Type Ix Or 7??

von hally · 02-29-08, 01:08 PM

thanx for the replies all!!!

some good points posted...think i'l try the IX and revert to my VII if i dont like!

seems a bit sly doing this but what the hell:rotfl:

Wreford-Brown · 02-29-08, 05:23 PM

In my Atlantic career I use a IX as I love the ability to take a convoy apart with the huge weapon load and get to the US or Caribbean to hunt some tankers.
In my Med career I use a VII as it's smaller, more manoeuvrable and dives quicker (aircraft in the Med seem to be everywhere!). The shorter distances in the Med also mean I don't lose out on range by using a VII.

Different jobs require different tools.

Grayson02sept1980 · 03-02-08, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Wreford-Brown

In my Atlantic career I use a IX as I love the ability to take a convoy apart with the huge weapon load and get to the US or Caribbean to hunt some tankers.
In my Med career I use a VII as it's smaller, more manoeuvrable and dives quicker (aircraft in the Med seem to everywhere!). The shorter distances in the Med also mean I don't lose out on range by using a VII.

Different jobs require different tools.

exactly!

I found my new IX (new career) bette for the atlantic and for getting may out of one patrol though the boat really is a bus...

Just be carefull with your IX. It is bigger... so it's a..e is bigger ... and bigger a..es are spottet faster and more easily :rotfl:
That I had to find out the hard way.......

Was on my second run on a convoy and was hit by a depth charge right ontop of my fromt torp room... all tubes smashed but #1 ... I then shot with the two torps I could use (the one loaded and one left to reload) at leas 14kt with pure luck...
Will be more carefull next time.

Have fun with your IX and I really think they both are good... it is just a matter of taste.

Konovalov · 03-03-08, 06:43 AM

Variety is the spice of life. Started a campaign Sep 1939 in Wilhelmshaven with the Type VIIb before transferring to Lorient in 41. I stuck with the VIIb for one more mission before I changed boats to a Type IXb having become a little bored with my VIIb.

My first mission with the IXb and I'm off the east coast of Canada hunting big tankers. First convoy I intercepted was about +18 merchants with 4 escorts. At the convoy center were 3 large tankers and a whale ship of which I sunk 2 of the tankers and the whale ship. I'm now setting myself up for a second run on the convoy to finnish it off. You really appreciate that extra load of torps with the Type IX.

But as Steed said earlier, "try them all" and alternate every so often.

Tessa · 03-03-08, 11:29 AM

Though very long, the trips to the Carribean are usually major hauls. If you can sneak into Curacao sometimes you luck out and there'll be 3 or 4 T2 or T3 tankers sitting there. Plus along the way good 80% of all the traffic are tankers. Though the IXD2's dive time is the worst, if you actually invest in a good Flak crew there is more than ample firepower on that ship to down anything (watching those annoying as hell B-24's crash is so satisfying). Though you almost need to permanently station a repair person on the flak deck, it gets damaged during any fight. Best I've been able to muster so far from down there is 110k, still had 3 eels left but with 4% hull strength left I was just happy to make it home

Hartmann · 03-03-08, 08:18 PM

Type IX-B boat for example

Long range or more speed for the same range
High surfaced speed (19-20 Knts in calm waters)
6 torpedoes tubes, 4 forward and two in stern
Good AA guns
Only takes a few seconds more in crash dive compared with VII boats.
23 torpedoes loaded compared with 14
Great for convoys during the happy times.

And Finally i sneaked into the MED with a IX.B boat in a succesfull patrol and survive to return to my base again

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but my case is special, i always use big boats (sh1,sh4) and i know where are the limits for this tipe of big sharks.

von hally · 03-05-08, 03:29 PM

great replies all

thanks hartmann

ive now upgraded to a ix and firs impressions are good

she does dive like a lazy cow:rotfl: but the extra payload is very impressive!!!!
im pleasantly surprised and glad i decided to give it a go

cheers all

von hally · 03-05-08, 03:30 PM

sorry trigger happy

Chisum · 03-06-08, 05:20 AM

I just get out a Type II/A and I must say that it was the most horrific experience in my kaleun live !
Sorry to the type II's fans but it is my impression.

And in this situation, buy a type VII is a great issue.
But the type IX, espacially the IX/D2, still the beter choice in my opinion.

msalama · 03-06-08, 06:56 AM

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Sorry to the type II's fans but it is my impression.

Hey, tastes differ so no need to be sorry. I personally love the little critter - just finished my 8th patrol with her and everyone's still alive and happy! I've sunk some 25kt of shipping which I wouldn't say is too much at all, but then my main aim is to survive as long as I can instead of cowboying all around the Nordsee and ending up with my a*se blown to bits...

