Same with me.
I'm also one of those VIIB drivers and it has many drawbacks.
But when I tried to make the move to IXB or IXC I had to realize, that my diving times are greater, that my turning circle is greater and most annoying of all, taht my underwater range is painfully shorter.
So, you can reverse taht around and you knwo what you will get more form a VII. But remember that you only carry 14 torpedos in a VII!
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