 105 Type IXB
Goal: to take command of an IXD2

Thats the spirit show them your the boss, sink them all.

[Telgriff]

Diving time is not a major requirement for me as I am only on the surface for air and at night for faster travel. Was more looking at the fact that it has a faster running time, longer distance and more torps.

[kiwi_2005]

Diving time is not a major requirement for me as I am only on the surface for air and at night for faster travel. Was more looking at the fact that it has a faster running time, longer distance and more torps.

Oh yep i get what you mean, i haven't played that way since playing "Wolves at War" nearly 2 years ago now, especially when getting out of the bay of biscay. Our orders were to surface at night and submerge during the day.

Speaking of WAW i wonder if its still going:hmm:

[Jimbuna]

Diving time is not a major requirement for me as I am only on the surface for air and at night for faster travel. Was more looking at the fact that it has a faster running time, longer distance and more torps.

Then the IXD2 has gotta be your best choice :up:

[Genghis Khan]

U-123


Type IXB (http://www.uboat.net/types/ixb.htm)

Laid down:15 Apr, 1939 AG Weser, Bremen (http://www.uboat.net/technical/shipyards/ag-weser.htm) Commissioned: 30 May, 1940Kptlt. Karl-Heinz Moehle (http://www.uboat.net/men/moehle.htm)Commanders:30 May, 1940 - 19 May, 1941 Kptlt. Karl-Heinz Moehle (http://www.uboat.net/men/moehle.htm) (Knights Cross)19 May, 1941 - 31 Jul, 1942 Kptlt. Reinhard Hardegen (http://www.uboat.net/men/hardegen.htm) (Knights Cross)1 Aug, 1942 - 17 Jun, 1944 Oblt. Horst von Schroeter (http://www.uboat.net/men/schroeter.htm) (Knights Cross)Career:12 patrols 30 May, 1940 - 30 Sep, 1940 2. Flottille (http://www.uboat.net/flotillas/2flo.htm) (training)
1 Oct, 1940 - 17 Jun, 1944 2. Flottille (http://www.uboat.net/flotillas/2flo.htm) (front boat)
18 Jun, 1944 - 1 Aug, 1944 2. Flottille (http://www.uboat.net/flotillas/2flo.htm) (Frontschulboot)
Successes:42 ships sunk for a total of 219.924 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 3.209 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 683 tons
5 ships damaged for a total of 39.584 GRT
1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 13.984 GRT

Fate:Taken out of service at Lorient, France 17 Jun 1944. Scuttled there 19 Aug 1944. Surrendered to France in 1945 and became the French submarine Blaison. Stricken 18 Aug 1959 as Q165.

Taken from source: www.uboat.net (http://www.uboat.net)

This is the example of successful and long life of a single U-boat.By the way,U-123 is my present U-Boat in GWX now.:D :up:

[u.Prestige]

I like type IX for its long range and more torps:up:

I started my first career in IX about 18 months ago, version IUB 1.02, with type IXB U-123. 9 patrols from Sep.1939 to Aug 1940, and then aborted.

My first career in GWX 1.03, I used IXC U-129, 4 patrols and sunk by planes near AM 52:damn:

Now I started a new career with VIIB U-48, from Sep.1939. Until June 1940, 5 patrols accomplished:rock:,sinking 4 Nelsons and 2 Revenges:arrgh!: Planning to buy a new IXC in 1941, and a XXI in 1944.
I also wish to buy an IXD2 or IXC/40 in 1942/43, but buying a new type IX boat shall take 4 months, which means no patrol and no renown for 4 months:damn:

[Jimbuna]

Don't take the route IXC to IXC/40 :nope:
It's not long after IXC/40 that the IXD2 becomes available :yep:
I'd suggest IXC to IXD2 :up:

[STEED]

Don't take the route IXC to IXC/40 :nope:
It's not long after IXC/40 that the IXD2 becomes available :yep:
I'd suggest IXC to IXD2 :up:

