Handling a bigger tub is easy, just as long it's at the pier.
The type II is only for the early years. Later in the war you have to run deep to evade the DDs. The IIs are fun though. Small, sneaky and if the occassion arises a pita for escorts (at least '39 - mid'41). Shame that they have nothing bigger than a 20mm. 'Tis fun sinking all the escorts and surfacing in the middle of a convoy. At least 'til '40...
She-Wolf, to you have any mods installed? Btw, harbour of choice: Hartlepool and if you stay about 40 to 50 km to the east of this harbour, you'll get plenty of traffic. Aim for the funnel ;)

gmuno, I have 16k atmosphere, Das Boot, Full Circle splash screen, and today, but not tried yet, Lifeboats.

Thanks for the tip, next time I have a North Sea patrol I will do that :)

Also, the VII is damn hard to detect with sonar, thanks for it's small size.
As mentioned before, extremely ideal for harbor raids.

I also heavily recommend the area around that island between the Britanny and Ireland, place is filled with Large merchants, small tankers, coastal merchant's etc, etc...

I have actually switched my oh-so-über IXC to VII couple of times, just to enjoy the fooling of those silly DD's, it's quite good at sinking them, too


Too bad the tincan dies in most cases if being rammed even the slightest bit (atleast, if hit on the superstructure)

Kipps, yes - I recently made this joyous discovery ( lots of traffic) myself . Now I have a larger fuel tank I am not limited to the puddle of the North Sea... as you say, a rich hunting ground

I really like those Type IIs. The "einbaum" may be lacking in quantity of torpedoes but it makes up for it by being one of the stealthiest boats in the game. Their small "shadow" makes them hard to find with ASDIC and you can run at speeds as high as 2 knots without being heard, even while the ASW boys are hunting for you.

Operating just outside enemy harbors is where the Type II really shines. No other boat, aside from the XXIII, can operate so well in shallow waters.

The IID has larger fuel tanks and a more powerful diesel than the IIA, so she can range further afield and is the best choice for kaleuns that want to engage in a coastal campaign throughout the war.

For new or less experienced players, I highly recommend the Type II. It's a great boat for learning the ropes. If you can learn to survive in shallow waters and make every single torpedo count, those techniques will double your chances of scoring big and avoiding destroyers in the Big Pond with a larger u-boat.

On the other hand, if you'd rather start with a larger boat like the VIIB or IXA, simply pick the flotilla that has them (but starting in 1939 does limit your choices so you can choose to start at a later date as well.)

Good luck out there, She-Wolf! BE MORE AGRESSIVE. :up:

Um, well, I shall look at Rotbile with more respect after this glowing tribute to the IID Graf, I had only noticed her shortcomings before. Shame on me.:up:

Be more aggressive you say, like saying GGGRRRRR as I peer at the warships through the scope you mean?

My tactic so far is to be silent and creep past the hunters. When I have a bigger sub and more muscle - THEN I might get braver. However, for now, I am going to go port-snooping - as you have explained, I have just the right boot to do it!:yep::yep:

Just turn around, and punch your weapon's officer in the face

guess I just didn't realise what a nice little boot I got Mikhayl

Kippar - no, this will not achieve anything of merit. Tut.:nope:

They'll learn to respect and fear you, increases their efficienty

Besides, if you have Bernard on board, punch him

I confirm, these IIs type boot are just a joy to maneuver, they need only a few meters to make a complete turn, they dive faster than anything, they're so discret they represent a real headache for the patrolling DDs in the ports or near the coasts (that's why Dönitz ordered mini subs like these to counter the allied attack against the Atlantic wall,but they weren't achieve before Dday so the project was aborted).:up:

Plus it's an excellent school teaching you how to manage your fuel and torpedos to the very best. So when you later get a VII or IX type, you just feel you can become the king of the seas!:arrgh!:

Believe me, even with my UVIIc, there are some stress time with the DDs when i would rather change my VIIc for a good ol' II type!

That is the key.

I have played 8 or 9 careers and have started with the 2nd Flotilla. After about 10 missions, you should have enough renoun to earn the IXB. Four fish in the fore section, 6 internal reserves, 6 external. 2 in the aft tubes, 2 reserve internal, and 2 external. That many fish you should start to rack up some impressive tonnage. Given the right circumstances, I have came back with as much as 80,000 on one curise.

I have snicked into Loch Ewe and sank a Nelson and a Revenge BB, as well as several Tribial DD's, several V&W DD's, and a tanker or two, and escaped.

No shotage of fish there. Cruising range of what, 19000 nm? Dive times are slower, I think it takes them 37 seconds to dive. An eternity when you really, really need to dive fast.

The problem with that is it is such a long time till the IXC is ready.

My IXB got sunk yesterday. I been in the middle of a convoy west of Ireland, all escorts sunk (2x Black Swan, 1x Southhampton, 1x S-Class), when i decided to do some mopp-up. Well, it worked up to the moment i fired at a freighter at 500 meters with my tube VI. To shorten the time 'till impact (TII), i used the deck gun at an Ore-Freighter. When the impact was due, i changed to the conning tower to watch it. Impact, some fireworks and the screaming started. Everything aft from the aft bunks red and everyone dead, conning tower and gun orange and all dead and massive leaks openning up aft.
A nice career gone to hell.
I think i'll start again with a smaller sub.

Even playing 100% realism you can get real achievements taking IXD40 in January1942, 10th Flotilla, heading to quadrant GR52, or GR89. In Southern Hemisphere following the route Cape town – Freetown (see GWX rout map) you will meet big passenger ships such as old passenger ship about 20 000 BRT, and even the biggest GWX 2.0. passenger ship of 45 000 BRT.
Another good way to promote your career is to go to Caribbean Sea. Around Curacao you’ll meet lonely and sometimes armless tankers, no task forces, planes, and even single destroyers.
You can also try to evade Curacao harbor. Last time I countered there 8 US. tankers. No danger to approach to 1 000 meters or even less the Curacao docs ‘couse the island is volcanic origin attacked by trawler 700 meters in front of the docks I deepened my Boot to 120 meters.

I guess I'm just the exception to the rule.

I like my Type IX boats.

If I get tired of cruising around the atlantic, I transfer to the 29th Flotilla, get me a Type VII and attack there.

Then back to the atlantic and my trusty Type IX.

Would some kind soul explain how to put the 6th eel back into a TypeIID please,would love to get a IID career going again but with only 5 eel's and my shooting it really wouldn't be worth leaving the harbour:oops: That extra eel sure would make it easier to have a little bit more sucess and enjoyment:yep: What with early war torp failure's and only 5/6 on board I'm supprised they managed to sink anything:obet many a time early on in the war a kaleun got back to base in his kanoe tied it up at the dock,a gave the thing a good kick,how frustrating it must have been to be so limited:damn: Also could someone post a few piccys of a IID in GWX,I'm sure there isn't an exhaust port on them?would look rather odd if your using any of the exhaust/waterstream combi mods:hmm: