Type Ix Or 7??

Konovalov · 03-03-08, 06:43 AM

Variety is the spice of life. Started a campaign Sep 1939 in Wilhelmshaven with the Type VIIb before transferring to Lorient in 41. I stuck with the VIIb for one more mission before I changed boats to a Type IXb having become a little bored with my VIIb.

My first mission with the IXb and I'm off the east coast of Canada hunting big tankers. First convoy I intercepted was about +18 merchants with 4 escorts. At the convoy center were 3 large tankers and a whale ship of which I sunk 2 of the tankers and the whale ship. I'm now setting myself up for a second run on the convoy to finnish it off. You really appreciate that extra load of torps with the Type IX.

But as Steed said earlier, "try them all" and alternate every so often.

03-03-08, 06:43 AM	#11
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Variety is the spice of life. Started a campaign Sep 1939 in Wilhelmshaven with the Type VIIb before transferring to Lorient in 41. I stuck with the VIIb for one more mission before I changed boats to a Type IXb having become a little bored with my VIIb. My first mission with the IXb and I'm off the east coast of Canada hunting big tankers. First convoy I intercepted was about +18 merchants with 4 escorts. At the convoy center were 3 large tankers and a whale ship of which I sunk 2 of the tankers and the whale ship. I'm now setting myself up for a second run on the convoy to finnish it off. You really appreciate that extra load of torps with the Type IX. But as Steed said earlier, "try them all" and alternate every so often. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)