Upgrading the sub...

mookiemookie · 09-15-06, 08:51 AM

I tend to skip the conning tower and flak gun upgrades. I figure since I've developed this instinct to slam the "C" button everytime a plane is spotted, I'm not going to be spending too much time slugging it out on the surface with them.

I'd say go for everything that gives you better "eyes and ears". Radar detection, hydrophone, sonar, etc.

The Munster · 09-15-06, 12:35 PM

Hi, now Jan, 44 with NYGM 1.03 Tonnage Lite and, for me, Radar Detection Stuff is a 'must have'... my 'C' button is exhausted and all I'm bumping into now is Liberator's and single Warships

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Jimbuna · 09-15-06, 01:59 PM

My favourite is the Type 1X series.....adding all upgrades as they become available

Sailor Steve · 09-15-06, 03:14 PM

If you believe in realism, DON'T get the engine upgrades. Except for the Type VIIa all Type VII and IX u-boats came with superchargers, and the top speeds in the game without them are the actual top speeds of the real boats with them. Taking the supercharger upgrades is cheating.

So there.:p

Jimbuna · 09-15-06, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

If you believe in realism, DON'T get the engine upgrades. Except for the Type VIIa all Type VII and IX u-boats came with superchargers, and the top speeds in the game without them are the actual top speeds of the real boats with them. Taking the supercharger upgrades is cheating.

So there.:p

Thanks for the info Steve...I honestly never realised...hmm, must have a look at mr Bagnasco's book

GT182 · 09-15-06, 04:28 PM

When available make sure you get decoys. They'll save your bacon..... sub I mean.

Not using GW but everytime I've upgraded my sub the upgrades have transfered to the new boat. I didn't think they transfered either untill I tried to get them for the new boat, but was promptly told "You already have them".

The_Blockade_Runner · 09-16-06, 03:17 AM

My Hunger for harbor Raiding uaually gets me killed by a DD in shallow waters. I have yet to see 41, So the only Upgrades I usually get is upgrading from The IIA to the VII, Hydrophones, Batteries, And Engine upgrades

09-15-06, 01:59 PM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,726 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	My favourite is the Type 1X series.....adding all upgrades as they become available __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-15-06, 03:14 PM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	If you believe in realism, DON'T get the engine upgrades. Except for the Type VIIa all Type VII and IX u-boats came with superchargers, and the top speeds in the game without them are the actual top speeds of the real boats with them. Taking the supercharger upgrades is cheating. So there.:p __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-15-06, 04:28 PM	#6
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	When available make sure you get decoys. They'll save your bacon..... sub I mean. Not using GW but everytime I've upgraded my sub the upgrades have transfered to the new boat. I didn't think they transfered either untill I tried to get them for the new boat, but was promptly told "You already have them". __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.

09-16-06, 03:17 AM	#7
The_Blockade_Runner Sparky Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 156 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	My Hunger for harbor Raiding uaually gets me killed by a DD in shallow waters. I have yet to see 41, So the only Upgrades I usually get is upgrading from The IIA to the VII, Hydrophones, Batteries, And Engine upgrades __________________ U boat warfare, Product of German Engineering. German Engineering in da house

09-15-06, 08:51 AM	#1
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	I tend to skip the conning tower and flak gun upgrades. I figure since I've developed this instinct to slam the "C" button everytime a plane is spotted, I'm not going to be spending too much time slugging it out on the surface with them. I'd say go for everything that gives you better "eyes and ears". Radar detection, hydrophone, sonar, etc.

09-15-06, 12:35 PM	#2
The Munster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Deepest Dumbria Posts: 1,243 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Hi, now Jan, 44 with NYGM 1.03 Tonnage Lite and, for me, Radar Detection Stuff is a 'must have'... my 'C' button is exhausted and all I'm bumping into now is Liberator's and single Warships !