Help me choose my next sub

teg916 · 10-11-09, 05:23 PM

Ok guys, I started a career from the beginning of the war, and I am basically working my way through all of the subs as I go along. Started on a type II, then a type VII. My next upgrade is going to be the type IX. My question is should I get the B or the C? I see the C has a slightly longer dive time. Any other advantages or disadvantages?

nikbear · 10-11-09, 06:36 PM

The 'C' has greater range,which is good for when operation 'Drumbeat' comes around,also like the TypeVII B/C differences,I believe the 'C' Type IX has more options in Turms and equipment.My favourite of the bigger U-boats the TypeIX C,does everything you could want without ridiculous dive times

10-14-09, 11:56 PM

Type IXB is my personal favorite.
It has a hard time with the super long patrols, like Capetown, which the IXC is better suited to but, it's a much better North Atlantic boat.

If you like attacking convoys, I would recommend the IXB.

That slightly slower dive time, of the IXC, can seem like an eternity once the sky fills up with aircraft.

Jimbuna · 10-15-09, 09:57 AM

The C class is available only a month or two after the B.......it comes with longer range and is bereft of that useless 37mm rear gun.

10-15-09, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

The C class is available only a month or two after the B.......it comes with longer range and is bereft of that useless 37mm rear gun.

I like that 37mm right where it is. The IXC's conning tower is too big for my liking.
I have a preference for night surface attacks. Even late war, when conditions allow.
I always have a fear that those large wintergardens will get me detected.
In all my carreers, the flak gun was only manned once.

Commander Gizmo · 10-16-09, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

The C class is available only a month or two after the B.......it comes with longer range and is bereft of that useless 37mm rear gun.

I find that gun to be quite useful at close range. On my last patrol I downed six planes, with much of the damage coming from direct AA shell hits from the 37. When it hits, it really hurts!

FIREWALL · 10-16-09, 02:26 PM

Here's the best one...

Jimbuna · 10-16-09, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Commander Gizmo

I find that gun to be quite useful at close range. On my last patrol I downed six planes, with much of the damage coming from direct AA shell hits from the 37. When it hits, it really hurts!

The trick is tho........getting it to hit

10-11-09, 05:23 PM	#1
teg916 Watch Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: California Posts: 27 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Help me choose my next sub Ok guys, I started a career from the beginning of the war, and I am basically working my way through all of the subs as I go along. Started on a type II, then a type VII. My next upgrade is going to be the type IX. My question is should I get the B or the C? I see the C has a slightly longer dive time. Any other advantages or disadvantages?

10-11-09, 06:36 PM	#2
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	The 'C' has greater range,which is good for when operation 'Drumbeat' comes around,also like the TypeVII B/C differences,I believe the 'C' Type IX has more options in Turms and equipment.My favourite of the bigger U-boats the TypeIX C,does everything you could want without ridiculous dive times __________________ 'It is not surely known when the grey wolf shall come upon the seat of the gods' Ericksmal.

10-15-09, 09:57 AM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,615 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The C class is available only a month or two after the B.......it comes with longer range and is bereft of that useless 37mm rear gun. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-16-09, 02:26 PM	#7
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Here's the best one... __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

10-14-09, 11:56 PM	#3
Snestorm Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Type IXB is my personal favorite. It has a hard time with the super long patrols, like Capetown, which the IXC is better suited to but, it's a much better North Atlantic boat. If you like attacking convoys, I would recommend the IXB. That slightly slower dive time, of the IXC, can seem like an eternity once the sky fills up with aircraft.