More type II/D love!

gord96 · 04-10-08, 12:01 PM

Man what a great little boat. I always have a type II/D career on the go. All I do with this boat is patrol the shallow waters of the channel, the irish sea and various other ports and coastlines around Britain. To enjoy this type of career you need to forget about tonnage and just focus on bagging some ships thinking they are safe so close to home and then half the fun is getting away before the DD's arrive.

Last night i was depth charged in 60m of water just of the east coast of Britain for 2 hours. Amazing how much trouble DD's have finding this little boat. Returned home without a scratch and with 15000 tonnes

papa_smurf · 04-10-08, 01:30 PM

Nice to some aggressive action with the Type II/D. Might start using the Type II's more often:hmm:

Hitman · 04-10-08, 03:11 PM

GWX Black Sea careers are great

gimpy117 · 04-10-08, 03:24 PM

i might get uboat missions (for sh4) and i will use it in that.

msalama · 04-10-08, 11:24 PM

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GWX Black Sea careers are great

They're the best in the whole game IMHO. I've just started a fresh Black Sea career and I'm TOTALLY, TOTALLY hooked

Antiacus · 04-10-08, 11:33 PM

I use the IID almost exclusively... People don't realize you can easily got to Africa and back at 1/3 ahead 6 kts...

The thing has fantastic escapability.

msalama · 04-10-08, 11:37 PM

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Man what a great little boat.

Yah, that wee shorty rawks!!!

I used to putter around in an Atlantic warhorse for a while, but do actually find this petite beauty much more to my tastes now that I'm (hopefully) past the total clueless n00b stage... and what's more, there're less Bernards to worry about there too

Yah, gotta love the IID! What a little honey of a U-boat she is indeed

msalama · 04-10-08, 11:45 PM

Yeah!

I just wish we had a way of cross-breeding IL-2 and SH3, because then I'd have to watch out for my ex-squadmates and renowned Pe-2 pilots Sergei and RBD_Pavel doing their damnedest in bombing me to smithereens

msalama · 04-10-08, 11:54 PM

Graf Paper · 04-11-08, 12:44 AM

The IIA will forever remain near and dear to my heart because it is the boat I always begin my careers with in 1939.

I just love the Type II boat's stealthiness and its shallower draft allows it to go places other, larger u-boats fear to tread.

I think my next career will be in a IID and then move to a XXIII near the war's end.

After that, I just got to try the big boys and see what it's like to cruise halfway around the world in a type IX boat.

Still, I have to admit the VIIB is my soul-mate. I've gone harbor raiding in Scapa Flow, following Gunther Prien's historical route, and been through hell and back with my baby. She always brings me and my men home safe.

Type II is definitely the best choice for harbor raids and tight places. It's the Volkswagen of U-boats!

FIREWALL · 04-11-08, 12:45 AM

I enjoy that little boat myself.

Yorktown_Class · 04-11-08, 01:01 AM

I haven't tryed this boat yet,how many torpedoes does it hold??

msalama · 04-11-08, 02:40 AM

Just five, and that's with the spares included!

Graf Paper · 04-11-08, 02:50 AM

Aim carefully!

kiwi_2005 · 04-11-08, 03:15 AM

There was a guy here a few years back that was going to play the whole campaign in a IID. I wonder if the made it?

04-10-08, 12:01 PM	#1
gord96 Commodore Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 627 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	More type II/D love! Man what a great little boat. I always have a type II/D career on the go. All I do with this boat is patrol the shallow waters of the channel, the irish sea and various other ports and coastlines around Britain. To enjoy this type of career you need to forget about tonnage and just focus on bagging some ships thinking they are safe so close to home and then half the fun is getting away before the DD's arrive. Last night i was depth charged in 60m of water just of the east coast of Britain for 2 hours. Amazing how much trouble DD's have finding this little boat. Returned home without a scratch and with 15000 tonnes

04-10-08, 01:30 PM	#2
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Nice to some aggressive action with the Type II/D. Might start using the Type II's more often:hmm: __________________

04-10-08, 03:11 PM	#3
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	GWX Black Sea careers are great __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

04-10-08, 03:24 PM	#4
gimpy117 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 3,243 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 0	i might get uboat missions (for sh4) and i will use it in that. __________________ Member of the Subsim Zombie Army

04-11-08, 12:44 AM	#10
Graf Paper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pacific Northwest United States Posts: 1,146 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 2	The IIA will forever remain near and dear to my heart because it is the boat I always begin my careers with in 1939. I just love the Type II boat's stealthiness and its shallower draft allows it to go places other, larger u-boats fear to tread. I think my next career will be in a IID and then move to a XXIII near the war's end. After that, I just got to try the big boys and see what it's like to cruise halfway around the world in a type IX boat. Still, I have to admit the VIIB is my soul-mate. I've gone harbor raiding in Scapa Flow, following Gunther Prien's historical route, and been through hell and back with my baby. She always brings me and my men home safe. Type II is definitely the best choice for harbor raids and tight places. It's the Volkswagen of U-boats! __________________ Still sailing the high seas, hunting convoys with those who join me.

04-10-08, 11:33 PM	#6
Antiacus Medic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Springfield, Oregon Posts: 161 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	I use the IID almost exclusively... People don't realize you can easily got to Africa and back at 1/3 ahead 6 kts... The thing has fantastic escapability.

04-10-08, 11:45 PM	#8
msalama Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: In an octopus's garden Posts: 565 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Yeah! I just wish we had a way of cross-breeding IL-2 and SH3, because then I'd have to watch out for my ex-squadmates and renowned Pe-2 pilots Sergei and RBD_Pavel doing their damnedest in bombing me to smithereens

04-10-08, 11:54 PM	#9
msalama Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: In an octopus's garden Posts: 565 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0

04-11-08, 12:45 AM	#11
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	I enjoy that little boat myself. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

04-11-08, 01:01 AM	#12
Yorktown_Class Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Michigan USA Posts: 263 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 0	I haven't tryed this boat yet,how many torpedoes does it hold?? __________________ David

04-11-08, 02:40 AM	#13
msalama Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: In an octopus's garden Posts: 565 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Just five, and that's with the spares included!

04-11-08, 02:50 AM	#14
Graf Paper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pacific Northwest United States Posts: 1,146 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 2	Aim carefully! __________________ Still sailing the high seas, hunting convoys with those who join me.

04-11-08, 03:15 AM	#15
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	There was a guy here a few years back that was going to play the whole campaign in a IID. I wonder if the made it? __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.