VIIC Boat Question

PapaG39 · 11-17-07, 09:19 PM

I thought I would try a career out of Bergan, Norway starting in June 1942.
It is the VIIC boat & I have to choose some things for the boat.
the options are:
1) Engine upgrades.. two choices 500 & 1500 renown.
2) batteries...Improved charge time or Longer distance options. 500 & 1500 renown
3) Hydrophone improvement outside the top of the boat.
4) sonar
5) Radar
6) sonar decoys Bold 1.

Which of these would be the most benificial for the North sea?

Well I hope it is the North Sea...I thought I would be going after the Mermansk run targets, but they sent me to some damn place clear out in the bloody atlantic half way to New York. I do not even see any squares above the AF squares which are along the coast of Norway.
No squares by Iceland either. ???

Chock · 11-17-07, 10:02 PM

Anything that enables you to engage at longer ranges, run away quicker or hide better. The North Sea is very shallow in a lot of places, which is asking for it against escorts. So personally I'd go for the improved underwater capability the batteries give you, and the decoys so you could make use of that capability.

Chock

PavelKirilovich · 11-17-07, 10:28 PM

Decoys, sonar, and I've always been a fan of the MAN Buchigeblase for the diesels.
If you're running GWX, you really don't want to stay on the surface. I just completed my first career in stock SH3 and spent a lot of time on the surface; I'm told it won't happen that way in GWX.

Therefore I would recommend sonar and hydrophone improvements and the decoys; the enhanced charge-rate batteries are a good idea for you until you get a schnorchel, when it becomes a bit safer to recharge your batteries.

dmlavan · 11-17-07, 11:33 PM

I usually go with the bold (as soon as I can get it), engine upgrades, improved batteries, and hydrophone improvements. Sonar (the active kind) I haven't found very useful, and radar seems to give you away before you can actually find something yourself.

Paajtor · 11-18-07, 07:13 AM

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3) Hydrophone improvement outside the top of the boat.

Forget that one...it gets much easier damaged than the old hydrophone.

Lzs von swe · 11-18-07, 07:21 AM

Get the best batteries you can get, you will need them.
The KDB hydrophone is well worth the price.
The decoys, get them but don´t trust them to save you.
As soon as the first radar warner gets available, get it.
And get the anti sonar coating too, not sure how effective it is but it helps.

Brag · 11-18-07, 10:50 AM

The anti sonar coating reduces the odds of detection by 10%. Every little bit helps

11-17-07, 09:19 PM	#1
PapaG39 Frogman Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 297 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	VIIC Boat Question I thought I would try a career out of Bergan, Norway starting in June 1942. It is the VIIC boat & I have to choose some things for the boat. the options are: 1) Engine upgrades.. two choices 500 & 1500 renown. 2) batteries...Improved charge time or Longer distance options. 500 & 1500 renown 3) Hydrophone improvement outside the top of the boat. 4) sonar 5) Radar 6) sonar decoys Bold 1. Which of these would be the most benificial for the North sea? Well I hope it is the North Sea...I thought I would be going after the Mermansk run targets, but they sent me to some damn place clear out in the bloody atlantic half way to New York. I do not even see any squares above the AF squares which are along the coast of Norway. No squares by Iceland either. ???

11-17-07, 10:02 PM	#2
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Anything that enables you to engage at longer ranges, run away quicker or hide better. The North Sea is very shallow in a lot of places, which is asking for it against escorts. So personally I'd go for the improved underwater capability the batteries give you, and the decoys so you could make use of that capability. Chock __________________

11-17-07, 10:28 PM	#3
PavelKirilovich Machinist's Mate Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canadian Coast Posts: 123 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Decoys, sonar, and I've always been a fan of the MAN Buchigeblase for the diesels. If you're running GWX, you really don't want to stay on the surface. I just completed my first career in stock SH3 and spent a lot of time on the surface; I'm told it won't happen that way in GWX. Therefore I would recommend sonar and hydrophone improvements and the decoys; the enhanced charge-rate batteries are a good idea for you until you get a schnorchel, when it becomes a bit safer to recharge your batteries. __________________ Winter Garden on the North Atlantic Currently: U128 (Type IXC), U180 (Type IXD2), U198 (Type IXD2) operating in the I.O. Previously: U48 (Type VIIB), U568 (Type VIIC) [Completed 1940-1945 career in Type VIIs, in the Atlantic] Running: SH3 v1.4b w/ GWX 2.1

11-18-07, 07:21 AM	#6
Lzs von swe Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Norrkoping, Sweden Posts: 1,074 Downloads: 66 Uploads: 0	Get the best batteries you can get, you will need them. The KDB hydrophone is well worth the price. The decoys, get them but don´t trust them to save you. As soon as the first radar warner gets available, get it. And get the anti sonar coating too, not sure how effective it is but it helps. __________________

11-18-07, 10:50 AM	#7
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11-17-07, 11:33 PM	#4
dmlavan Weps Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 351 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	I usually go with the bold (as soon as I can get it), engine upgrades, improved batteries, and hydrophone improvements. Sonar (the active kind) I haven't found very useful, and radar seems to give you away before you can actually find something yourself.