I agree with that one. :yep:

[Telgriff]

Don't take the route IXC to IXC/40 :nope:
It's not long after IXC/40 that the IXD2 becomes available :yep:
I'd suggest IXC to IXD2 :up:
I agree with that one. :yep:

Sounds like a plan. Time for me to look at retiring the old IXB and get myself an IXC until the IXD2 comes out :up:

[kiwi_2005]

OMG i got pounded last nite! friggin escorts :damn: First pounding of GWX i have experinces and it aint nice :D well yeah it was good fun gaming wise and for a moment there i thought i might just beable to slip away. I got blasted where i started sinking, slowly sinking then we hit the bottom at 220 metres, turn of motors and started major repairs. Everything good for a few minutes, we still could have a chance, then I heard that dreadful PING, PING! i could do nothing but just sit there and wait for the depth charges.... BOOM!

Now on eternal patrol....

[Brag]

Too bad , Kiwi --(caps off).

I'm limping away from a similar. But think that investment in a strong repair crew saved my butt. Will add another fixer upper mechanic (have 2 now plus one officer) when I'm in port.

It was good to see how experienced crew worked in all compartments while damage control crew took care of the worst damage and flooding.

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

i expirienced a DC attack to today... but not like kiwi... this was in shallow water (i think 15m) when i wen (for fun) to new york...

sank the bloody DD and when in harbour... well... i just couldnt resist

WHERE IS THE 100K CLUB :arrgh!:

07 Mrz 1942

1912Feindfahrt 14
U-124, 7./13. U-Flottille
Ausgelaufen: März 7, 1942, 19:12
Von: St. Nazaire
Befehle: In Planquadrat CO42 patrouillieren

16 Mrz 1942

19:59 CC34 Schiff versenkt! M/V Norfalk (Mittelgroßer Frachter), 4895 BRT

20 Mrz 1942

20:05 CA28 Schiff versenkt! M/V Oriental (Mittelgroßer Frachter), 4702 BRT

21 Mrz 1942

07:28 CA28 Schiff versenkt! Erzfrachter, 8079 BRT

22:19 CA27 Schiff versenkt! M/V Imperial Monarch (Mittelgroßer Frachter), 4703 BRT

22:27 CA27 Schiff versenkt! M/V Sabine Sun (Großer Tanker), 10137 BRT

22 Mrz 1942

00:50 CA27 Schiff versenkt! S.S. Agatha (Altes Linienschiff), 13562 BRT

02:37 CA27Schiff versenkt! Kleiner Fischkutter, 84 BRT

02:48 CA27 Schiff versenkt! Fischerboot, 114 BRT

05:28 CA27 Schiff versenkt! S.S. Bemis Heights (Linienschiff), 15126 BRT

05:34 CA27 Schiff versenkt! USS McFarland (Zerstörer Clemson - Klasse), 1190 BRT

05:48 CA27 Schiff versenkt! S.S. Atlantic Trader (Altes Linienschiff), 13561 BRT

05:59 CA27 Schiff versenkt! S.S. Jonathan Sturges (Liberty Frachter), 7351 BRT

08:45 CA27 Schiff versenkt! M/V Corvallis (Modern Mittelgroßer Tanker), 6375 BRT

08:46 CA27 Schiff versenkt! M/V Sebasticook (Großer Tanker), 10344 BRT

09:40
Ergebnisse
Verluste: 0
Versenkte Schiffe: 14
Zerstörte Flugzeuge: 0
Versenkte Tonnage: 100223 Tonnen

was to criple to return home... the damn ships had guns

[Jimbuna]

OMG i got pounded last nite! friggin escorts :damn: First pounding of GWX i have experinces and it aint nice :D well yeah it was good fun gaming wise and for a moment there i thought i might just beable to slip away. I got blasted where i started sinking, slowly sinking then we hit the bottom at 220 metres, turn of motors and started major repairs. Everything good for a few minutes, we still could have a chance, then I heard that dreadful PING, PING! i could do nothing but just sit there and wait for the depth charges.... BOOM!

