SUBSIM Radio Room Forums - Go for the IX?

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Originally Posted by kdv

Thanks for all the advice Gents,

I've 'bought' the IX, and am enjoying it so far. Dive time is terrible, but am going to run with the decks awash to reduce those times.

The amount of torpedo's you can carry is amazing. It does make all the difference when attacking a bigger convoy. If I had my way the weapons officer would be strapping even more to the deck with bungee cords :D!

I really hate to admit this to you guys, considering how much the realism is valued, but in-game I have it set for unlimited fuel. Part of my vocation is fuel-management, it's way too stressful some times when you don't know if you're going to have enough or not. So I don't use fuel-management settings in my choices of entertainment! What I do though, is keep the patrols in historical waters ie. no going to Japan in a VII, Caribbean, etc.

Nothing wrong with reducing "realism" to increase enjoyment. Sometimes we simmers get so wrapped up in "what is real" we stop having fun with our sims.

Me...I dont do my own torpedo solution calculations. I deal with math and stats all day and thats the LAST thing I want to do (trig).... I enjoy the hunt! To do the math would be like a deer hunter calculating his exact bullet trajectory before taking his shot!