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Originally Posted by Krupp
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Originally Posted by Stix
Is it worth buying a IXB ASAP or better to wait for the IXC and get the real benefits out of the type IX boat?
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With IXC, you should quite easily do patrols in West-African coast, US East Coast, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico etc. Those areas are well within the range without refueling. Type IXD2 is not a that good (perhaps too large boat), unless you plan to command monsun boats. So I would (and did) wait for IXC.
It is somewhat slow in crash dives and maneuvers. But so is IXB. |
I agree that Type IX is a bit slow in crash diving. But, I don't mind that since
(a) There are little planes in your patrol areas (mid Atlantic, Carnabbin...)
(b) You have got powerful flaks against lone planes (seemed unrealistic)
(c) Planes usually get little depth charges and no sonar. They cannot set their depth charge depth once they cannot see you. They simplily set it at PD but, if you are crash diving, you should be at 50m (or deeper) at the second run. They are just trashing the precious explodsives (Many shells, grenades and ... have to forgone if you want to make a DC)
The IXC is much better in terms of amount of fuel. It gives you more flexible patrol
I hate Type IXB mainly because of the small size of diesel fuel tank...
Take a Type IXC, and go to Carnabbin (a patrol place, full of tankers)
"Sink 'em all !"