Now on eternal patrol....

Good innit? ;) :lol:

[Oberon]

*caps off*

What was it with last night? My Type IIA U-12 was forced to surrender at Hartlepool after an attempted harbour attack went disasterously wrong. Bloody armed trawler called for backup. :damn:

I will get a Type IX one day! *wistful sigh*

[STEED]

I will get a Type IX one day! *wistful sigh*

Your missing all the action from around the world Oberon, get a IX boat today. ;)

[KeptinCranky]

05:34 CA27 Schiff versenkt! USS McFarland (Zerstörer Clemson - Klasse), 1190 BRT


Well done :up: one of those took me out a long time ago in my type IXD2 near New York

That was back when I was unemployed and had time to make those long type IX trips

Now I might just get me one of the big long-range boats for Paukenslag if I make it that far from starting in 39

[Brag]

15 March 1941
U-123
Just returned to Lorient after 9 day patrol. Had the bazonks pounded out of me by two very nasty destroyers. Quite a bit of flooding and torp tubes damaged. Shipyard engineers said I had a 67 percent hull integrity. Managed to sink 53523 BRT. Inching toward the tonnage millionaire's club. :D

[Genghis Khan]

I just love Type IX U-Boats now,especially mine Type IXB U-123.Long and glorious,a real symbol of tremendous success and power.Will never transfer to any other type of U-Boat in future.Type IX rules forever ! :D :up:

[Jimbuna]

I just love Type IX U-Boats now,especially mine Type IXB U-123.Long and glorious,a real symbol of tremendous success and power.Will never transfer to any other type of U-Boat in future.Type IX rules forever ! :D :up:

Way to go kaleun :rock: :up:

[Snakeeyes]

I've captained a Type IX before but started out in a type VII when I began GWX 6 months ago. I'm transfering to Lorient in U-95 now (Type VII) and should have a enough renown in about 2 or 3 patrols. :D

I'm hoping to get U-123. Hardagen rocked!

[STEED]

March 30th 1940
Patrol No.5
U-64 IXB

Patrol results
Ships sunk: 7
Patrol tonnage: 32594 tons

Me and the boys gave the French a good slap, just got time for one more patrol before they roll over and give up. ;)

[Steel_Tomb]

:arrgh!:, never thought I'd say this...but I'm a total convert. I've gone from been a long term fan of the type VIIC, but now I'm loving the IX. Superior range and weapon stores! The only gripe I've got is it takes about 5 minutesfor it to go under lol god help me after '43! AALLLLAARRRRM!!!!! "Ok lads, all set she's going under, I'm off to make myself a brew, back in 5!" lol.

[STEED]

:arrgh!:, never thought I'd say this...but I'm a total convert. I've gone from been a long term fan of the type VIIC, but now I'm loving the IX. Superior range and weapon stores! The only gripe I've got is it takes about 5 minutesfor it to go under lol god help me after '43! AALLLLAARRRRM!!!!! "Ok lads, all set she's going under, I'm off to make myself a brew, back in 5!" lol.

Move your drinks cabinet forward a bit. :rotfl:

Welcome to the club. :up:

[Genghis Khan]

Kaleuns,I just admire the shape of mine Type IXB U-123.You know it's like a large,mighty Gran Tourismo sports car,ready to hit any distance.I think it's more beautiful than any other submarine ever created.

[Genghis Khan]

Little question here,Kaleuns.Do you know,whether Type IX U-Boats were camo painted in real life?Looking through old black and white photos,and all of them appear in plain grey,perhaps light grey colours.Moreover,found nice info on plain white U-boats!

