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Originally Posted by jimbuna
You are correct....simply love the IX's 
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me too.
but I see them as a different weapon (from beginning of 1942):
hunting lone merchants far from the convoy-routes
hunting far away from home-ports
hunting where no well-trained ASW are
the type VII is IMO the boat for fighting the convoys as they approach Britain. they are even capable to evade DDs in shallow waters.
both of them have their advantages.