what am I doing wrong?

[Sandman_28054]

Originally Posted by von Zelda

She-Wolf,
If you pick the correct flotilla in September 1939, you can start out with a Type VII. IIRC, it is 2nd Flotilla out of Wilhelmshaven.

That is the key.

I have played 8 or 9 careers and have started with the 2nd Flotilla. After about 10 missions, you should have enough renoun to earn the IXB. Four fish in the fore section, 6 internal reserves, 6 external. 2 in the aft tubes, 2 reserve internal, and 2 external. That many fish you should start to rack up some impressive tonnage. Given the right circumstances, I have came back with as much as 80,000 on one curise.

I have snicked into Loch Ewe and sank a Nelson and a Revenge BB, as well as several Tribial DD's, several V&W DD's, and a tanker or two, and escaped.

No shotage of fish there. Cruising range of what, 19000 nm? Dive times are slower, I think it takes them 37 seconds to dive. An eternity when you really, really need to dive fast.

The problem with that is it is such a long time till the IXC is ready.