[Iron Budokan]

I must admit the more I play the IXB the more she grows on me.... :hmm:

[Iron Budokan]

Speaking of WAW i wonder if its still going:hmm:

Yes, they're still playing. I wish I had time to join them again. Best role playing fun I've had in a long, long time. *wistful sigh*

[Telgriff]

I have been going through the naval school to improve my hunting and firing skills a bit. There is no way I could go back to a VII or a II. I cant cope with so few torps. I look at the screen and think 'where are all my torps'. Its just wrong!

[Snakeeyes]

I'm back guys. U-107 is big, she's beautiful and she's mine.

[CapZap1970]

Hello fellow Kaleuns:
Started a new career with an IXB sub, and I must say it's a big difference with the other types. i think that from now on this will be my choice. Wow, what a piece of machine!!!!:o :up: :rock:
I hope I can be admited in this club.
Thanks a lot.
CapZap

[Jimbuna]

U-107 is big, she's beautiful and she's mine.

Yep :yep: they're all of that :rock:

[Penelope_Grey]

I am looking forward for the IXC availability date!

[Jimbuna]

Jan 41 2nd Flotilla (using SH3 Cmdr) :up:

[u.Prestige]

It's Aug 1940, I am in 2nd Flotilla, using U-48 Type VIIB.
IXB is already avaliable, but when can I buy a IXC in current career?:roll:

[Canovaro]

It's Aug 1940, I am in 2nd Flotilla, using U-48 Type VIIB.
IXB is already avaliable, but when can I buy a IXC in current career?:roll:

I believe you can find this kind of info in the GWX manual
If you play without mod: use the ?-button in upgrade screen.

[Genghis Khan]

I think all U-Boats have got their own spirit.Some of them are very successfull,some get sunk during the first patrol.And some of them are immortal and mystic - like Type IXB U-123 U-Boat.:)

Just look into those facts:

* 12 patrols and over of 220 000 tonns sunk during the whole war.
* Scuttled in August,1944.
* After lying on the bottom for a whole year,the U-Boat is raised by French forces in 1945 and becomes a submarine of the French Navy.
*Another 14 years of service until 1959.
*Nobody knows where the U-Boat is now,as it was decomissioned in 1959.

Will anybody say that this U-Boat is not of the very special kind?:D :up:

[Jimbuna]

I think all U-Boats have got their own spirit.Some of them are very successfull,some get sunk during the first patrol.And some of them are immortal and mystic - like Type IXB U-123 U-Boat.:)

Just look into those facts:

* 12 patrols and over of 220 000 tonns sunk during the whole war.
* Scuttled in August,1944.
* After lying on the bottom for a whole year,the U-Boat is raised by French forces in 1945 and becomes a submarine of the French Navy.
*Another 14 years of service until 1959.
*Nobody knows where the U-Boat is now,as it was decomissioned in 1959.

Will anybody say that this U-Boat is not of the very special kind?:D :up:

If it were that special....surely somebody would know of it's fate :hmm: :lol:

[Genghis Khan]

If it were that special....surely somebody would know of it's fate :hmm: :lol:

The main thing is that no sources have any information regarding the fate of this U-Boat after 1959.But,itself,that is something really outstanding when U-Boat fights successfully the most horrible war in history,gets scuttled,rises again as Phoenix out of arches,and serves for another 14 years.The most special U-Boat of BDU OKM,I think,even more special than all other legends - U-47,U-48,U-96.

Man,modern nuclear submarines sink in calm waters without any action...and here such endurance after being depth charged,bombed,and after all scuttled.I have no words,just no words.:D :up: An example of outstanding quality of German arms manufacturers.Those who say,that Kalashnikov assault rifle is the most reliable warfare device in the world - make a great mistake.:D :up:

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

If it were that special....surely somebody would know of it's fate :hmm: :lol:

The main thing is that no sources have any information regarding the fate of this U-Boat after 1959.But,itself,that is something really outstanding when U-Boat fights successfully the most horrible war in history,gets scuttled,rises again as Phoenix out of arches,and serves for another 14 years.The most special U-Boat of BDU OKM,I think,even more special than all other legends - U-47,U-48,U-96.

