My vote: VIIC
I like attacking convoys. And it's always hard to decide for me either. Early war - definitely IXB. Large amount of torpedo plus greater surface speed is big advantage, and because avoiding DC is easy, agility of type VII isn't really advantage. But after from second half of 1942, if you still want to attack convoy and survive, you need VIIC.
Radar equipped planes, modern ASDIC's, Seek & Destroy DD patrols make life of VIIC's captain hard one, and life of IXC's captain short one.
In short: IXC is better attacker, and VIIC makes your chances for survive bigger. If you're "old lone wolf", and you have your "always working tricks" you can try IXC. It gives you opportunity to complete annihilation of enemy convoy. You don't need to evade escort, you just sinking them.
But usually IXC it's better in hunting "big ones" travelling without escort. Dealing with convoy is usually job for VIIC.
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