Aye tis an interesting read
The IX has the VII beat hands down on the 3 following
Weaponry
Overall Effectiveness (read tonnage sunk)
Range
Of the top 10 most succesfull uboats against merc shipping only one type VII gets in there
Granted tis number 1 AND a VIIB
:rotfl:
But the next 9 are all IXB\IX\IXC
The VII were produced in massive numbers - not sure that was because of ease of manufacture or because thats the size of boat thought best suited for convoy attacks
The long range boats - IX - built in far reduced numbers yet most with very high tonnage returns - almost SH3 tonnage returns
You will never compile a list that will have everyone in agreement
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