Man,modern nuclear submarines sink in calm waters without any action...and here such endurance after being depth charged,bombed,and after all scuttled.I have no words,just no words.:D :up: An example of outstanding quality of German arms manufacturers.Those who say,that Kalashnikov assault rifle is the most reliable warfare device in the world - make a great mistake.:D :up:

i couldnt agree more :up: :rock:
nice search on the legend ;)

[Jimbuna]

If it were that special....surely somebody would know of it's fate :hmm: :lol:

The main thing is that no sources have any information regarding the fate of this U-Boat after 1959.But,itself,that is something really outstanding when U-Boat fights successfully the most horrible war in history,gets scuttled,rises again as Phoenix out of arches,and serves for another 14 years.The most special U-Boat of BDU OKM,I think,even more special than all other legends - U-47,U-48,U-96.

Man,modern nuclear submarines sink in calm waters without any action...and here such endurance after being depth charged,bombed,and after all scuttled.I have no words,just no words.:D :up: An example of outstanding quality of German arms manufacturers.Those who say,that Kalashnikov assault rifle is the most reliable warfare device in the world - make a great mistake.:D :up:
Iwould have said the atomic bomb.....it quite probably killed more people in less than a week (not 100% certain)....and ended the war more quickly....and most importantly, has prevented any further world wars since it's invention/creation. :hmm:

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

Iwould have said the atomic bomb.....it quite probably killed more people in less than a week (not 100% certain)....and ended the war more quickly....and most importantly, has prevented any further world wars since it's invention/creation. :hmm:


so the war in Iraq is just a little fight between a LARGE force of america and a SMALL one of "terrorists" ?.... not mentioning other wars...

it will become WW3 if it continue's...

[Jimbuna]

Iwould have said the atomic bomb.....it quite probably killed more people in less than a week (not 100% certain)....and ended the war more quickly....and most importantly, has prevented any further world wars since it's invention/creation. :hmm:


so the war in Iraq is just a little fight between a LARGE force of america and a SMALL one of "terrorists" ?.... not mentioning other wars...

it will become WW3 if it continue's...

My initial post refers to 'world wars' as in worldwide conflict ie: nations across the world mobilising their entire armed might and fighting across continents :arrgh!:

[STEED]

U-64 IXB is really kicking some Allied butt in 39/40. :D :sunny:

You can not beat these IX Class boats. :up:

[Lagger123987]

U-64 IXB is really kicking some Allied butt in 39/40. :D :sunny:

You can not beat these IX Class boats. :up:

I agree to that! U-1 a IXB going to Penang!

[Penelope_Grey]

Where did this baby go?

here she is!

Do you know what would be good? If type IX players shared their secrets for survival in late war!

[STEED]

Where did this baby go?

here she is!

Do you know what would be good? If type IX players shared their secrets for survival in late war!

Sail down under as there are less Allied planes to deal with and don't get cocky, weigh up the situation before you get your ass kicked in to next week. :lol:

[Penelope_Grey]

Yes I agree, prevention is better than cure, but suppose you happen to get snagged by a hunter killer group or you attack a convoy and become made to pay for it? Some tips for the others would be helpful. I'm prepared to share mine, and I hope the other Type IX veterens would follow me.

[STEED]

Yes I agree, prevention is better than cure, but suppose you happen to get snagged by a hunter killer group or you attack a convoy and become made to pay for it? Some tips for the others would be helpful. I'm prepared to share mine, and I hope the other Type IX veterens would follow me.

Never came across HK's and I sail a lot down under as for convoys the most bad ass one's so to speak of sail from South Africa to Australia and back. I mainly target bottle neck areas yes I know a heck of a risk but it's worth it when you have a belly full of T-IV's & T-V's.

[Jimbuna]

Do you have to be a zombie to participate here ?

