Back to type VIIs

I was all excited to get my new type IXC and saved up renown for something like 12 patrols until it was finally available. Now that I have it, I think it's kinda boring. They always send you to the way far off spots (Freetown, Carribean and Stateside) which takes about a half hour of realtime at the fastest time compression. So you're left just sitting there watching tv or something as you slowly trudge across the atlantic to get to your hunting grounds.

That would be all well and good if there was decent hunting, but I haven't found anything better than just west of England, well close enough for the VIIs. It's mid-1942 btw.

Basically, as soon as a transfer is requested, I'm out of Lorient. Has anyone else found the Type IXs to be somewhat of a disappointment?