I have a TERRIBLE confession to make!

Pants · 07-10-06, 08:43 AM

Dont worry mate your now on your own

I NEVER use the Type II's Hate them in fact, tried it once...never again, Always choose a VII B then into my VII C for the rest of the war, but thats just my personal taste.

Sir Big Jugs · 07-10-06, 09:03 AM

I just tested it!

I ran a single mission dated in 1944 in my Type IIA 1944.

The goal was to sink some carriers in a task force, fiercly protected by destroyers.

I managed to sink one carrier.

After that I was under attack by british destroyers for over 2 hours real time.

They managed to DC my hull integrity to 76%.

No-one died though, and no-one was injured.

After 2 hours they left to join their force, and i surfaced.

GREAT BOAT!

Type II is now my favorite!

HunterICX · 07-10-06, 09:05 AM

OMG!!! SOMEONE GIVE BREWSTER AN SHOT!!!
HE GOT THE TYPE II VIRUS!!!

Sir Big Jugs · 07-10-06, 09:12 AM

Tomorrow I'm going to go to a museum nearby where the prototype for the Type IIA is located and bring you some detailed interior shots of "the real thing"!

bigboywooly · 07-10-06, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brewster Pilot

Tomorrow I'm going to go to a museum nearby where the prototype for the Type IIA is located and bring you some detailed interior shots of "the real thing"!

Be interesting to do a comparison with the ingame shots

Sir Big Jugs · 07-10-06, 09:33 AM

Yup.

But please bear in mind that it's a prototype made in Finland 3 yrs before the first "real" Type IIA was built. It has Finnish gauges.

Henry Wood · 07-10-06, 11:19 AM

I've only ever 'driven' Type IIA's, apart from when in Naval Academy mode. I just completed my 8th patrol in U-15, 1st Flotilla, this afternoon (July 1940) and the lack of torpedoes is so frustrating with these boats. This patrol lasted 9 days and after completing my allotted grid patrol, I was in my usual happy hunting grounds of the North East England coast between the Humber and Hartlepool. I managed to sink 2 destroyers and a coastal tanker and still had two torpedoes left. I find it best to just conserve fuel and go dead slow in the coastal shipping lane in the hopes of picking something up. (Type IIA is no good for chasing!) Anyway, after those three successes, I picked up another merchant on the hydrophones and when I eventually got close enough to identify her, it was a KGN, 6760 tons. Oh boy! That, along with my other 3 kills, would maybe earn me a better boat - I dream of a VIIC every night. So, I crept in submerged and let her have it from 800 metres. Perfect hit and she lost way and came to a halt almost immediately... but... she didn't sink. After making sure it was all clear, I surfaced, lined her up in the UZO and let fly from about 600 metres with my last eel. A dud! After slowly cruising around her for a couple of hours waiting for her to sink, I sent in a contact report. A while later 2 Condors appeared, circled and headed off. Then after another hour or so, in came one of Herman's Brylcreem boys in a Junkers and dropped 2 bombs, the second being a direct hit which broke her back. Of course, I did not get credit for the sinking so returned to base with only the other three to my credit. Looks like it will be patrol number 9 in a Type II too!

07-10-06, 08:43 AM	#1
Pants Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Somewhere in the Atlantic Posts: 849 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Dont worry mate your now on your own I NEVER use the Type II's Hate them in fact, tried it once...never again, Always choose a VII B then into my VII C for the rest of the war, but thats just my personal taste. __________________ Ex GWX Dev Team member and proud GWX user

07-10-06, 09:03 AM	#2
Sir Big Jugs Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 895 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	I just tested it! I ran a single mission dated in 1944 in my Type IIA 1944. The goal was to sink some carriers in a task force, fiercly protected by destroyers. I managed to sink one carrier. After that I was under attack by british destroyers for over 2 hours real time. They managed to DC my hull integrity to 76%. No-one died though, and no-one was injured. After 2 hours they left to join their force, and i surfaced. GREAT BOAT! Type II is now my favorite! __________________

07-10-06, 09:05 AM	#3
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	OMG!!! SOMEONE GIVE BREWSTER AN SHOT!!! HE GOT THE TYPE II VIRUS!!! __________________

07-10-06, 09:12 AM	#4
Sir Big Jugs Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 895 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	Tomorrow I'm going to go to a museum nearby where the prototype for the Type IIA is located and bring you some detailed interior shots of "the real thing"! __________________

07-10-06, 09:33 AM	#6
Sir Big Jugs Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 895 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	Yup. But please bear in mind that it's a prototype made in Finland 3 yrs before the first "real" Type IIA was built. It has Finnish gauges. __________________

07-10-06, 11:19 AM	#7
Henry Wood Sparky Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Posts: 150 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	I've only ever 'driven' Type IIA's, apart from when in Naval Academy mode. I just completed my 8th patrol in U-15, 1st Flotilla, this afternoon (July 1940) and the lack of torpedoes is so frustrating with these boats. This patrol lasted 9 days and after completing my allotted grid patrol, I was in my usual happy hunting grounds of the North East England coast between the Humber and Hartlepool. I managed to sink 2 destroyers and a coastal tanker and still had two torpedoes left. I find it best to just conserve fuel and go dead slow in the coastal shipping lane in the hopes of picking something up. (Type IIA is no good for chasing!) Anyway, after those three successes, I picked up another merchant on the hydrophones and when I eventually got close enough to identify her, it was a KGN, 6760 tons. Oh boy! That, along with my other 3 kills, would maybe earn me a better boat - I dream of a VIIC every night. So, I crept in submerged and let her have it from 800 metres. Perfect hit and she lost way and came to a halt almost immediately... but... she didn't sink. After making sure it was all clear, I surfaced, lined her up in the UZO and let fly from about 600 metres with my last eel. A dud! After slowly cruising around her for a couple of hours waiting for her to sink, I sent in a contact report. A while later 2 Condors appeared, circled and headed off. Then after another hour or so, in came one of Herman's Brylcreem boys in a Junkers and dropped 2 bombs, the second being a direct hit which broke her back. Of course, I did not get credit for the sinking so returned to base with only the other three to my credit. Looks like it will be patrol number 9 in a Type II too!