Most frequently-used U-boot Class by you? - Page 3

The Dark Wolf · 07-06-13, 11:44 AM

IXD2

I start with Type VIIB then IXB, IXC and my favorite IXD2.

I use these mods: U-guns V4, ASN Torpedoes, and a fast sub mod. The IXD2 does 40 knots on the surface, 30 submerged. KILLER!!!

Red October1984 · 07-06-13, 02:53 PM

I haven't played in a while.

What I used to do was start in a VIIB or a II and I'd upgrade to the VIIC and sometimes the IX if I live that long.

Usually I die in late 42 and early 43.

Jimbuna · 07-07-13, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by The Dark Wolf

IXD2

I start with Type VIIB then IXB, IXC and my favorite IXD2.

I use these mods: U-guns V4, ASN Torpedoes, and a fast sub mod. The IXD2 does 40 knots on the surface, 30 submerged. KILLER!!!

No Type XXI or XXIII I notice.

bollockmaster · 07-15-13, 04:20 PM

I love my trusty IID!

I'm saving up renown to get a VII (and I'm nearly there too), but for now I'm happy with what i've got. Be nice if I could strap a couple of external firing tubes on though.

grislyatoms · 07-15-13, 06:46 PM

Most used? Type VII. My favorite, though is the type IX.

grislyatoms · 07-15-13, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

No Type XXI or XXIII I notice.

The XXI, as advanced as it was, just doesn't appeal to me. A footnote in WWII history yet changed the face of sub design. That should appeal, but strangely, it doesn't. Weird.

I think of tech that *almost* changed the face of WWII. The XXI, the V2, the ME262, the German jet-powered flying wing (can't recall the name), the Stg. 44, German nuclear weapons research...can you imagine if those were all front line equipment in '39?

A handful of years then may have seen a *much* different geo-political environment now. Most folks in the general populace really don't know how *close* the WWII arms race was...

David I · 07-18-13, 04:34 PM

Type IX all the way!

Got to visit the U-505 in Chicago. It was like a trip to Mecca for this old boy.

David I

U1260 · 07-18-13, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by David I

Type IX all the way!

Got to visit the U-505 in Chicago. It was like a trip to Mecca for this old boy.

David I

It was the same for me 20 years ago.

I ended up voting for the IX, since lately I've been getting into being a pirate in the Caribbean, but I like the VII just as much.

Batjac · 07-19-13, 05:59 PM

Just can't get away from a type VII B or C.

Cybermat47 · 07-19-13, 06:03 PM

I've got SHIII, but I haven't played it yet.

I think I'll use the IX the most. It has good range, firepower and spare torpedoes.

STEED · 07-20-13, 05:21 AM

IXD2.

Marcello · 07-25-13, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by mafansiwo

Type XXI does not have a after torpedo tube,I dont like that.
If you have a destroyer surrounding you ,it is very difficult to fire a torpedo to the destroyer

The XXI was supposed to be equipped with a rear tube for Ursel supercavitating rocket (think Shkval with lower performances) for use as anti-destroyer weapon. As with many of the more fanciful projects in late war nazi germany it did not come to fruition and the space was used to fit a lathe and other machine tools for underway repairs. The B variant of the XXI was supposed to carry six rear firing torpedo tubes in addition to the forward ones, but this came at the expense of all internal reloads. The C would have carried 18 torpedo tubes (six forward, twelve angled aft) but in addition to internal realods battery capacity would have been reduced as well.

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I think of tech that *almost* changed the face of WWII. The XXI, the V2, the ME262, the German jet-powered flying wing (can't recall the name), the Stg. 44, German nuclear weapons research...can you imagine if those were all front line equipment in '39?

The V2 was a technical marvel but essentially a waste of resources. The british were about on par with the germans on jet research, so whatever the germans did, they could more or less match. Main problem with subs in 1939 was not performance but lack of numbers: there were about sixty boats while prewar estimates calculated that about a thousands were needed to achieve decisive results. Since a XXI required much more scarce resources (copper, lead, rubber etc) than a VII or an IX that means fewer subs or fewer resources for something else. The XXI begins to be really attractive only once radar becomes a standard fit for ASW assets, which in 1939 was not yet the case IIRC.

UhUdieEule · 08-17-13, 02:02 PM

Hi friends of subsim simulation

I like my 7er boat, but only my IXD2 its the way to fu american coverments in
this time!

Have a nice day my friends, and ever "eine Handbreit Wasser unter dem Kiel".

Greetings from switzerland

UhU

View Poll Results: Vote on your most-used U-boot Class in SH 3?
Type II	8	9.52%
Type VII	45	53.57%
Type IX	28	33.33%
Type XXI	3	3.57%
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07-06-13, 11:44 AM	#31
The Dark Wolf Watch Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: CA-27 Posts: 28 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 13	Favorite sub IXD2 I start with Type VIIB then IXB, IXC and my favorite IXD2. I use these mods: U-guns V4, ASN Torpedoes, and a fast sub mod. The IXD2 does 40 knots on the surface, 30 submerged. KILLER!!!

07-06-13, 02:53 PM	#32
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	I haven't played in a while. What I used to do was start in a VIIB or a II and I'd upgrade to the VIIC and sometimes the IX if I live that long. Usually I die in late 42 and early 43. __________________

07-15-13, 06:46 PM	#35
grislyatoms Medic Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 169 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Most used? Type VII. My favorite, though is the type IX. __________________ "Na Männer...alles klar?"

07-19-13, 05:59 PM	#39
Batjac Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Ohio - USA Posts: 8 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Just can't get away from a type VII B or C. __________________ Mike Just one ping.....

07-15-13, 04:20 PM	#34
bollockmaster Nub Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Doncaster, England Posts: 3 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	I love my trusty IID! I'm saving up renown to get a VII (and I'm nearly there too), but for now I'm happy with what i've got. Be nice if I could strap a couple of external firing tubes on though.

07-18-13, 04:34 PM	#37
David I Ensign Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 231 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Type IX all the way! Got to visit the U-505 in Chicago. It was like a trip to Mecca for this old boy. David I

07-19-13, 06:03 PM	#40
Cybermat47 Willing Webfooted Beast Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 5,408 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 23	I've got SHIII, but I haven't played it yet. I think I'll use the IX the most. It has good range, firepower and spare torpedoes. __________________ Historical TWoS Gameplay Guide: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2572620 Historical FotRSU Gameplay Guide: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho....php?p=2713394

07-20-13, 05:21 AM	#41
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	IXD2. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

08-17-13, 02:02 PM	#43
UhUdieEule Eternal Patrol Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Confoederatio Helvetica Posts: 10 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	Hi friends of subsim simulation I like my 7er boat, but only my IXD2 its the way to fu american coverments in this time! Have a nice day my friends, and ever "eine Handbreit Wasser unter dem Kiel". Greetings from switzerland UhU __________________ » Living Silent Hunter III - Download - Game, Mods, Tools, Infos...