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Originally Posted by waste gate
OK, so I'm spoiled. But its no wonder that U-505 was captured so easily. Once on or near the surface your goose is cooked.
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Yeah, planes are dicey in an IX boat. If the plane is detected close i wont dive in time. So ill man the flak guns, go to flank speed, pull hard rudder. Once he make his first pass, i crash dive THEN sincet will be a little while before me makes a second run. If hes detected at any other range, ill crash drive and usually get under in time.
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I thought the greater torpedo load would give me mor tonnage and the greater range would get me close to the U.S. coast
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It will, i am .. MR drumbeat. I know those waters REALLY well.
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but since I'll be at the bottom long before I get a chance
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You wont, if you captain your boat correctly. If you treat an IX boat like a VII boat you'll get sunk yes. When leaving "death valley" and also in your operating area, you should be submerged by day and half of the night. I run my bats down to 40% and CO2 to 50% before i surface. I usually surface at 0 hour and dive at 0500. That time period is long enogh to recharge my bats and then some.
IX boats are about long trips. Once you clear biscay bay, at 8 kt's it takes bout 20 to 25 days to cross the atlantic on the surface. Mid atlantic you ahve nothing to worry about. Once you get near the US east coast you should be submerged most of the time. Same for returning, once you get near biscay bay, you should be submerged most of the time. ANd for christ's sakes, LEAVE THAT DAMN RADAR OFF once you get to 1943 anywhere near or around biscay. I have twice been nailed by an HK group that homed on me like a bee to honey.. left my damn radar on
