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Originally Posted by soopaman2
You appear worried about treacherous patrol areas. Then just humor them. Patrol at a near crawl speed, submerged for 24 hours, just to appease (if you RP it as I do, HQ don't seem to care where you go honestly)
Then go to where the pickings are good/where you feel comfortable. Empty your torpedoes, and crawl home alive. 
Personal opinion ahead:
I honestly find the type IXB a little better on the e-dive than its updated cousin. Which in late war situations is important, with aircraft.
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Just wanted to say thank you to everybody - ended up sticking with the IXB.
As for the humoring - did that and it still was a bit of a problem. Had a couple destroyer scares just hiding in the very corner of a grid. Started to schnorkel and Sunderlands showed up - the only planes I fear :P
But the Type IXB...it's a few days away from January of '44, and the worst I've ever gotten was slight bomb damage from an Avenger. Haven't lost a man. This is a *durable* boat, and I'm glad I stuck with her.