Help me in choosing my new sub - Page 2

mookiemookie · 03-01-07, 10:32 PM

Type IX is my vote. Call me crazy, but I hate convoy attacks. You usually get sent to places full of single mechants with a Type IX, plus I like being out at sea.

xlbob · 03-01-07, 11:26 PM

I'm still in my 6th patrol. It's my first patrol on a type IXB, I haven't reached the assigned grid (CG85), just reach west of Ireland now. And so far, I have 3 different air patrols straffed their machine guns to my boat ... causing a minor damage on my flak gun... because the boat takes some time to dive.

Good thing is, it has better range then type VII and carry more torps, 21 IIRC

Ducimus · 03-01-07, 11:36 PM

Quote:

because the boat takes some time to dive

They aint called Sea cow's for nothing

Crosseye76 · 03-02-07, 03:45 AM

Take the IX.

It's good training for when SH4 comes and you can finally get into a decent Fleet boat.

R1fl3M4n · 03-02-07, 03:47 AM

VIIC

Koranis · 03-02-07, 10:08 AM

I like long patrols so I think I'll go for IX. Out of curiosity, I've seen VIIC and IX fan clubs here, but nothing about XII. This is ultimate boat I'm waiting for. Has anyone had pleasant experiences with that one?

Thanks to all of you.

AVGWarhawk · 03-02-07, 10:47 AM

The VII is OK but to show the other Kaleuns what a large set of nuts you have and are not affaid to show them....take the IX

cobalt · 03-02-07, 11:13 AM

viic/41!

Jimbuna · 03-02-07, 11:24 AM

Tye IX

danurve · 03-02-07, 11:41 AM

I want my chocolate CAKE!

Ducimus · 03-02-07, 12:03 PM

(don't watch if you, or someone around you is offended or could be offended by bikini's and a little mud)

Morts · 03-02-07, 02:50 PM

IXB/C/D2

Rykaird · 03-02-07, 04:09 PM

For every job, a perfect tool.

In other words, if you play SHIII to be part of the wolf pack, hunt in the North Atlantic, and specialize in the destruction of convoys, I would recommend the VII series.

If you like longer patrols to far off lands, or you just like the strategic flexibility having a lot more fuel and torpedoes buys you, then go for the IX series.

Now, the IX folks will tell you it is a fine choice for harbor raids and hunting convoys, and the VII folks will tell you that by mixing lemon juice and milk with their diesel fuel they can raid Galveston. OK, but that doesn't make those boats the optimum choices for those situations.

Bottom line - I would match your choice of boat to two things:

1) your preferred hunting tactics
2) your preferred hunting grounds

In the end your success will be limited more by your abilities as a skipper than by the boat.

Sailor Steve · 03-03-07, 12:08 PM

Excellent advice! Of course my preferred tactic is to stay at my pier and hope no one notices, then claim all the glory later.

Guess I should stick to a type II.

Kpt. Kozloff · 03-03-07, 12:22 PM

Sick to your old boat. My sweet VIIb has been with me for so long i wouldn't think of cheating on her with any other. If we're going down, it'll be together.

03-01-07, 10:32 PM	#16
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Type IX is my vote. Call me crazy, but I hate convoy attacks. You usually get sent to places full of single mechants with a Type IX, plus I like being out at sea. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

03-01-07, 11:26 PM	#17
xlbob Gunner Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia Posts: 99 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I'm still in my 6th patrol. It's my first patrol on a type IXB, I haven't reached the assigned grid (CG85), just reach west of Ireland now. And so far, I have 3 different air patrols straffed their machine guns to my boat ... causing a minor damage on my flak gun... because the boat takes some time to dive. Good thing is, it has better range then type VII and carry more torps, 21 IIRC __________________ xlbob GWX v 2

03-02-07, 03:45 AM	#19
Crosseye76 Lieutenant Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 258 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Take the IX. It's good training for when SH4 comes and you can finally get into a decent Fleet boat. __________________ There are only two kinds of ships. Submarines and Targets.

03-02-07, 03:47 AM	#20
R1fl3M4n Gunner Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Romania , Bucharest Posts: 91 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	VIIC __________________ ----------------------- The Merchant season is open!

03-02-07, 10:47 AM	#22
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,303 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	The VII is OK but to show the other Kaleuns what a large set of nuts you have and are not affaid to show them....take the IX __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

03-02-07, 10:08 AM	#21
Koranis Helmsman Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 107 Downloads: 84 Uploads: 0	I like long patrols so I think I'll go for IX. Out of curiosity, I've seen VIIC and IX fan clubs here, but nothing about XII. This is ultimate boat I'm waiting for. Has anyone had pleasant experiences with that one? Thanks to all of you.

03-02-07, 11:13 AM	#23
cobalt Commander Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 440 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	viic/41!

03-02-07, 11:24 AM	#24
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,405 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Tye IX __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-02-07, 11:41 AM	#25
danurve The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 1,481 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 3	I want my chocolate CAKE! __________________

03-02-07, 12:03 PM	#26
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	(don't watch if you, or someone around you is offended or could be offended by bikini's and a little mud)

03-02-07, 02:50 PM	#27
Morts Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,395 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	IXB/C/D2

03-02-07, 04:09 PM	#28
Rykaird Weps Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 356 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	For every job, a perfect tool. In other words, if you play SHIII to be part of the wolf pack, hunt in the North Atlantic, and specialize in the destruction of convoys, I would recommend the VII series. If you like longer patrols to far off lands, or you just like the strategic flexibility having a lot more fuel and torpedoes buys you, then go for the IX series. Now, the IX folks will tell you it is a fine choice for harbor raids and hunting convoys, and the VII folks will tell you that by mixing lemon juice and milk with their diesel fuel they can raid Galveston. OK, but that doesn't make those boats the optimum choices for those situations. Bottom line - I would match your choice of boat to two things: 1) your preferred hunting tactics 2) your preferred hunting grounds In the end your success will be limited more by your abilities as a skipper than by the boat.

03-03-07, 12:08 PM	#29
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Excellent advice! Of course my preferred tactic is to stay at my pier and hope no one notices, then claim all the glory later. Guess I should stick to a type II. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-03-07, 12:22 PM	#30
Kpt. Kozloff Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Jersey - Channel Islands, UK Posts: 305 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Sick to your old boat. My sweet VIIb has been with me for so long i wouldn't think of cheating on her with any other. If we're going down, it'll be together. __________________ GWX1.03/Cmdr2.7/plus all sorts of tweaks

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