Simple Question: VIIB or VIIC

Woof1701 · 09-14-07, 04:53 AM

Normally I tend to start with a Typ II, upgrade to a Typ VII B when it becomes available in my flotilla and upgrade in late 1941 to a Typ IX so that I can be on the U.S. coast on December 7 1941. I tend to stick to the Typ IX till late 1942 or early 1943 and then switch back to a Typ VII C since it can dive and turn more quickly. The Typ IX simply is too ungainly for me for evading escorts. I simply feel safer in the Typ VII and since I tend to get damaged on a regular basis I often have to return to base before I spent all my eels. Sometimes I also stay with the Typ IX till the Typ VII C/41 is available.

09-14-07, 04:53 AM	#31
Woof1701 Commodore Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Munich, Germany, Home of U-96 Posts: 633 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Normally I tend to start with a Typ II, upgrade to a Typ VII B when it becomes available in my flotilla and upgrade in late 1941 to a Typ IX so that I can be on the U.S. coast on December 7 1941. I tend to stick to the Typ IX till late 1942 or early 1943 and then switch back to a Typ VII C since it can dive and turn more quickly. The Typ IX simply is too ungainly for me for evading escorts. I simply feel safer in the Typ VII and since I tend to get damaged on a regular basis I often have to return to base before I spent all my eels. Sometimes I also stay with the Typ IX till the Typ VII C/41 is available.