Battle Tactics For Type XXI Uboat

Easty · 06-09-10, 05:46 AM

Evening fellow SH3 fans.

Been playing the game ever since it came out, platying it with GWX3.

My question is I seem to be good at evading escorts in older uboats even in say 1944 well by that I mean I don't get sunk all the timeand I have only got to a stage in my careers to getting a type XXI probably 10 times but I never seem to do well in them I always get caught and destroyed say for example just my latest career did 5 patrols in a type IXC/40 between 11/42 and 9/44 and sank over 200,000 tons, then I upgrade to a type XXI and get sunk first patrol out, I ran into a escort carrier task force , 1 CVE and about 6 escorts, got in the screen but got detected running at silent speed got off 3 torpedo's and hit and sank the carrier with 2 hits, crash dived to 150 metres then tried numerous times to escape at 15 knots or even at silent speed of 5 knots, went to 220 metres still got detected, ended up just getting pounded.

I thought at 15 knots I would be able to get away from the escorts without an attack, I guess I was wrong.

So what is the best tactics with dealing with escorts in a type XXI ?

Cheers
Easty

Jimbuna · 06-09-10, 09:08 AM

Late in the war when a XXI becomes available the allied sensors are well advanced.

I adhere to the 2 knot/silent running routine (as with earlier U-boat types) and only use the faster underwater speed for sprinting beyond depth charges and or hedgehogs.

ryanglavin · 06-09-10, 04:19 PM

Agreed..

Never go 15 knots when there are escorts above you, and drop the silent speed to 1 or 2 kts.
The 5 kts it horrible to try to evade.

Stoli151 · 06-10-10, 01:59 AM

It wasn't an escort carrier task group it was a ASW hunter killer group. You probably should have avoided it entirely.

06-09-10, 05:46 AM	#1
Easty Mate Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 55 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Battle Tactics For Type XXI Uboat Evening fellow SH3 fans. Been playing the game ever since it came out, platying it with GWX3. My question is I seem to be good at evading escorts in older uboats even in say 1944 well by that I mean I don't get sunk all the timeand I have only got to a stage in my careers to getting a type XXI probably 10 times but I never seem to do well in them I always get caught and destroyed say for example just my latest career did 5 patrols in a type IXC/40 between 11/42 and 9/44 and sank over 200,000 tons, then I upgrade to a type XXI and get sunk first patrol out, I ran into a escort carrier task force , 1 CVE and about 6 escorts, got in the screen but got detected running at silent speed got off 3 torpedo's and hit and sank the carrier with 2 hits, crash dived to 150 metres then tried numerous times to escape at 15 knots or even at silent speed of 5 knots, went to 220 metres still got detected, ended up just getting pounded. I thought at 15 knots I would be able to get away from the escorts without an attack, I guess I was wrong. So what is the best tactics with dealing with escorts in a type XXI ? Cheers Easty

06-09-10, 09:08 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Late in the war when a XXI becomes available the allied sensors are well advanced. I adhere to the 2 knot/silent running routine (as with earlier U-boat types) and only use the faster underwater speed for sprinting beyond depth charges and or hedgehogs. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

06-09-10, 04:19 PM	#3
ryanglavin Samurai Navy Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Evading that Hunter/Killer Group on my Tail Posts: 584 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Agreed.. Never go 15 knots when there are escorts above you, and drop the silent speed to 1 or 2 kts. The 5 kts it horrible to try to evade. __________________

06-10-10, 01:59 AM	#4
Stoli151 Helmsman Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: underwater Posts: 107 Downloads: 333 Uploads: 0	It wasn't an escort carrier task group it was a ASW hunter killer group. You probably should have avoided it entirely.