Vote favorite U-boat here.

[Freiwillige]

Just a bordem killer post. So whats your favorite and why?


Me? Type VIIB\C! Built to strangle England. Doenitz finaly had the boat he wanted. Fast enough, cheap enough, carried a decent load and was quite manouverable both up top and below. Not to big, Not to small.....Leaves just right!:up:

[U-84]

my favorite would be the VIIC...pretty fast, good loadout, good depth, and maneuverablility. Always last the longest in a VIIC...ur all around U-boat

My next favorite would be a IIA. Very good diving time, very hard to pick up on sonar and very very maneuverable, was the U-boat that made me a good shot being that u only have 5 torps and gotta make them count.

I officially after a previous career hate the IX series...the reasons why are pretty obvious LOL. Got two careers goin right now a IIA and a VIIC.

[TheSamuraiJedi]

Type VIIC/B for me. The Type IX's just turn into death traps and the Type II just dont do it.

[Jimbuna]

Any Type IX....plenty of firepower and range to explore far off places. http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/pirate.gif

[danurve]

Type VII.
VIIB for early war, then once the viic/41 is available with the Cobalt/GWX player sub.

[Keelbuster]

VIIC/41 - the ultimate convoy attack boat.

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

My vote goes to the type VIIB/C and the type XXI.

[Torplexed]

Despite their vulnerabilities I've always been fond of the IX. If the game had originally come with the diminutive Type XXIII, that one would be a favorite too. Only three torpedoes but that makes for a short, sweet patrol and I bet they would be tough to find on sonar. :cool:

[Keelbuster]

Despite their vulnerabilities I've always been fond of the IX. If the game had originally come with the diminutive Type XXIII, that one would be a favorite too. Only three torpedoes but that makes for a short, sweet patrol and I bet they would be tough to find on sonar. :cool:

Interesting - smaller than Type II?

[A Very Super Market]

Around the same size. Obviously better suited to coastal waters, but in their short operational history, they did very well

[Torplexed]

Yeah...the Type XXIII was the coastal version of the Type XXI. Sort of a futuristic electro-boot Type II.

http://airalex.homestead.com/files/type_XXIII.jpg

[Freiwillige]

Actually the type XXIII is smaller than the type II! Both in height and length with a smaller tower too! In my book Uboats in action it shows a profile of all the German subs used and I was shocked to see that the XXIII was 10\15% smaller than the type II!:o

[Murr44]

I prefer the VIIC for the reasons stated above. Haven't had too much luck with the IX series; particularly the IXD2.

[Torplexed]

Actually the type XXIII is smaller than the type II! Both in height and length with a smaller tower too! In my book Uboats in action it shows a profile of all the German subs used and I was shocked to see that the XXIII was 10\15% smaller than the type II!:o
Imagine how difficult that makes it to catch with an Asidc beam. :cool: Top speed of 12 knots underwater ain't bad either. Crew of only 14 would be easy to manage. I used to replace the Type II with the XXIII in SH2 campaign game a lot. Fun.

[Weiss Pinguin]

VIIB, mainly because it's what I've used the most, so I know all it's ins and outs.

Yeah...the Type XXIII was the coastal version of the Type XXI. Sort of a futuristic electro-boot Type II.

http://airalex.homestead.com/files/type_XXIII.jpg
That would've made a more interesting story-type thread, if there was a GWX-compatible playable... I may have to try out NYGM after U-1337 retires. :yeah:

[Torplexed]

NYGM has a playable Type XXIII? :hmm2: I may have to change my plans.

[Weiss Pinguin]

According to the NYGM 3.0 release thread:
New Features (just a reminder of what I copied earlier):

1. The new Type XXIII boat.
2. The Real Weather Fix.
3. Racerboy's exhaust smoke for all U-boats. (Used with permission.)
4. Iambecomelife's new merchant fleet, incorporated into convoys.
5. Key changes made to stop the way in which a U-boat could pass into a convoy from the front, at periscope depth, without ever being detected by the front escort. You will have to be much more careful now.
6. Schnorchelling improved, so that the crew doesn't die of exhaustion in stormy weather. (This is much more complicated than it sounds.)
7. 'Bold' asdic decoy made much more realistic with new, unpublished, research.
8. More realistic battery ranges underwater.
9. SH3Patrol program updated with new patrol grids for the Type XXIII boat. (Also other changes.)
10. New updates for NYGM for those who use SH3Commander.
11. The east-coast minefield mod included, marks the giant British east-coast minefields on your map.

Then again I guess it doesn't actually say if it's playable... Will have to do a search...

[Freiwillige]

I beleive that there is a way to get the playable XXIII into GWX 3.0. But yes the NGYM XXIII is playable from what I have read.

[Freiwillige]

See page 2 of this thread for XXIII plus GWX.:salute:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147697

[Task Force]

ViiB, this boat has been good to me.:yep: Tryed a IX, but I didnt realy care for it much.

[Reece]

Type VIIC unless I want to go to the USA, then IXC!:salute:

[Task Force]

(ya know I might try the Ix so I can hunt off of the us.:hmmm:

[Petsman]

VIIC all the way!!!...Reasons stated above already!..:ping:

[-SWCowboy.]

VIIC because it's just the classic U-Boat that everyone relates to when thinking about German subs prowling the Atlantic :cool:


(and it's the only skin I can reskin worth a damn!!!)

[Jimbuna]

VIIC because it's just the classic U-Boat that everyone relates to when thinking about German subs prowling the Atlantic :cool:


(and it's the only skin I can reskin worth a damn!!!)

LOL :DL

[Kapt Z]

VIIC:up:

[ReallyDedPoet]

VIIC :yeah:


RDP

[bgey]

I only have any experience in a VIIB so far. :oops:

Although... I just started a new career in a IIA and decided to raid Hartpool at the outbreak of the war. Sunk 2 troop transports for +48K patrol. :D :D Snuck out nice and quiet without so much as a single ping. :|\\

So now I'm thinking I should have a new fav... :cool:

Benny

[Sailor Steve]

IIA here. I get nervous when I can't see the shore.

[Weiss Pinguin]

See page 2 of this thread for XXIII plus GWX.:salute:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147697
:o What mod is that, and where do I find it?

[gordonmull]

XXI all the way!!!!! :arrgh!:

[goggles]

type VII for a good balance of firepower/manuverability a good all around boat

type II total lack of firepower and range makes me depise this boat

type XI my favorite boat, crazy amount of torpedo reloads, excellent range, however this boat is huge and sluggish aircraft WILL kill you and harbor/shallow areas are not this boats forte, excellent for convoys though

type XXI hardly played this boat so no idea

[astak9]

VII B\C:rock:

[mookiemookie]

I loves me some Type IX's

[Oneshot/Onekill]

Type XXI for me. There's nothing stealthier, and i love being able to target enemy ships without so much as a peep from the periscope!

[magicsub2]

iid is the best, its like a midgit sub. all you need to do is size it down, get rid of all torpedos, and add two to the sides. and thier you go, you have a seehund!