First impressions of the Type IX

UnterseeBoogeyMan · 08-17-07, 11:14 PM

I traded in most of my renown after 2 patrols for a Type IX on Patrol 3. I have yet to make contact with the enemy, much less take her into combat but there are features in the IX that are an upgrade and there are features in the VII B not in the IX that I miss.

-on smooth seas I can go at 11 knots at 1/3 speed, in the VII I went at 10. that's nice if you need to get somewhere on the surface and save gas.

-below water I only go at 4 knots at 1/3 speed, in the VII I went at 5. I liked making distance on the batteries. it did help with fuel economy.

-Only 110 shells for the deck gun. the Type VII had 180 (close enough, I'm guessing). if gunning down ships is your thing, this is a bummer.

-The IX has 24 torpedoes, I think thats at least 5 or 6 more than the VII. the lack of deck gun ammo is made up for with the torpedoes. I got this beast for Narvik in April, and I'd much rather take out a cruiser or battleship with a torpedo than get into a gun duel. sorry, floating Tiger tanks aren't how I roll.

-the hydrophone perfomance seems lessoned. I say that becuase my green efficiency bar above the sonar/radio room is less than half way across. With the same crewmen, it was 2/3s of the way across in the Type VII. I upgraded the hydrophones in the old VII and brought them over to the IX. I dont know why the sonar/radio performance would go down. anyway, I may have to specialize a crewman in radio. I guess this is my biggest and only bone to pick so far.

-diving time. its supposed to be 5 seconds slower than the VII, but I honestly dont see much difference. If I had to crash dive, I feel pretty good about getting deep if I need to in plenty of time.

- I supposed its nice to have a 37 mm and a 20 mm for AA but I have no intention of using them. I start a revolving door of AA gunners if I stay up to duke it out with aircraft. No thanks. KIAs do nothing for my renown.

I look forward to seeing how this beast does on my patrol. I just hope I get into port by the beginning of March, so I can do my part for the Norway invasion.

08-17-07, 11:14 PM	#1
UnterseeBoogeyMan Ensign Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The Land of Cholla Cactus and Red Chile Posts: 224 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	First impressions of the Type IX I traded in most of my renown after 2 patrols for a Type IX on Patrol 3. I have yet to make contact with the enemy, much less take her into combat but there are features in the IX that are an upgrade and there are features in the VII B not in the IX that I miss. -on smooth seas I can go at 11 knots at 1/3 speed, in the VII I went at 10. that's nice if you need to get somewhere on the surface and save gas. -below water I only go at 4 knots at 1/3 speed, in the VII I went at 5. I liked making distance on the batteries. it did help with fuel economy. -Only 110 shells for the deck gun. the Type VII had 180 (close enough, I'm guessing). if gunning down ships is your thing, this is a bummer. -The IX has 24 torpedoes, I think thats at least 5 or 6 more than the VII. the lack of deck gun ammo is made up for with the torpedoes. I got this beast for Narvik in April, and I'd much rather take out a cruiser or battleship with a torpedo than get into a gun duel. sorry, floating Tiger tanks aren't how I roll. -the hydrophone perfomance seems lessoned. I say that becuase my green efficiency bar above the sonar/radio room is less than half way across. With the same crewmen, it was 2/3s of the way across in the Type VII. I upgraded the hydrophones in the old VII and brought them over to the IX. I dont know why the sonar/radio performance would go down. anyway, I may have to specialize a crewman in radio. I guess this is my biggest and only bone to pick so far. -diving time. its supposed to be 5 seconds slower than the VII, but I honestly dont see much difference. If I had to crash dive, I feel pretty good about getting deep if I need to in plenty of time. - I supposed its nice to have a 37 mm and a 20 mm for AA but I have no intention of using them. I start a revolving door of AA gunners if I stay up to duke it out with aircraft. No thanks. KIAs do nothing for my renown. I look forward to seeing how this beast does on my patrol. I just hope I get into port by the beginning of March, so I can do my part for the Norway invasion.