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Originally Posted by Hartmann
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The type 9 was designed primarly as a solitary hunter operating in remote waters. It is not a boat meant to use in wolfpack operations (IE, North atlantic). Its greatest assets are being able to reach distant waters and be able to operate there for a reasonable length of time.
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Well actually the Typ IX was also designed to serve as a mobile headquarter to organise and direct wolfpacks. Since it was found out very quickly (mid 1940) that the system just didn't work it was abandoned and the Typ IX boats with longer ranges wee introduced to work long range on their own.
Wolfpack coordination was then done from shore.