Stick with my VIIC or get a IXC?

[Grayson02sept1980]

Hi!

Sorry if this has been discussed before and I just am too lazy....

ok... I have now reached the time the IxC is availiable and Alberich, too.

So far I have used a VIIC I got as I thought I stick with the smaller boat till I can get a XXI or one of the later IXs ...

But just right now I am so fed up with it!

I mean I raid a convoy and as the pesky escort seems to love me so much I give them back something... a small part of my boat...

but when I am done with the escort and fired the last torpedo it always hurts me to let the rest of the convoy get away as I simply have no Eel left and attacking surfaced with the deckgun also is not possible as most of the ships are armed well enough to give me a deadly blow; with a IX I could reload surfaced out of sight of the convoy... hold contact with the convoy and make a second attack run.

On the other hand the IX is more easy spotted dived than the VII ... but I am playing the first time GWX campaign... so I have not a real clue... speed is also an issue... the VII is slightly faster.
The higher range is not what I need... in fact I hate to be ordered somewhere around south africa and ship there just to find nothing...

I have 15k points and getting the new boat fully "updated" is not a problem... on the other hand I want to save up for the XXI but that will take some years till I can get that.. Can I make the 30k?

What is your oppinion? Get the IXc or stick with the VIIc (I started with a VIIb and bought the C as I thought to get Alberich and have a faster "sneaky boat... just that right now it gets anoying...)

Thanks for your imput.