Is it worth it for me to upgrade from the VIIB to the VIIC

CaptainHaplo · 04-08-07, 06:09 PM

Everybody has their own thoughts - but I tend to save my renown until I can get a type IX - or I start SH3 Commander new career (1939 second flotilla) and begin with a IX! The VIIb vs VIIc is a real minor difference performance wise. Biggest difference is the conning towers available and the AA guns they mount. Now the VII vs IX - well - the IX dives slower and is less manueverable underwater - but faster, longer ranged and has more eels... Tis why I would say keep the renown until you can get a bigger boat. More eels and more fuel hopefully translate into more ships per patrol moving in with Davy Jones...

Its really a matter of personal choice - just ask yourself - does the upgrade give you a needed capability that you cant get with normal upgrades? If so, or if you just want to spend it - then go ahead. Its your renown - you and your crew earned it.

Just remember - it takes time to change boats - so your going to spend some time in the dock before your next mission if you swap. Either way - Good Hunting Mate!

Captain Haplo

Bonden · 04-10-07, 04:25 AM

I like my VIIC - with the turbocharger upgrade. The actual performance exceeded my expectations. It performed better than it read, in other words. But, umm, I am looking forward to a IX.

Crazy Ian · 04-10-07, 04:55 AM

Just got to the start of '42 and the damned Dockies won't install Radar on my type VIIB.. are there any other upgrades that won't go on her?

Jimbuna · 04-10-07, 05:54 AM

That's the main caveat in keeping the VIIB...it's not as 'upgradeable' as the VIIC

P_Funk · 04-10-07, 05:57 AM

But if you start early enough to get a VIIb then you aren't likely to survive very long I figure. Either die sometime around 41ish or be retired. Though the other thing could be that its an additional challenge.

04-10-07, 04:55 AM	#3
Crazy Ian Torpedoman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: UK Posts: 115 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Just got to the start of '42 and the damned Dockies won't install Radar on my type VIIB.. are there any other upgrades that won't go on her? __________________ Make tubes 1 and 4 ready in all respects...

04-10-07, 05:54 AM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,770 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	That's the main caveat in keeping the VIIB...it's not as 'upgradeable' as the VIIC __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

04-10-07, 05:57 AM	#5
P_Funk Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 2,537 Downloads: 129 Uploads: 0	But if you start early enough to get a VIIb then you aren't likely to survive very long I figure. Either die sometime around 41ish or be retired. Though the other thing could be that its an additional challenge. __________________

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04-08-07, 06:09 PM	#1
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Everybody has their own thoughts - but I tend to save my renown until I can get a type IX - or I start SH3 Commander new career (1939 second flotilla) and begin with a IX! The VIIb vs VIIc is a real minor difference performance wise. Biggest difference is the conning towers available and the AA guns they mount. Now the VII vs IX - well - the IX dives slower and is less manueverable underwater - but faster, longer ranged and has more eels... Tis why I would say keep the renown until you can get a bigger boat. More eels and more fuel hopefully translate into more ships per patrol moving in with Davy Jones... Its really a matter of personal choice - just ask yourself - does the upgrade give you a needed capability that you cant get with normal upgrades? If so, or if you just want to spend it - then go ahead. Its your renown - you and your crew earned it. Just remember - it takes time to change boats - so your going to spend some time in the dock before your next mission if you swap. Either way - Good Hunting Mate! Captain Haplo

04-10-07, 04:25 AM	#2
Bonden Seaman Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Martha's Vineyard, MA Posts: 36 Downloads: 409 Uploads: 0	I like my VIIC - with the turbocharger upgrade. The actual performance exceeded my expectations. It performed better than it read, in other words. But, umm, I am looking forward to a IX.