So yeah, I love that boat. Made one patrol in a VIIB, too, but promptly changed back because this IIA babe is small, compact, nimble and even occasionally deadly - and hey, there're less Bernards there to worry about too! So a tight package she is indeed

But each to their own of course. The real Atlantic warhorse, the VIIC/41, is a different case though IMO - will definitely get her if I make it alive so far.

S! m8.

02-29-08, 05:23 PM	#2
Wreford-Brown Sea Lord Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In sight of Stonehenge Posts: 1,750 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 26	In my Atlantic career I use a IX as I love the ability to take a convoy apart with the huge weapon load and get to the US or Caribbean to hunt some tankers. In my Med career I use a VII as it's smaller, more manoeuvrable and dives quicker (aircraft in the Med seem to be everywhere!). The shorter distances in the Med also mean I don't lose out on range by using a VII. Different jobs require different tools. __________________ All my mods are available at MediaFire: SH3 Mods Other modders SH3 mods SH4 Mods ...you can't please all of the people all of the time... Last edited by Wreford-Brown; 03-02-08 at 05:46 PM.

03-03-08, 06:43 AM	#4
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Variety is the spice of life. Started a campaign Sep 1939 in Wilhelmshaven with the Type VIIb before transferring to Lorient in 41. I stuck with the VIIb for one more mission before I changed boats to a Type IXb having become a little bored with my VIIb. My first mission with the IXb and I'm off the east coast of Canada hunting big tankers. First convoy I intercepted was about +18 merchants with 4 escorts. At the convoy center were 3 large tankers and a whale ship of which I sunk 2 of the tankers and the whale ship. I'm now setting myself up for a second run on the convoy to finnish it off. You really appreciate that extra load of torps with the Type IX. But as Steed said earlier, "try them all" and alternate every so often. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

03-03-08, 08:18 PM	#6
Hartmann Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Grid CH 26, Spain ,Barcelona Posts: 1,857 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	Type IX-B boat for example Long range or more speed for the same range High surfaced speed (19-20 Knts in calm waters) 6 torpedoes tubes, 4 forward and two in stern Good AA guns Only takes a few seconds more in crash dive compared with VII boats. 23 torpedoes loaded compared with 14 Great for convoys during the happy times. And Finally i sneaked into the MED with a IX.B boat in a succesfull patrol and survive to return to my base again . but my case is special, i always use big boats (sh1,sh4) and i know where are the limits for this tipe of big sharks. __________________ But this ship can't sink!... She is made of iron, sir. I assure you, she can. and she will. It is a mathematical certainty. Strength and honor

03-05-08, 03:29 PM	#7
von hally Commodore Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 634 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	great replies all thanks hartmann ive now upgraded to a ix and firs impressions are good she does dive like a lazy cow:rotfl: but the extra payload is very impressive!!!! im pleasantly surprised and glad i decided to give it a go cheers all __________________ May God Have Mercy Upon My Enemies ..... Because I Wont.

03-05-08, 03:30 PM	#8
von hally Commodore Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 634 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	sorry trigger happy __________________ May God Have Mercy Upon My Enemies ..... Because I Wont.

02-29-08, 01:08 PM	#1
von hally Commodore Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 634 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	thanx for the replies all!!! some good points posted...think i'l try the IX and revert to my VII if i dont like! seems a bit sly doing this but what the hell:rotfl: __________________ May God Have Mercy Upon My Enemies ..... Because I Wont.

03-03-08, 11:29 AM	#5
Tessa Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CG 96 Posts: 861 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Though very long, the trips to the Carribean are usually major hauls. If you can sneak into Curacao sometimes you luck out and there'll be 3 or 4 T2 or T3 tankers sitting there. Plus along the way good 80% of all the traffic are tankers. Though the IXD2's dive time is the worst, if you actually invest in a good Flak crew there is more than ample firepower on that ship to down anything (watching those annoying as hell B-24's crash is so satisfying). Though you almost need to permanently station a repair person on the flak deck, it gets damaged during any fight. Best I've been able to muster so far from down there is 110k, still had 3 eels left but with 4% hull strength left I was just happy to make it home

03-06-08, 05:20 AM	#9
Chisum Seasoned Skipper Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bastogne, Belgium Posts: 716 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	I just get out a Type II/A and I must say that it was the most horrific experience in my kaleun live ! Sorry to the type II's fans but it is my impression. And in this situation, buy a type VII is a great issue. But the type IX, espacially the IX/D2, still the beter choice in my opinion. __________________ [http://simus-paradise.forumactif.com/silent-hunter-iii-f12/