XXI question...

06-20-11, 08:47 AM

Just $0.02 but if you have ever operated in the GWX 1944-45 environment you are probably aware that it is not intended to be particularly U-Boat friendly. Nor is it.

The Type XXI is all about staying alive in an increasingly hostile world. It will get you out of scrapes that would see you sunk in a VII or IX but it is not invulnerable (unless you set the game accordingly). With a XXI you sacrifice surface speed and so long range interceptions tend to be more difficult. However, its greater battery endurance and reletively higher submerged cruise speeds allow submerged interceptions that you might otherwise be unable to achieve in an older boat. Besides, late in the war, surface interceptions and attacks are next to impossible in the North Atlantic so you might as well opt for the platform that increases your chance of survival.

Snorkel operations can be tiresome from a game standpoint but the firepower of those six quick-reloading forward tubes and the damage a well aimed salvo of FAT's or LUT's into one of those large late-war convoys can do make a XXI a pretty good investment in my books.

I would imagine that the Type XXIII provides similar survival bonuses but have never used that mod.

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06-20-11, 08:47 AM	#15
Randomizer Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Just $0.02 but if you have ever operated in the GWX 1944-45 environment you are probably aware that it is not intended to be particularly U-Boat friendly. Nor is it. The Type XXI is all about staying alive in an increasingly hostile world. It will get you out of scrapes that would see you sunk in a VII or IX but it is not invulnerable (unless you set the game accordingly). With a XXI you sacrifice surface speed and so long range interceptions tend to be more difficult. However, its greater battery endurance and reletively higher submerged cruise speeds allow submerged interceptions that you might otherwise be unable to achieve in an older boat. Besides, late in the war, surface interceptions and attacks are next to impossible in the North Atlantic so you might as well opt for the platform that increases your chance of survival. Snorkel operations can be tiresome from a game standpoint but the firepower of those six quick-reloading forward tubes and the damage a well aimed salvo of FAT's or LUT's into one of those large late-war convoys can do make a XXI a pretty good investment in my books. I would imagine that the Type XXIII provides similar survival bonuses but have never used that mod.