What is your favorit Submarine?

[Graf Paper]

Of the two u-boat types I've had the pleasure of commanding, I'd have to say my favorite is the VIIB. It's appreance is leaner than the VIIC and is more pleasing to my eye. I also like the slight edge in speed it has over the VIIC. Unfortunately, there will come a time when "upgrading" to the VIIC or one of the IX boats will become necessary just to have the equipment upgrades to make survival odds slightly better.

I really enjoyed my type IIA and the cozy feel of its smaller crew. Getting tonnage with very limited torpedo loadout was a challenge and striking targets in shallow waters was absolutely hair-raising when the escorts were hunting you in 40m of water.

One of these days I'd like to try a career in just the Type II boats and another one in the Type IX series.

In my current career, I was planning on moving to the XXI after the VIIC. Always wanted to try me one of them thar newfangled "Elektroboots".

[Kaptain Hans Wolf]

ive only ever done one patrol in the XXI, then the war ended

i quite enjoyed never having to surface, and the phenominal underwater speed. if only they had of come into the war a couple of years earlier.:hmm:

[deepboat]

Started in Sept 39 with a VIIB, 2nd Flot. Just converted to a VIIC and it's now Sept 40. Don't know if I'll stick it out for a VIIC/41 or go for a IX type.

[msalama]

VIIc. Why? Because it's the real grey wolf.

+1

Yup, my fave as well. VIIC, the workhorse, is the submarine of WWII.

[Blue_Ninja63]

My personal preference is the type VII's. Currently on my 2nd patrol (Nov '39) with a type VIIb in GWX 2.0.

[NealT]

I prefer the IXC myself...but if they had come early enough, I would play the XXI.

I like them big, fast, and with a lot of fish.

However, the nice part is this is only a game. If I had been doing it for real (thank goodness I didn't because I am claustrophic), I have a feeling I would have preferred the VIIC.

[Puster Bill]

My personal favorite is the Type XXIII. Small, fast, very quick dives, with a limited torpedo load to make things challenging. Just the thing for harbor raiding, or perhaps layin' a smackdown in late '44 or early '45.

The one big problem: We don't have a playable XXIII .

At least, I haven't seen one available. I do know someone was working on it, but I keep checking for it and it isn't around.

I'd prefer having the XXIII to the XXI anyway: Only one or two XXI's actually went on a war patrol, too late to sink anything.

Several XXIII's made patrols, sinking 5 ships. The last two ships sunk by a U-boat in WWII were sink inside the Firth of Forth by a Type XXIII (same boat: Two torps, two kills).

[Jimbuna]

Only 6 Type XXIII were operational and carried only 2 eels......not much of an adventure awaiting there I'd have thought

[Grayson02sept1980]

VIIc
- actual number U-96

the IX are fine no doubt but for my personal tast too big... too slow under water either with diving and turning and moving...

Still in 41 but I am sure to get the VIIc/41 once I can...

[desirableroasted]

My signature sums it up for me.

[Puster Bill]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Only 6 Type XXIII were operational and carried only 2 eels......not much of an adventure awaiting there I'd have thought

Think about it, though: Those 6 boats went on (I believe) 10 operational patrols from January 1945 to May 1945.

I know some of the boats went on more than one patrol: U-2326 went on two: 19-27th of April 1945, and 4-14 May 1945. He had several destroyers and corvettes go right over top of him and not detect him.

U-2324, the first one to go on operational patrol, also managed two patrols, as did U-2322.

Collectively those 6 boats sank 5 ships altogether in 10 patrols, with no operational losses. That is quite a record considering the time period and the limitation of 2 torpedoes.

The first XXIII boat was launched in April of 1944. Certainly, that opens up the possibility of attacking the D-Day invasion fleet, and surviving. I think I tried attacking them when I first got GWX, and I promptly had pieces of my stern handed back to me in a rather attractive gift-wrapped box, tied up with a fancy bow.

Let's compare the record of the XXI, on the other hand:

Only two went on war patrols, and they sank nothing. Schnee did set up on a task force, but he had already received the surrender message, and didn't attack.

Ideally, we should have both the XXI and the XXIII available for late war patrols, but if I had to give up one for the other, I'd give up the XXI for the XXIII.

Just my humble opinion, of course...

[Smooth Operator]

I'm in love with the Type IX boats, especially the IXBs. The other boats have their advantages but I just really feel at home in a Type IXB submarine. I like the feeling of being able to go on extremely long patrols. The IXB is a much bigger boat so you really ARE a captain of a ship.

If I had to use another boat besides the Type IXB, it would be the Type VIIB. That boat is like an athlete; it can do 8 knots underwater, has a steady surface speed, and is very very maneuverable. Looks nice too, like a shark.

Who can go wrong with an IXB? 21 eels, long range, a beautiful ship, and you can stack it up with the IX-3 conning tower for extra protection against nasty airplanes, and more firepower when going head-to-head against other ships. Although I think I'm the only one on this website who is crazy enough to go head-on against warships. Not exactly submarine captain's behavior, but I haven't found any good naval sims that let you captain a warship yet!

[Gezur(Arbeit)]

I just love my IXC but BdU is mad, imagine where he send me for patrol! 500 KMs south of South Africa -.-

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Puster Bill

Think about it, though: Those 6 boats went on (I believe) 10 operational patrols from January 1945 to May 1945.

I know some of the boats went on more than one patrol: U-2326 went on two: 19-27th of April 1945, and 4-14 May 1945. He had several destroyers and corvettes go right over top of him and not detect him.

U-2324, the first one to go on operational patrol, also managed two patrols, as did U-2322.

Collectively those 6 boats sank 5 ships altogether in 10 patrols, with no operational losses. That is quite a record considering the time period and the limitation of 2 torpedoes.

The first XXIII boat was launched in April of 1944. Certainly, that opens up the possibility of attacking the D-Day invasion fleet, and surviving. I think I tried attacking them when I first got GWX, and I promptly had pieces of my stern handed back to me in a rather attractive gift-wrapped box, tied up with a fancy bow.

Let's compare the record of the XXI, on the other hand:

Only two went on war patrols, and they sank nothing. Schnee did set up on a task force, but he had already received the surrender message, and didn't attack.

Ideally, we should have both the XXI and the XXIII available for late war patrols, but if I had to give up one for the other, I'd give up the XXI for the XXIII.

Just my humble opinion, of course...

I wasn't comparing the two.....what I was trying to point out was there was little action carried out by either.....especially when compared with the 2s, 7s and 9s.
Obviously because they were both late war entrants (especially the XXIII)

[Grayson02sept1980]

Originally Posted by Gezur(Arbeit)

I just love my IXC but BdU is mad, imagine where he send me for patrol! 500 KMs south of South Africa -.-

SH3 Commander will fix that problem ...