As much as i enjoy type 9's...... - Page 3

Keelbuster · 02-15-07, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by bigboywooly

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Originally Posted by Kpt. Kozloff

VIIb on the other hand is the most agile of them all (except XXI) and historically the most successful boat of the whole war.

Cheerio.

:hmm:

True a VIIB was the most succesfull boat - U 48

But as a class the IXB takes it

http://uboat.net/types/index.html

IXC beats IXB. Fuel, torps, max depth(?).

kb

Ducimus · 02-15-07, 03:02 PM

I've always contended that the reason why the IXB recieved that title is because it came on the scene early in the war when ASW as at it's weakest. If the IXC had came into being at the exact same time the title would probably flop over to it instead.

If the IXB came into existance later in the war, it wouldnt have been as successful.

Gezoes · 02-15-07, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Slick Rick

What was the difference in displacement between a Gato class and a Balao class....anybody know??

According to David Miller's Illustrated Directory of Submarines of The World:

Gato
1526 tons
2410 tons, submerged

Balao
1525 tons
2415 tons, submerged

Tench
1570 tons
2415 tons, submerged

Iron Budokan · 02-15-07, 03:12 PM

Wow, until I saw that picture I never realized how big the IXD was!

stabiz · 02-15-07, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by bigboywooly

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Originally Posted by Kpt. Kozloff

VIIb on the other hand is the most agile of them all (except XXI) and historically the most successful boat of the whole war.

Cheerio.

:hmm:

True a VIIB was the most succesfull boat - U 48

But as a class the IXB takes it

http://uboat.net/types/index.html

Yes, but no IX-kaleun likes to be reminded why the IX-class was so sucessful.

America ...cough ... no convoy systems ...cough ... neon lights ...cough...Admiral King... cough ...big fat tankers from Texas ... cough.

Morts · 02-15-07, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by stabiz

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Originally Posted by bigboywooly

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Originally Posted by Kpt. Kozloff

VIIb on the other hand is the most agile of them all (except XXI) and historically the most successful boat of the whole war.

Cheerio.

:hmm:

True a VIIB was the most succesfull boat - U 48

But as a class the IXB takes it

http://uboat.net/types/index.html

Yes, but no IX-kaleun likes to be reminded why the IX-class was so sucessful.

America ...cough ... no convoy systems ...cough ... neon lights ...cough...Admiral King... cough ...big fat tankers from Texas ... cough.

couugh....stop....cough....coughin
:rotfl:

AVGWarhawk · 02-15-07, 03:34 PM

My boat is bigger than your boat....yeah, my dad said so....nah nah nah !

Morts · 02-15-07, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

My boat is bigger than your boat....yeah, my dad said so....nah nah nah !

nuuh uhhh
my uboat is so much bigger than ur uboat:rotfl:

bigboywooly · 02-15-07, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by stabiz

Yes, but no IX-kaleun likes to be reminded why the IX-class was so sucessful.

America ...cough ... no convoy systems ...cough ... neon lights ...cough...Admiral King... cough ...big fat tankers from Texas ... cough.

:hmm: America eh

Not off Africa then ?

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But he became famous with his second patrol on U-107. Kptlt. Günther Hessler put out from Lorient, France at 19:30 on 29 March, 1941 for what would become the most successful patrol of the entire war against Allied merchant shipping. She left the base along with U-94 commanded by Kptlt. Kuppisch, but then U-107 headed southwards. Her operational area was around the Canary Islands and near Freetown, where she sank 14 ships for a total of 86,699 tons

Or the middle of the Atlantic ?

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From January 1941 he operated mostly in Atlantic waters. But his peak he reached on his second patrol when he sank during the spring of 1941 in the middle of the Atlantic 12 ships for a total of 71,450 tons. It was the second most successful patrol of the whole war, second only to Hessler's incredible patrol on U-107.

Atlantic ?

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In July 1940 he took over U-103 and attacked convoys in the Atlantic and in African waters. In August 1941 he left this boat.

Top 3 most succesfull patrols
All IXB
And NONE near the US and before the US entered the war

http://uboat.net/ops/top_patrols.htm

:rotfl:

Slick Rick · 02-15-07, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Gezoes

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Originally Posted by Slick Rick

What was the difference in displacement between a Gato class and a Balao class....anybody know??

According to David Miller's Illustrated Directory of Submarines of The World:

Gato
1526 tons
2410 tons, submerged

Balao
1525 tons
2415 tons, submerged

Tench
1570 tons
2415 tons, submerged

I am assuming that these three had roughly the same range as a type VII.....Is this true?

AVGWarhawk · 02-15-07, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Morts

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

My boat is bigger than your boat....yeah, my dad said so....nah nah nah !

nuuh uhhh
my uboat is so much bigger than ur uboat:rotfl:

I'm taking my boat and going home then

Ducimus · 02-15-07, 04:29 PM

No, the range was more comparable to an IXD2. Type VII isn't even in the same ballpark, it was left miles behind.

On a side note, i think i need to get back into an IXC and rediem myself, members of IXoholics anonymous, and those sea cows we love so much.

CaptainAsh · 02-15-07, 04:36 PM

Actually you just gave me the curiosity about trying the type IX

Morts · 02-15-07, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

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Originally Posted by Morts

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

My boat is bigger than your boat....yeah, my dad said so....nah nah nah !

nuuh uhhh
my uboat is so much bigger than ur uboat:rotfl:

I'm taking my boat and going home then

you do that

like i care

:rotfl: :rotfl:

Morts · 02-15-07, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainAsh

Actually you just gave me the curiosity about trying the type IX

join the IX side
and i will grant you.....well...nothing?
:rotfl: :rotfl:
(star wars joke)

02-15-07, 03:12 PM	#34
Iron Budokan Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,778 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Wow, until I saw that picture I never realized how big the IXD was! __________________ "You will take on England wherever you find her ships, and you will break her power at sea." --Iron Coffins, Herbert A. Werner http://kennethmarkhoover.com

02-15-07, 03:34 PM	#37
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,254 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	My boat is bigger than your boat....yeah, my dad said so....nah nah nah ! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

02-15-07, 03:02 PM	#32
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	I've always contended that the reason why the IXB recieved that title is because it came on the scene early in the war when ASW as at it's weakest. If the IXC had came into being at the exact same time the title would probably flop over to it instead. If the IXB came into existance later in the war, it wouldnt have been as successful.

02-15-07, 04:29 PM	#42
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	No, the range was more comparable to an IXD2. Type VII isn't even in the same ballpark, it was left miles behind. On a side note, i think i need to get back into an IXC and rediem myself, members of IXoholics anonymous, and those sea cows we love so much.

02-15-07, 04:36 PM	#43
CaptainAsh Machinist's Mate Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 128 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	Actually you just gave me the curiosity about trying the type IX