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Khayman · 03-28-06, 03:04 AM

I was crusing down past Freetown in my IXC/40, on my way to my patrol grid at the southern tip of Africa. Like you I'd run submerged during the day, then I'd surface about midnight to re-charge and submege about 5am.

I had metox, it was a pitch black night, and not only was an aircraft spotted but it was heading straight for me. It must have had centrimetric radar (which metox couldn't pick up). I manned the flak guns and shot the sod down.

I know I should have dived again but my batteries needed re-charged so I stayed on the surface. Sure enough along came another aircraft - which I also shot down. I decided I'd risk recharging at daylight and stayed under.

I've noticed with the slower diving IXC's, and with my one and only patrol in a IX-D2, that you just don't have time to dive. The one time I did a crash dive a bomb destroyed all three of my flak guns!

I too prefer the IX boats. The areas you patrol have zero to no warships. They do have seemingly massive air coverage though, but with care they aren't as much a problem as convoy escorts.

03-28-06, 03:04 AM	#9
Khayman Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 258 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I was crusing down past Freetown in my IXC/40, on my way to my patrol grid at the southern tip of Africa. Like you I'd run submerged during the day, then I'd surface about midnight to re-charge and submege about 5am. I had metox, it was a pitch black night, and not only was an aircraft spotted but it was heading straight for me. It must have had centrimetric radar (which metox couldn't pick up). I manned the flak guns and shot the sod down. I know I should have dived again but my batteries needed re-charged so I stayed on the surface. Sure enough along came another aircraft - which I also shot down. I decided I'd risk recharging at daylight and stayed under. I've noticed with the slower diving IXC's, and with my one and only patrol in a IX-D2, that you just don't have time to dive. The one time I did a crash dive a bomb destroyed all three of my flak guns! I too prefer the IX boats. The areas you patrol have zero to no warships. They do have seemingly massive air coverage though, but with care they aren't as much a problem as convoy escorts.