Type IX patrols take up the most time :lol:

[STEED]

Do you have to be a zombie to participate here ?

Type IX patrols take up the most time :lol:

Plenty of time to read your letters from the wife back in Germany.

Nag nag nag nag nag nag nag nag nag nag. :huh:

[Fusek]

U-552 joining the club!:arrgh!:

Early '42 at the moment, lurking in the shallows around Freetown as we speak.

Our last two patrols we made the Med a very dangerous place for the Limeys. Passing the Gib is doable until mid '42. Set depth at 180, silent mode, 2knots and go read a book. Sunk a Nelson, Revenge and several Fiji/Dido/Southhampton in several engagements near Alexandria. My little crew is making a retutation for themselves :smug::arrgh!:

When I get back in Lorient I hope the letter of permission from BdU to check out the Black Sea is on my desk :hmm: Since I have to pass the canal in Turkey, they had to get permission first.

Some experience to share with the club (why else have one?);

- Sailing decks-awash (7/8m depth) shaves of precious divingtime when you are in dangerous waters.

- Dont bother spending renown on radar. Radar-warning however is vital, especially late war. Rader-warning will pick up destroyers and aircraft a lot sooner than sonar will. You dont have to dive at once, first check the direction and speed of the contactlines. A lot of times, destroyers dont go for you if you are more than 15/20 km away. If the contactline changes distance fast, it a plane.


Anybody know good huntinggrounds when Drumbeat starts, or information on port defences? Curacao for instance had subnets, but is deeper than 70 meters. Wich means you can just go under it. Subnets only go to 50 meter (same goes for Pantelleria).

[sasquatch]

On my 5th patrol with a Type IXB. Currently intercepting merchants westbound from Gibraltor. It can take a few days to use up all of those extra torps. Nice thing about Gibraltor is that even in late 41 there is almost no air cover; which helps a lot as this thing is as maneuverable as a tank.

[Brag]

HUH, late 41 no cover?
U-502, November 1941--been doing nothing but diving from airplanes :roll: And was attacked at night:nope:

[STEED]

STAND BY FOR GREAT NEWS FROM STEED..........
2:30PM GMT

[sasquatch]

HUH, late 41 no cover?
U-502, November 1941--been doing nothing but diving from airplanes :roll: And was attacked at night:nope:

Maybe I'm more lucky than you are:yep:

[STEED]

And here it is. :ahoy:

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h254/RS42/clip_image002-6.jpg

I do believe I am now a member of the 100K club. :D

Operation Drumbeat was a success for Feb-Mar 42 and the weather was good for a change.

U-128 IXC sinks 17 ships giving a tonnage of 115348 tons

Drinks on me. :()1:

[Brag]

Indeed, good news, Steed. Balz will follow shortly.

[Jimbuna]

And here it is. :ahoy:

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h254/RS42/clip_image002-6.jpg

I do believe I am now a member of the 100K club. :D

Operation Drumbeat was a success for Feb-Mar 42 and the weather was good for a change.

U-128 IXC sinks 17 ships giving a tonnage of 115348 tons

Drinks on me. :()1:

Peh!!.........beginners luck http://imgcash3.imageshack.us/img524/1262/pinocchioij9.gif

http://imgcash3.imageshack.us/img412/4774/thumbsuplargeon1.gif

[STEED]

Peh!!.........beginners luck http://imgcash3.imageshack.us/img524/1262/pinocchioij9.gif

http://imgcash3.imageshack.us/img412/4774/thumbsuplargeon1.gif

Jealous Jim? :lol:

STEED passes a drink to Jim. :()1:

[gimpy117]

lol wee need a tin can club for the type II sailors...

[edit] lol and so it has been done!! lol guess im a little late...

