What is the "best"/"favorite" U-Boat
 

Hey so I have been playing a bit of SH3 lately, and have been going through a career still only about to be in 1940. I was wondering what people thought is the coolest, most enjoyable U-Boat to use in SH3.

I want to exclude the Type XXI because by far it would be the best boat but it comes out so late in the war that I find it to be a pipe-dream.

Also I realize that certain U-Boats only were used in certain ways, I'm planing on staying in an Atlantic Flotilla that participates in patrolling US waters, but that could change.

thanks for input

XXI or IXC.IXD2 fits well in many situations, :yep:

I like both the VII and IX. The VII for it's maneouvrebility, and the IX for the range plus amount of torpedoes. Also the type IX looks the best imo.
The type II I find too limiting. It's a matter of taste, but it's just not for me. The IXd2 and XXI are too 'advanced' for my taste.
In a career I typically use a VII until the IX becomes available in '41. And once I manage to survive '43 (I haven't ever survived '43 yet) I'll get back to the VII.

Best? Good question. If you're going out into the North Atlantic then the best is probably the Type VII, due to its manueverability, which includes being able to dive quickly.

For long-range operations you need the Type IX. It's slower to dive and turn, but it carries a bigger payload and you'll be in less well-protected waters, so the negatives won't matter as much.

My personal favorite? The Type II. Why? I don't know, I just like it. It's cute.

Thanks for the input

I am sorta interested in picking up a type IX-D2 and putting a quad AA gun on it lolz don't know why but i like big guns.

Also, I've used the type VIIB a lot so it would be interesting to try a type IX sub.

Is there any flotilla where I could start out with a type IX-D2 later in the war?

Cute? :hmmm:

How about stealthy or deadly or quick or sleek or any of a hundred other adjectives? But cute?

I can almost hear the designers rolling over in their graves. :haha:

I think it's cute, kind of reminds me of a rubber duck....armed with torpedoes. :arrgh!:

Sounds like a deadly duck... :sunny:

http://www.imcbrokers.com/userfiles/...st-nazaire.jpg


Now, back to the question. I like the VIIB. Of course I've never played long enough before I started tinkering with mods all over again to "upgrade" to a VIIC, much less a IX.

Although during recent tinkering, I had occasion to load several test patrols in both a IX and a II. I have to say the look of the IX was quite impressive, probably in large part due to Aces' Super Turms stuff. Never really took it out for a spin, though.

I spent quite a bit of time (relatively speaking) with the II, altho not in combat situations, and I think that describing it as "cute" seems pretty spot-on to me. I can see where one would develop a certain affection for it. :yep:

I like my IX. Fast on the surface, long range, powerful deck gun, generous helping of torpedoes.

I'm laughing too hard to recommend anything. :har:

Only 5 though, so make every shot count.

:DL

Kapitan Schlag -

From October 1942, Bordeaux was the home base for the 12th Unterseebootsflotiile, which was created there under the command of Korvkpt. Klaus Scholtz.

The base became the home of most of the supply boats. The Milk Cows of type XIV, the very long range boats of type IXD2, the type XB mine-layers, and the type VIIF torpedo transports were stationed there.

Nah, none of those. Short-ranged, under-armed, shallow-diving, not really much to recommend it.




But definitely cute. :/\\k: :D

Thanks all.

Raptor, thanks for your info, I may run an extra career starting in 41 or 42 (41 to build up my renown for IXD2)