As much as i enjoy type 9's......

XXi · 02-22-07, 10:15 AM

Well. my recent patrol in the Caribbean while navigating IXD2 got me 93k BRT. And I still, after some 40 days of cruising in the area, managed to sail back to Europe with 10knots

IXD2 is VERY nice if you know how to handle it though. First - they are available since 1942 which means the ASW is rather serious. Therefore, I never engage in the European waters - single merchants are the only exception.
There are good hunting areas neer Freetown and generally near Africa. Not that strong ASW and many targets. Additionally, IXD2 has the range - if you cannot engage a convoy at conditions that favor you, all you need to do is to wait - sooner or later you`ll find a perfect target.
Even the very single merchants can boost the tonnage easily

IXD2 are great for those madmen who enjoy extreme long-range patrols. So far, my longest patrol lasted for 156 days and included some succesfull engagements near Mogadishu and south of Ceylon

Any VII skipper been there ?

Let`s face it: VII are meant to beat the convoys in the Atlantic, IX type boats ( especially C and D, later in the war ) are not meant for this unless you know how to do it.

PS strange..... I got engaged by ASW for few times and managed to escape... rough weather and Tauschkoerper with some tactics can do wonders.

Tobus · 03-02-07, 10:07 AM

I think I will try my hand at a IXb soon. I'm still a dedicated VIIb/c jock, but lets try it. If I fail miserably with tactics I like and work with my VII, I can always return to an earlier save before the boat-switch. As far as this game goes, I love the VII in all aspects. In the old days I played Aces of the Deep and went to the IX asap, but here the VII just keeps me interested.

Tobus · 03-04-07, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Tobus

I think I will try my hand at a IXb soon. I'm still a dedicated VIIb/c jock, but lets try it. If I fail miserably with tactics I like and work with my VII, I can always return to an earlier save before the boat-switch. As far as this game goes, I love the VII in all aspects. In the old days I played Aces of the Deep and went to the IX asap, but here the VII just keeps me interested.

Tried it as I might ... I plainly suck in a IX. I just can't take the risks and get rewarded for them that I do with the VII. Reverting to the VII, aahhhhh...

Kpt. Kozloff · 03-04-07, 03:09 PM

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[Reverting to the VII, aahhhhh...

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Oh yes, VIIb all the way and into the Med! Nice vacation in the sun, lot's of flies though... airplanes i mean...

Jimbuna · 03-04-07, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Tobus

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Originally Posted by Tobus

I think I will try my hand at a IXb soon. I'm still a dedicated VIIb/c jock, but lets try it. If I fail miserably with tactics I like and work with my VII, I can always return to an earlier save before the boat-switch. As far as this game goes, I love the VII in all aspects. In the old days I played Aces of the Deep and went to the IX asap, but here the VII just keeps me interested.

Tried it as I might ... I plainly suck in a IX. I just can't take the risks and get rewarded for them that I do with the VII. Reverting to the VII, aahhhhh...

At least you gave it a go matey

..........AND FAILED

.....NOW GET BACK TO THE GALLEY AND PEEL THOSE SPUDS

:rotfl:

Tobus · 03-05-07, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

At least you gave it a go matey

..........AND FAILED

.....NOW GET BACK TO THE GALLEY AND PEEL THOSE SPUDS

:rotfl:

No spud-peeling for me, I just had a rather interresting date with 2(!) convoys, inbound and outbound north of Ireland, with me in the middle. Bagged me a troop, 2 whalers and 2 large cargo and the undivided attention of 5 escorts ... AND LIVED TO TELL ABOUT IT.

Put that in your type IX and smoke it!

Spray · 03-05-07, 10:17 AM

Ploughing along with my type IXB I hit 3 taskforces sunk 2BB's one DD went on and pilliaged at port and had 1 torpedo spare. How much torpedoes does the IIB and IIC have again? Was it somewhere around 7? Cool you can do 3 round trips with all the torpedoes I have in my sub EG a IXB kapitan can sink 3 times more tonnage then a type 7 captain.

danurve · 03-05-07, 11:35 AM

This thread is still alive? Good lord.

