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Thomen · 05-29-10, 11:41 AM

As the title says..
Is it advisable to engage enemy convoys with a type IX u-boat?

I m in mid 1941 right now, roughly 800sm NW of El Ferrol and just got a contact message saying that there is a convoy roughly 140km to my south west, 5 knt spd and a heading of NNE.

Somehow, I seem to remember reading somewhere, that the type IX boats where mostly used against single ships or small unprotected convoys, since their size would make it difficult to evade escorts.

05-29-10, 11:41 AM	#1
Thomen Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,207 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Attacking a convoy with a Type IX.. Yes or no? As the title says.. Is it advisable to engage enemy convoys with a type IX u-boat? I m in mid 1941 right now, roughly 800sm NW of El Ferrol and just got a contact message saying that there is a convoy roughly 140km to my south west, 5 knt spd and a heading of NNE. Somehow, I seem to remember reading somewhere, that the type IX boats where mostly used against single ships or small unprotected convoys, since their size would make it difficult to evade escorts.