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Tom · 03-14-11, 02:58 PM

Size matters, very much.

In a smaller boat you can get closer on the surface without being detected and avoiding asdic is much easier too. I also think larger boats can be heard more easily, if speed/depth/range are the same. At least that's how it feels to me. All this, combined with the better maneuverability of smaller boats, makes it much easier to escape destroyers in a type VII than a type IX. A type II (I don't play type II's much, so someone else might verify this) is even better at sneaking away.

Edit: Forgot to mention, that early in the war destroyer skill isn't very high, and a type IXB is very survivable. However, this starts to change somewhere around 1941, and by 1943 type IX's do indeed become death traps.

03-14-11, 02:58 PM	#2
Tom Gunner Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 97 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Size matters, very much. In a smaller boat you can get closer on the surface without being detected and avoiding asdic is much easier too. I also think larger boats can be heard more easily, if speed/depth/range are the same. At least that's how it feels to me. All this, combined with the better maneuverability of smaller boats, makes it much easier to escape destroyers in a type VII than a type IX. A type II (I don't play type II's much, so someone else might verify this) is even better at sneaking away. Edit: Forgot to mention, that early in the war destroyer skill isn't very high, and a type IXB is very survivable. However, this starts to change somewhere around 1941, and by 1943 type IX's do indeed become death traps. Last edited by Tom; 03-14-11 at 03:10 PM.