The Type II Club

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Penelope_Grey

I'm extremely tempted to have a career in the black sea in a Type II

My last career I assigned myself to AO95 (I think that was it) and sat off Gdansk taking pot-shots at fleeing Polish merchants. After that I accepted my North Sea assignments as they were given.

[Lzs von swe]

One of my captains is commanding the U-24 in the 30´th Flot. in Constanza.
April -43 and the boat has got the new conning tower with an extra flak pos.
She really looks good with two flak zwillings

Your welcome to help in the fight against the Russians, Pen

[nikbear]

Originally Posted by Lzs von swe

One of my captains is commanding the U-24 in the 30´th Flot. in Constanza.
April -43 and the boat has got the new conning tower with an extra flak pos.
She really looks good with two flak zwillings

Your welcome to help in the fight against the Russians, Pen

You mean you can actually get different conning towers for the Type II?Could you please post a pic if possible,would love to see that,I'm ashamed to say I've never stayed with a Type II long enough to get anything like that

[Penelope_Grey]

In 1943 (or earlier if you adjust the basic.cfg) you get the second and final version of the IID conning tower.

[Lzs von swe]

And this is U-24


A real looker, ain't she?

[Canovaro]

I've got to be honest, I hate the type II
Only got 6 torpedoes, with my shooting, that's three ships

[P_Funk]

Originally Posted by Canovaro

I've got to be honest, I hate the type II
Only got 6 torpedoes, with my shooting, that's three ships

To my mind thats a good thing. If you've only got so many torpedoes it makes you think harder about what you shoot. It makes you ask yourself "is it worth it?".

Plus if you know you only have so many shots then its a good tutor for getting better I think.

Plus she's a fast bugger. Maneuverability is unparalleled.

[siber]

Originally Posted by Canovaro

Only got 6 torpedoes, with my shooting, that's three ships

Three ships? I've never got more than 2 with my Type II. Last patrol I sunk a Medium Merchant north-east of Shetland (3 torpedoes - 2 hits and a miss) and then when returning ran into a Large Merchant. Fired two of my remaining fish, one impact, one magnetic pistol. The mag detonated after about 300m and the impact hit midships. Took my final shot hoping to finish her off, but missed the stern by a knat's whisker because of the damn zig zag.

Then I grounded in the Kiel canal on the way home. Destroyed the batteries and killed 2 crew. Hull integrity was 39% when I got back. Embarrasing considering I never even saw an escort, let alone took a depth-charge!

[Penelope_Grey]

Originally Posted by Lzs von swe

And this is U-24


A real looker, ain't she?

They are nice looking boats, gotta give em that, the only problem here is the IID's began from U-137 and went straight through to U-152

[Lzs von swe]

Originally Posted by Penelope_Grey

They are nice looking boats, gotta give em that, the only problem here is the IID's began from U-137 and went straight through to U-152

Yes, but the boats used in the 30´th Flot where all IIb´s: U-9,18,19,20,23, and 24.
U-24 was at least actually in the 30´th

[andwii]

big thing I hate is early war eel duds, especially if you get a whole batch of em.

[von Kinderei]

After readin' all this I just started a new career in a Type II

One question ... how do ya raise the antenna

[JuergenSchT]

Originally Posted by von Kinderei

After readin' all this I just started a new career in a Type II

One question ... how do ya raise the antenna

I guess you are referring to the RDF antenna. And I guess you must be playing stock game.
GWX gives you a rotating RDF antenna that appears when you are surfaced (when you are underwater, it is gone). You cannot raise it, though.
If you want to have a controllable RDF antenna, you must use this mod by Anvart. It is only compatible with GWX3, as far as I know.

A Type IIA + GWX3 + 30th U-Boat Flotilla / The Soviet Red Banner Black Sea Fleet = A Fun Career.

Where in SH3 else can you get bounced by a pair of TU-2s.

[von Kinderei]

Originally Posted by JuergenSchT

I guess you are referring to the RDF antenna. And I guess you must be playing stock game.
GWX gives you a rotating RDF antenna that appears when you are surfaced (when you are underwater, it is gone). You cannot raise it, though.
If you want to have a controllable RDF antenna, you must use this mod by Anvart. It is only compatible with GWX3, as far as I know.

That would be the antenna and I am playing GWX 3.0 Gold

Mine won't raise when surfaced ... I thought it hot keyed like in the VII I hit shift V and it raises or lowers as it never raises on it's own when I surface