Agoraphobia

[IRONxMortlock]

After 16 patrols in a Type IID my crew have taken possesion of a brand spanking new Type VIIC, the U-532.

OMG! The space!! Initially it was too much!

The first thing I did was tire myself by running laps around conning tower. The men thought they were halicinating at the size and comfort of the control room and their accomodations. I swung a cat around inside to prove to them that they were not going crazy. It didn't touch the sides once! In the U-137 there would have been cat brains smeared all over the place. Finally my bunk doesn't share the same compartment as the galley!

Then there's the speed, the weapons load, the deck gun and the range! Life is good.
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[Mush Martin]

Man are you in for a treat later on.

[Warmonger]

16 patrols in a IID in succession?

That I call some patience...

[Jimbuna]

Get a real kaleuns boat, a type IX....then you'll be able to take your beloved type VII with you
You can stow it underneath your navigators chart table
:rotfl:

[Warmonger]

Yeah, and use type II as Kaitens to create your own wolfpack! Harrrr!

[Brag]

Take your old type II along and stow it in the dinghy storage under the casing. Handy for visiting Irish pubs on quiet nights. :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Brag

Take your old type II along and stow it in the dinghy storage under the casing. Handy for visiting Irish pubs on quiet nights. :rotfl: :rotfl:

ROFLMAO :rotfl:

[IRONxMortlock]

Originally Posted by Mush Martin

Man are you in for a treat later on.

Hehe, yeah I know.

Previous GWX career was in a Type IX (see sig). It's just been a long time and I'd really gotten used to the little tub. Going from the big boat to a Type IIA was quite a shock but I think it's a greater shock to move from the micro-boats up to the big boys.

I've been playing SH3 for a year and half now and I still haven't gotten to the point where I've got to drive a Type XXI so I still have that to look forward to though.

Originally Posted by Warmonger

16 patrols in a IID in succession?
That I call some patience...

You know, it really isn't that bad. At first I couldn't believe I was driving around in this crappy sub. But after awhile you develop an affection for the little guy. There's just something about them that grows on you. For those of you who have been skipping the Type IIs I recommend giving them a try. It can get you into places you wouldn't even dream of going in a Type IX and it's hard to spot. It's been early in the war but in 16 patrols I was never once properly DCed. In the Type IX I had close shaves on every patrol. I don't get a huge amount of time to play so the Type IIs keep the patrols short ; perfect to play a patrol that lasts for one or two work nights rather than the week long patrols I'd play with the 9s.

It's nice to move on to something different though.
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[Jimbuna]

It's nice to move on to something different though.

Thats what the RL kaleuns would say as soon as a newer type came on stream

[danurve]

Originally Posted by Warmonger

16 patrols in a IID in succession?

That I call some patience...

Amen to that

I miss the crampy kleine Boot. Almost look forward to starting a new early war carrer to get back into one.

I do remember not getting the IID (extra fuel) because I was after a VIIB anyhow. 16 patrols in a type II though, dang. I am wondering considering the short patrols in a II if given the time was the dual 20m flak gun available for it as an upgrade?

[IRONxMortlock]

Originally Posted by danurve

Amen to that

I miss the crampy kleine Boot. Almost look forward to starting a new early war carrer to get back into one.

I do remember not getting the IID (extra fuel) because I was after a VIIB anyhow. 16 patrols in a type II though, dang. I am wondering considering the short patrols in a II if given the time was the dual 20m flak gun available for it as an upgrade?

The D is definitely worth it IMO. The extra fuel and faster dive time and submerged speed is priceless.

The Dual 20mm only came recently. Around the 13th patrol for me if I remember correctly. Not that it mattered. I thought I'd duke it out on the surface against a pair of hurricanes and ended up with 85% hull integrity and a dead watch crew. Taking advantage of the 25sec dive time became the more prudent option after that experience.
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[Warmonger]

Not to get me wrong, I like the type II too, but for about 5-7 patrols to build up renown and crew experience.
From a French harbour I would even stick to it to stalk convoys in the BE/BF grids, but not from Kiel. That's too tideous in the long run.

[Sailor Steve]

I like the thread title. Afraid of open spaces, huh?

After the war, when General of Fighters Adolf Galland got to take a test-flight in a P-47 Thunderbold (aka the 'Jug' or '7-ton Milk bottle'), he said the cockpit was so spacious compared with a Bf-109 that he felt like he could "run around inside, dodging bullets".

[Snowman999]

I swung a cat around inside to prove to them that they were not going crazy. It didn't touch the sides once! In the U-137 there would have been cat brains smeared all over the place.

For the naval trivia buffs, that idiom doesn't refer to a mammal (cat) but to a cat o'nine-tails--a whip used for floggings.

[danurve]

Originally Posted by Snowman999

For the naval trivia buffs, that idiom doesn't refer to a mammal (cat) but to a cat o'nine-tails--a whip used for floggings.

Reminds me of chasing down polywogs crossing the equator. We used cut sections of old frayed firehose usually duct taped to a peice off a broom handle.