[STEED]

For two weeks only, grab your chance to watch STEED as I joined the 100K Club in my little movie, better if you Down Load it, enjoy. :D

PS: It's a IXC U-Boat. :)

The Black Cat on the Hunt

http://files.filefront.com/The+Black+Catwmv/;9096566;/fileinfo.html (http://files.filefront.com/The+Black+Catwmv/;9096566;/fileinfo.html)

[Comsubin]

Hi Kaleun !
With big delay I joint to this club with my IXC "U-66", april '42. My sincerely I prefer VIIC class :)

[Jimbuna]

Peh!!.........beginners luck http://imgcash3.imageshack.us/img524/1262/pinocchioij9.gif

http://imgcash3.imageshack.us/img412/4774/thumbsuplargeon1.gif

Jealous Jim? :lol:

STEED passes a drink to Jim. :()1:

Not much tonnage to be had with airships ;)

[STEED]

Peh!!.........beginners luck http://imgcash3.imageshack.us/img524/1262/pinocchioij9.gif

http://imgcash3.imageshack.us/img412/4774/thumbsuplargeon1.gif

Jealous Jim? :lol:

STEED passes a drink to Jim. :()1:

Not much tonnage to be had with airships ;)

Cheeky :p :lol:

[sasquatch]

I'm on my 7th patrol in my type IXB. I'm finishing upo my first career, which has a total of 20 patrols. I'm currently in Loch Ewe gettting ready to sink the Aircraft Carrier Illustrious:hmm: It will probably be my final patrol as there are some 8 warhships in the area...

[BulSoldier]

We bow at your bravery fellow Kaleun.

I have my first carreer with XIB and it is very good boot if used properly.Two patrols ago i managed to get in the middle of task force and saw a shadow of Illustrious carrer,and yes i saw it sinking too near norwagean coast

[Koondawg]

Im piloting U-196 at the moment....


U-196 (http://uboat.net/find_boat.php3?find_boat=196) under Korvkpt. Kentrat (http://uboat.net/men/kentrat.htm) completed from 13 March, 1943 to 23 Oct, 1943 the longest patrol a submarine in WWII ever did (225 days at sea).

[sasquatch]

U-107, 10th Flotilla – IXB Class
Kapitan Lieutenant Sr. Luther


I decided to take a “detour” from my order to patrol the empty grid EJ59 to instead raid Loch Ewe and take on an Illustrious Fleet Carrier docked there. I successfully slipped past 9 warships and a large minefield in midday. My u-boat is positioned at a 170 degree angle, great position for my T II torpedoes with magnetic detonators. They are set at depths of 9, 9.3, 10, and 11 meters; I hope that this will account for the flooding that ensues from the first torpedo.

Firing tubes 1-4! Torpedo Impact! The 4 torpedoes were perfectly spread. Enemy unit destroyed! This will most likely be the last log of Kapitan Lieutenant Sr. Luther as three enemy warships are furiously heading towards me. I pray that the sinking of this enemy aircraft-carrier will help keep the war turned in our favor…

Kapitan Lieutenant Sr. Luther successfully evaded the enemy destroyers for 10 minutes before he was eventually discovered by a C-Class destroyer which pinged him and instantly destroyed his u-boat with side-launched depth charges. He will always be remembered as a hero and inspiration to other u-boat kapitans.



Kapitan Lieutenant Sr. Luther sank over 656,000 tons of enemy shipping over 20 patrols.

[Jonathan]

Everyone is bragging about their big, comfy, and roomy unterseeboots...I am telling you, the Type IIA is where it's at. Your crew can grow closer with each other and their commanding officers, and the kitchen/pantry area was voted "#1 Home-Style Appeal" by Better 'Boots and Keels.

Beat that.

[sasquatch]

Everyone is bragging about their big, comfy, and roomy unterseeboots...I am telling you, the Type IIA is where it's at. Your crew can grow closer with each other and their commanding officers, and the kitchen/pantry area was voted "#1 Home-Style Appeal" by Better 'Boots and Keels.

Beat that.

Agreed, the Type II (D) is where its at. None of this "sure I'll sink the small merchant ship because I have 15 more eels to spare" crap.

