Favorite submarine

Kapitan Soniboy · 08-17-09, 08:40 PM

Childish perhaps, but I want to know what's your favorite submarine to play with in Silent Hunter 3 is. Where do people like to hunt the most? Do you like to travel across the Atlantic to the US in a big IX class submarine or do you like to hunt in the shallow waters between the British isles in a type II for example?

The reason why I ask this is because I want some more ideas on how to play the game and what people enjoy doing within the game.

I tried something new today which was very fun! In mid 1940 with my VIIc I attacked a HUGE convoy with only one destroyer escort

. I attacked the convoy at night several times. But one day I "forgot" about the destroyer and he detected me. I tried running away facing my "butt" torpedo at him. BOOM and he was going down. Lucky shot! Later I gunned the entire convoy down with my 88 (had to leave two ships after running out of ammo and they recieved air cover early the next morning)

! That was fun!

Now YOU tell me what you like to do

!

(If a similar topic exist please direct me, and sorry for my bad English)

Mopy · 08-17-09, 09:48 PM

I usually hunt just north of Ireland in AM52/AM53 early in the war. It's February 1940, and I'm just leaving from Wilhelmshaven for the 2nd Flotilla in a VIIB. Patrol number five.

I've only just discovered the delights of GWX and 100% realism, charting, plotting and intercepting targets properly. I also added a DiD rule to the game. Determined to survive the whole of the war with no reloads, this is where most of my fun is coming from.

I'm not sure what I'll be doing next. Probably looking for better hunting grounds as non stop Large Merchant/Medium Cargo/Coastal Vessel is getting a bit tedious. Some tankers would be nice, but I wonder if these are more prevelant later in the war.

Other than that, I have been offered the IX but turned it down in favour of keeping the VIIB.

For your game, how about a GWX3 DiD at 100%? Unless you do this already, or something harder

in which case I don't have any other suggestions. Med Flotilla maybe?

-Edit - VIIB not VIIC.

Kapitan Soniboy · 08-17-09, 10:09 PM

Hey and thanks for your reply.

I recently downloaded GWX3 too and it's just brilliant. You could say I play with 100% realism but I like external camera like when I'm depth charged. I've never actually tried patrolling in the Med. Maybe that's fun too

The large convoys come from the west. I guess there's not much life in the Med.

Pohl · 08-17-09, 10:52 PM

I prefer the Type IX due to it's high torpedo capacity and huge diesel tank it can take me anywhere I want...so it works for me =P.

The Med is fun...if you can stand having only 5 torpedos and nothing more D=, also nights are pitch black in there.

Sailor Steve · 08-18-09, 12:31 PM

One of each. Multiple careers, played simultaneously.

Jimbuna · 08-18-09, 01:41 PM

My favourite boat is the IX, I like to travel far and wide during the hunt.

I'm curently driving a XXIII out of Bergen and picking the juciest target in the convoys I encounter with my very limited eel capacity

Kpt. Lehmann · 09-24-09, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

One of each. Multiple careers, played simultaneously.

Ditto!

JHuschke · 08-22-09, 02:49 PM

My favorite submarine is the Typ VIIC Klasse, may not be the best but it is for me. I usually patrol the grids of AM and AN as well.

Kapitan Soniboy · 08-22-09, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JHuschke

My favorite submarine is the Typ VIIC Klasse, may not be the best but it is for me. I usually patrol the grids of AM and AN as well.

VIIC is rated number 1 on top 10 submarines on discovery channel

But I don't really know the difference between VIIB and C... If B is so much better than C, why make C?

Jimbuna · 08-23-09, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kapitan Soniboy

VIIC is rated number 1 on top 10 submarines on discovery channel

But I don't really know the difference between VIIB and C... If B is so much better than C, why make C?

The Type C was open to more improvements such as range and armaments etc.

SeaWolf U-57 · 08-23-09, 03:13 PM

Mine is the GWX version VIIC/42 battle sub
it just looks so cool

Kapitan Soniboy · 08-23-09, 04:52 PM

Fun to see what people like. Keep it up!

Pohl · 08-23-09, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kapitan Soniboy

VIIC is rated number 1 on top 10 submarines on discovery channel

But I can't find the entire video =/

09-23-09, 04:31 PM

IXB is my addiction. I like to hunt convoys around BC43 (West of Canada).
Shadowing and sending contact reports so all the VIIB and VIIC drivers know what's coming their way, and when to expect it. I have to travel in the same direction, and at about the same speed, as the convoys anyway, so why not help my mates out with some intel?

My second choice is the VIIB. For that, AM53 is the place to be. Well at least until the RAF wakes up. Then AM19 (Rockall Bank) suits me just fine.

Third choice is the IXC. By this time I'm usualy just trying to follow orders, do my grid, and survive.

Rafael · 09-23-09, 05:29 PM

I prefer the VIIC.

