ex type IIa user here.
played 6 patrols in that small boat.
The last patrol in that boat BDU did send me to a grin SW of ireland. Starting Base was Wilhelmshaven
It was his revenge for transfering to that flotilla just before. I did the change with the type IX in mind.
i had to go to the channel 1 time on that patrol. Backway i made it the long way around england. Guess it was a journey of ~6000 km altogether. My crew was quite ********d up as we finally arrived back in Wilhelmshaven.
I have good memories of the type II but finally i´m happy to be the commander of a type IXb (U64)