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Originally Posted by jimbuna
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Carlos Hathcock, one hellava great Marine
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Originally Posted by Obltn Strand
For first flotilla boats the game sometimes gives orders to patrol channel grids. Quite nerve wrecking patrols.
Type II D is good tool for the narrow and shalllow waters of the channel. Fast diver and hard to spot both surfaced and submerged. Still warships and especially destroyers are to be avoided.
To quote old finnish by word: who fears doesn't play.
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Ducks (what type II's were referred to as by other Kaleuns) generally didn't venture much out of the North Sea with their greatly diminished range. Many great Kaleuns got their first command on board a type II. A duck is just as capable of sinking a BB as any type VII/IX; aiming and accuracy are what really counts on the small boats. They're fun to play as they present a real challenge in conducting a successful patrol (which for them, 5000 tons would have been a great patrol) given their range and small torpedo load. Since they fire the same torpedoes as all other subs they're just as capable of sinking a BB, need accurate aiming and solutions to hit em in their most vulnerable spots where they can sometimes sink with just 1 eel.
Fortune favors the bold - Alexander the Great