Type VII or type IX - Page 2

Puster Bill · 08-05-07, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Type IX every time

more eels, endurance, firepower, looks etc.

And there pure bloody girl bait as well.

Girly-man bait, you mean...

andwii · 11-21-11, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by headcase

I prefer the IX series boats. Drive one right and it's a true preadator. Definitely not as nimble as a VII, but once she puts her nose down it takes no time to hit 150m. You have plenty of ordanance, a larger crew, more fuel, room to tie up Bernard so he stays out of the way... Just don't get caught on the surface by anything, and stay the blazes away from anywhere you can't put 200m above the deck.

Ha ha ya tie Bernard up, maybe put him in one of those Nerger torpedos, but even that he would screw up. ha

Chisum · 08-06-07, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by silentrunner

What do you think the best U-boat is?

Hard question and hard choice.

I love the VIIc witch is very beautifull and still THE U-boot by excellence(? I don't know if it's a correct expression).
But after using every type in my first campaign I must say that the type IX/D2 is the better choice.

Ther is a pic of my dear U-178:
http://www.taucher.net/redaktion/26/...kchenlinks.jpg

U 178 in the foreground, U 183 background left, U 188 in the right, U 532 background on lake.

PS: there is a good idea to built my signature.

TarJak · 08-06-07, 06:23 AM

Use em all.

Why choose?

danurve · 08-06-07, 08:18 AM

Jimbuna · 08-06-07, 11:13 AM

@Chisum

Are they Fubars skins ? :hmm:

Chisum · 08-06-07, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

@Chisum

Are they Fubars skins ? :hmm:

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Oups misunderstoud.

Yes it seems lol.

ReallyDedPoet · 08-06-07, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by danurve

Nice one ^^^^ danurve

RDP

Sledgehammer427 · 08-06-07, 11:44 PM

hmm, well ,i would have to say a typ IX wont do any harm, to you at least

theyre big, they look cool (saddletanks are so last war) and they have the ability to stay out for so long. like someone said before me, drive it right and its a fearsome predator

Iainclark1 · 11-22-11, 03:59 AM

Hello,Just started playing Silent Hunter 3 with grey wolves mod 3,just wondering if some one can help me out,the mod has the open hatches in it but when the control room is seen,the hatches are all closed,is there something i can do,thanks for any help.Also my fav is the 7c,but really liking the type 21.

frau kaleun · 11-22-11, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Iainclark1

Hello,Just started playing Silent Hunter 3 with grey wolves mod 3,just wondering if some one can help me out,the mod has the open hatches in it but when the control room is seen,the hatches are all closed,is there something i can do,thanks for any help.Also my fav is the 7c,but really liking the type 21.

Do you have the necessary mods enabled? You only get open hatches in the control room with certain mods.

GWX comes with an Open Hatch mod which should already be in your MODS folder and ready to use via JSGME. If you enable it, the hatches should be open and not closed.

DD's Open Hatch and FM New Interiors are also mods that allow for open hatches - the hatches start out closed but they can be opened and reclosed at will using keyboard commands. They do not make this possible for all boat types, however.

Jimbuna · 11-22-11, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Do you have the necessary mods enabled? You only get open hatches in the control room with certain mods.

GWX comes with an Open Hatch mod which should already be in your MODS folder and ready to use via JSGME. If you enable it, the hatches should be open and not closed.

DD's Open Hatch and FM New Interiors are also mods that allow for open hatches - the hatches start out closed but they can be opened and reclosed at will using keyboard commands. They do not make this possible for all boat types, however.

Can't add anything more to that other than...Welcome Iainclark1

SummerStorm · 11-23-11, 05:41 AM

Courses for horses. I think someone else said if you popping around the Irish Sea, La Manche area and not to far from the sunny shores of Germany then its the VII.
But for the Rambo like brutality of tearing up a convoy its the IX all the way.

Fast dive times are not as useful in a well planned convoy attack. But the pop gun like versatility of the VII, plus the fact it is THE u-boot, makes it my preferred choice of weapon.
That however is mostly due to my playing style, I prefer sneaking into harbours, hugging coastlines and catching my targets idle, unaware or alone. The sheer terror of firing off a massive blast of ordnance and then swiveling port/starboard as depth charges rain on you for three hours is not my cup of tea.

Angelo Cire · 11-23-11, 02:46 PM

I would posit that handled well, a IX is just as good at harbor incursions. I just today took mine into the Irish Sea, sank 2 of what appeared to be Battleships, and continued on to Liverpool. Of course I was surprised to find that there is no Liverpool harbor.... just a big open area of water.
None the less - got in, got out, avoided mines, ASW trawlers, torpedo boats, and destroyers.
Running silent at periscope depth all the way.

Fish In The Water · 11-23-11, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SummerStorm

Courses for horses. I think someone else said if you popping around the Irish Sea, La Manche area and not to far from the sunny shores of Germany then its the VII.
But for the Rambo like brutality of tearing up a convoy its the IX all the way.

Fast dive times are not as useful in a well planned convoy attack. But the pop gun like versatility of the VII, plus the fact it is THE u-boot, makes it my preferred choice of weapon.
That however is mostly due to my playing style, I prefer sneaking into harbours, hugging coastlines and catching my targets idle, unaware or alone. The sheer terror of firing off a massive blast of ordnance and then swiveling port/starboard as depth charges rain on you for three hours is not my cup of tea.

Good post!

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Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	hmm, well ,i would have to say a typ IX wont do any harm, to you at least theyre big, they look cool (saddletanks are so last war) and they have the ability to stay out for so long. like someone said before me, drive it right and its a fearsome predator __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

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Iainclark1 Bilge Rat Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 1 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	S H 3 With 3.0 Mod Hello,Just started playing Silent Hunter 3 with grey wolves mod 3,just wondering if some one can help me out,the mod has the open hatches in it but when the control room is seen,the hatches are all closed,is there something i can do,thanks for any help.Also my fav is the 7c,but really liking the type 21.

11-23-11, 02:46 PM	#14
Angelo Cire Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: SF Posts: 13 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	I would posit that handled well, a IX is just as good at harbor incursions. I just today took mine into the Irish Sea, sank 2 of what appeared to be Battleships, and continued on to Liverpool. Of course I was surprised to find that there is no Liverpool harbor.... just a big open area of water. None the less - got in, got out, avoided mines, ASW trawlers, torpedo boats, and destroyers. Running silent at periscope depth all the way. __________________ Tauchen, Volle Fahrt voraus! Type VIIB U-83, Flotilla Saltzwedel, Wilhelmshaven. Sept. 6, 1939. Angelo Schilling.

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TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Use em all. Why choose?

11-23-11, 05:41 AM	#13
SummerStorm Watch Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 16 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Courses for horses. I think someone else said if you popping around the Irish Sea, La Manche area and not to far from the sunny shores of Germany then its the VII. But for the Rambo like brutality of tearing up a convoy its the IX all the way. Fast dive times are not as useful in a well planned convoy attack. But the pop gun like versatility of the VII, plus the fact it is THE u-boot, makes it my preferred choice of weapon. That however is mostly due to my playing style, I prefer sneaking into harbours, hugging coastlines and catching my targets idle, unaware or alone. The sheer terror of firing off a massive blast of ordnance and then swiveling port/starboard as depth charges rain on you for three hours is not my cup of tea.