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Old 05-29-10, 11:41 AM   #1
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Default Attacking a convoy with a Type IX.. Yes or no?

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Is it advisable to engage enemy convoys with a type IX u-boat?

I m in mid 1941 right now, roughly 800sm NW of El Ferrol and just got a contact message saying that there is a convoy roughly 140km to my south west, 5 knt spd and a heading of NNE.

Somehow, I seem to remember reading somewhere, that the type IX boats where mostly used against single ships or small unprotected convoys, since their size would make it difficult to evade escorts.
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Old 05-29-10, 11:53 AM   #2
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Go for it! IX's are perfect for big convoys because of all those torpedoes.

Make an attack, creep away to reload and then get back to it!
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Old 05-29-10, 12:19 PM   #3
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BE MORE AGGRESSIVE
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Old 05-29-10, 12:26 PM   #4
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Old 05-29-10, 02:02 PM   #5
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The Type IX is suitably equipped to attack convoys as long as you don't take unnecessary risks....shoot from a respectable distance (1k-2k) and back off whilst reloading prior to performing an end round run.

If escorts detect you submerged run silent and deep because your not as agile as the Type VII.

SINK EM ALL!!
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Convoys are excellent targets for a IX U-boat- Keep on attacking and you´ll have great tonnage.

Attack without taking undue risks, creep away, reload, reposition yourself and let them have it again.

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Blow them all away, you got more fire power in a IX Boat, get stuck in.
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