[Ivan Putski]

The type II is nice, but you sure as hell can`t go to America in her unless a type IX takes you along as a "Dingy." I`m cruising the waters off the North American East coast in mid 1942, I have had a lot of good encounters with both merchants, and warships. I`m in U-109 a type IXB boat out of Lorient, 2nd Flotilla. Over the long haul, finding a milch cow, and resupplying is great, I`ve seen my share of action in her.

We are on our way home at the present time, having sunk two vessels before leaving, and being caught on the surface by a destroyer, that put two rounds in us before we could crash dive. Repaired the damage, and was able to go deep, and evade her, running silent, and creeping along at 2kts. Love it. Puts :up:

[sasquatch]

The type II is nice, but you sure as hell can`t go to America in her unless a type IX takes you along as a "Dingy." I`m cruising the waters off the North American East coast in mid 1942, I have had a lot of good encounters with both merchants, and warships. I`m in U-109 a type IXB boat out of Lorient, 2nd Flotilla. Over the long haul, finding a milch cow, and resupplying is great, I`ve seen my share of action in her.

We are on our way home at the present time, having sunk two vessels before leaving, and being caught on the surface by a destroyer, that put two rounds in us before we could crash dive. Repaired the damage, and was able to go deep, and evade her, running silent, and creeping along at 2kts. Love it. Puts :up:

What's America got that the Coast of Ireland doesn't?

[Jimbuna]

Sunshine :sunny:

http://www.itsnature.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfmoon.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd320/pasquarade/wolf-38.gif

[STEED]

Well that's a wrap as I now removed SH3 GWX 1.3 no more for me. Until GWX 2.0 that is. ;)

[Deep-Six]

Ok, I have not play SHIII in awhile, (been playing CoD2 and 4). I will try to get back to going to New York. If the planes dont kill me first.:D

[sasquatch]

Sunshine :sunny:

http://www.itsnature.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfmoon.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd320/pasquarade/wolf-38.gif

hmm, good point. Now that I think about it, I can only use my deck about 15% of the time around Ireland due to terrible weather...

[BulSoldier]

Last patrol report:

72k tons sunk. The best so far.

Too bad i done the mistake i am doing too often, using 4,yes 4 torpedoes on a two tankers that are already shelled by my with many shells to spare ... :damn::damn::damn:

[darius359au]

Just back from a long stint in the pacific with the U.S navy and on my 3rd patrol in U-49 , a type VIIB - once I return to port I will be transfering to 2nd flottila and back into my beloved "Sea Cow" :) .Atleast I'll be back in a more manouverable and deeper diving boat than a fleet boat ;)

[Jimbuna]

Good hunting Kaleun http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/welcome.gif


http://www.itsnature.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfmoon.jpg


http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd320/pasquarade/wolf-38.gif

[sasquatch]

Last patrol report:

72k tons sunk. The best so far.

Too bad i done the mistake i am doing too often, using 4,yes 4 torpedoes on a two tankers that are already shelled by my with many shells to spare ... :damn::damn::damn:

Where are you hitting the tankers? It shouldn't take that much... Unless you're using stock of course.

[Pathfinder]

Hello chaps,

New IXB (U-300) chappie signing up!

Pathfinder

[Jimbuna]

Welcome aboard Kaleun :arrgh!: http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/welcome.gif


http://www.itsnature.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfmoon.jpg


http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd320/pasquarade/wolf-38.gif

[BulSoldier]

Last patrol report:

72k tons sunk. The best so far.

Too bad i done the mistake i am doing too often, using 4,yes 4 torpedoes on a two tankers that are already shelled by my with many shells to spare ... :damn::damn::damn:
Where are you hitting the tankers? It shouldn't take that much... Unless you're using stock of course.

In Nord Atlantik, gwx user, but my point is that i could sink them only with several dozen shells but i (how stupid of me) decided to shoot several torps, who knows why,,,,