Alternatively would a VIIB OK too.

My third sub would be the IXB for longer distances.

08-17-09, 08:40 PM	#1
Kapitan Soniboy Torpedoman Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 114 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Favorite submarine Childish perhaps, but I want to know what's your favorite submarine to play with in Silent Hunter 3 is. Where do people like to hunt the most? Do you like to travel across the Atlantic to the US in a big IX class submarine or do you like to hunt in the shallow waters between the British isles in a type II for example? The reason why I ask this is because I want some more ideas on how to play the game and what people enjoy doing within the game. I tried something new today which was very fun! In mid 1940 with my VIIc I attacked a HUGE convoy with only one destroyer escort. I attacked the convoy at night several times. But one day I "forgot" about the destroyer and he detected me. I tried running away facing my "butt" torpedo at him. BOOM and he was going down. Lucky shot! Later I gunned the entire convoy down with my 88 (had to leave two ships after running out of ammo and they recieved air cover early the next morning)! That was fun! Now YOU tell me what you like to do! (If a similar topic exist please direct me, and sorry for my bad English) Last edited by Kapitan Soniboy; 08-17-09 at 10:11 PM.

08-17-09, 09:48 PM	#2
Mopy Torpedoman Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 118 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I usually hunt just north of Ireland in AM52/AM53 early in the war. It's February 1940, and I'm just leaving from Wilhelmshaven for the 2nd Flotilla in a VIIB. Patrol number five. I've only just discovered the delights of GWX and 100% realism, charting, plotting and intercepting targets properly. I also added a DiD rule to the game. Determined to survive the whole of the war with no reloads, this is where most of my fun is coming from. I'm not sure what I'll be doing next. Probably looking for better hunting grounds as non stop Large Merchant/Medium Cargo/Coastal Vessel is getting a bit tedious. Some tankers would be nice, but I wonder if these are more prevelant later in the war. Other than that, I have been offered the IX but turned it down in favour of keeping the VIIB. For your game, how about a GWX3 DiD at 100%? Unless you do this already, or something harder in which case I don't have any other suggestions. Med Flotilla maybe? -Edit - VIIB not VIIC. Last edited by Mopy; 08-18-09 at 12:55 PM.

08-17-09, 10:52 PM	#4
Pohl Sparky Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 157 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	I prefer the Type IX due to it's high torpedo capacity and huge diesel tank it can take me anywhere I want...so it works for me =P. The Med is fun...if you can stand having only 5 torpedos and nothing more D=, also nights are pitch black in there. __________________ Current Careers: U-177 Type IXD2, 10th Flotilla March 13, 1943 U-3502 Type XXI, 7th/13th Flotilla April 14, 1942 100% realism, GWX 3.0, SH3 Commander 3.2

08-18-09, 12:31 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	One of each. Multiple careers, played simultaneously. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-18-09, 01:41 PM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,712 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	My favourite boat is the IX, I like to travel far and wide during the hunt. I'm curently driving a XXIII out of Bergen and picking the juciest target in the convoys I encounter with my very limited eel capacity __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-17-09, 10:09 PM	#3
Kapitan Soniboy Torpedoman Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 114 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Hey and thanks for your reply. I recently downloaded GWX3 too and it's just brilliant. You could say I play with 100% realism but I like external camera like when I'm depth charged. I've never actually tried patrolling in the Med. Maybe that's fun too The large convoys come from the west. I guess there's not much life in the Med.

08-22-09, 02:49 PM	#8
JHuschke XO Join Date: May 2008 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 432 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	My favorite submarine is the Typ VIIC Klasse, may not be the best but it is for me. I usually patrol the grids of AM and AN as well.

08-23-09, 03:13 PM	#11
SeaWolf U-57 Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,231 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	Mine is the GWX version VIIC/42 battle sub it just looks so cool

08-23-09, 04:52 PM	#12
Kapitan Soniboy Torpedoman Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 114 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Fun to see what people like. Keep it up! __________________ GWX 3.0 with SH3 Commander

09-23-09, 04:31 PM	#14
Snestorm Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	IXB is my addiction. I like to hunt convoys around BC43 (West of Canada). Shadowing and sending contact reports so all the VIIB and VIIC drivers know what's coming their way, and when to expect it. I have to travel in the same direction, and at about the same speed, as the convoys anyway, so why not help my mates out with some intel? My second choice is the VIIB. For that, AM53 is the place to be. Well at least until the RAF wakes up. Then AM19 (Rockall Bank) suits me just fine. Third choice is the IXC. By this time I'm usualy just trying to follow orders, do my grid, and survive.

09-23-09, 05:29 PM	#15
Rafael Captain Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Rotterdam - The Netherlands Posts: 514 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 7	I prefer the VIIC. Alternatively would a VIIB OK too. My third sub would be the IXB for longer distances.