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Originally Posted by andy_311
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Originally Posted by Fat Bhoy Tim
Don't try locking horns with the Royal Navy in a type IX, especially late in the war - or it's a watery grave for you. They're best for hitting ports far away where both air cover and surface escorts are scant.
If you're going to operate near along the GIUK or in the Med, stick to the VIIs
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I disagree with that I run an IXD2 when it comes available and I think it's a great boat to take on the RN it might have a dive time of 42 seconds but it sure holds a lots of torps more than a VIIC and if you can't get a sub to pd in 42 sec when a convoy is 25-30 km away then there's something wrong. |
You'll still end up suffering from the lack of manouverability. It's a good boat if you don't mind having to be a bit more patient, and hitting convoys with a lower level of protection. But operating near the UK, you're just asking for it.
I'd prefer my ability to escape after putting a couple of merchants to the bottom. The lack of submerged range is also a pisser when you're trying to aggresively follow a convoy submerged whilst reloading. When I break contact with an escort I always try to break contact
towards the merchants. But you need the speed, manouverability and endurance to do it.