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Jimbuna

08-29-08 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by msalama

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Damn!! It was just starting to get interesting....all the differing views on each sub type :know:

But there's always the _next_ time around, isn't there?

I reckon so :lol:

Kielhauler1961

08-29-08 10:44 AM

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...I usually die of stupidity somewhere in '42 in a IX of some description...

1942????

I normally die of stupidity a lot earlier than that! Like 9th August, 1939, returning from my pre-war 'shake-down' cruise and being lost in a collision with 'something' in the Straits of Dover!

Oh! The shame of it all....:rotfl:

predavolk

08-29-08 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by von hally

dont think its really that gross an exaggeration pred..not in my experience.

when dd's are shelling with everything they've got....give me a type VII any time.

and whats the point of a IX running with decks awash and losing the range that you upgraded for in the first place???

I guess it depends on your definition of exaggeration. IIRC you're looking at 32 seconds versus 27. That's not an earth-shattering difference. And if you want fast diving time, a Type XI will travel the same distance as a VII, with decks away, and dive at 15 seconds. That is a MUCH bigger difference than a standard VII-IX comparison. So if diving time is your key requirement, a Type IX still wins out.

But hey, you've got a few hours under your belt and I'm sure you know what works best for you. Right now, as much as I miss my IXB, I'm sure enjoying my new XXI! :D

Bosje

08-29-08 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Kielhauler1961

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...I usually die of stupidity somewhere in '42 in a IX of some description...

yeah you see, when i forget i was not in a VII

-We shall engage these british escorts!
-erm sir we will have turned around some time next monday, could i persuade you to go deep and silent?
-it matters not! i said we shall engage and engage we shall! what? why is all that water rushing into the boat?

msalama

08-29-08 05:50 PM

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why is all that water rushing into the boat?

...which, OTOH, can happen in a VII too I've noticed :cry:

No, I'm not dead yet. Just noticing the increased vigilance of the RAF (or maybe the Royal Navy Air Corps?) because of them buggers almost sinking us immediately after leaving Thalia... and it's only autumn '41 we're talking about :o

No matter however. We, being the nonchalant gentlemen that we are, just slipped-and-slided away to a friendly-ish port nearby, followed with us hoping for the boat to be fixed soon(ish)... well, at least as soon as we'd finished with our decadent port-side distractions already, of course :lol:

Funny thing, this Kaleuning business. You'd almost think the Tommies really want to sink yer a**, eh?!

:hmm:

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