I'm just happy as a coyote that found a fresh gut pile that I finally made it into `41.

Tobus · 03-05-07, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Spray

Ploughing along with my type IXB I hit 3 taskforces sunk 2BB's one DD went on and pilliaged at port and had 1 torpedo spare. How much torpedoes does the IIB and IIC have again? Was it somewhere around 7? Cool you can do 3 round trips with all the torpedoes I have in my sub EG a IXB kapitan can sink 3 times more tonnage then a type 7 captain.

Yes, very true. But the crew in the II's and VII's become way more experienced due to the experience-earning mechanism in SH3.

I definately think the IX is better in range, payload and therefor overall abillities. But what it so desperately needs is acceleration, turningspeed and divingspeed.

It then comes down to your personal playingstyle. If you are patient prowler, then the IX may well be your boat. But if you are a gung-ho convoy-raider with a semi-deathwish (like myself), than nothing beats a VII (n my humble opinion offcourse).

Morts · 03-05-07, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Spray

a IXB kapitan can sink 3 times more tonnage then a type 7 captain.

SOOOOOO not true

Jimbuna · 03-05-07, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Tobus

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

At least you gave it a go matey

..........AND FAILED

.....NOW GET BACK TO THE GALLEY AND PEEL THOSE SPUDS

:rotfl:

No spud-peeling for me, I just had a rather interresting date with 2(!) convoys, inbound and outbound north of Ireland, with me in the middle. Bagged me a troop, 2 whalers and 2 large cargo and the undivided attention of 5 escorts ... AND LIVED TO TELL ABOUT IT.

Put that in your type IX and smoke it!

Got a match

Iron Budokan · 03-04-07, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by XXi

So far, my longest patrol lasted for 156 days and included some succesfull engagements near Mogadishu and south of Ceylon

Wow, 156 Days!

02-22-07, 10:15 AM	#1
XXi Ensign Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Warsaw, Poland / Nagoya, Japan Posts: 227 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Well. my recent patrol in the Caribbean while navigating IXD2 got me 93k BRT. And I still, after some 40 days of cruising in the area, managed to sail back to Europe with 10knots IXD2 is VERY nice if you know how to handle it though. First - they are available since 1942 which means the ASW is rather serious. Therefore, I never engage in the European waters - single merchants are the only exception. There are good hunting areas neer Freetown and generally near Africa. Not that strong ASW and many targets. Additionally, IXD2 has the range - if you cannot engage a convoy at conditions that favor you, all you need to do is to wait - sooner or later you`ll find a perfect target. Even the very single merchants can boost the tonnage easily IXD2 are great for those madmen who enjoy extreme long-range patrols. So far, my longest patrol lasted for 156 days and included some succesfull engagements near Mogadishu and south of Ceylon Any VII skipper been there ? Let`s face it: VII are meant to beat the convoys in the Atlantic, IX type boats ( especially C and D, later in the war ) are not meant for this unless you know how to do it. PS strange..... I got engaged by ASW for few times and managed to escape... rough weather and Tauschkoerper with some tactics can do wonders. __________________ lasciate ogni speranza... voi, chi entrate

03-05-07, 11:35 AM	#8
danurve The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 1,481 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 3	This thread is still alive? Good lord. I'm just happy as a coyote that found a fresh gut pile that I finally made it into `41. __________________

03-02-07, 10:07 AM	#2
Tobus Lieutenant Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 260 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	I think I will try my hand at a IXb soon. I'm still a dedicated VIIb/c jock, but lets try it. If I fail miserably with tactics I like and work with my VII, I can always return to an earlier save before the boat-switch. As far as this game goes, I love the VII in all aspects. In the old days I played Aces of the Deep and went to the IX asap, but here the VII just keeps me interested.

03-05-07, 10:17 AM	#7
Spray Planesman Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 182 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Ploughing along with my type IXB I hit 3 taskforces sunk 2BB's one DD went on and pilliaged at port and had 1 torpedo spare. How much torpedoes does the IIB and IIC have again? Was it somewhere around 7? Cool you can do 3 round trips with all the torpedoes I have in my sub EG a IXB kapitan can sink 3 times more tonnage then a type 7 captain.