VIIC or IXC? - Page 4

KleineUboot · 05-27-14, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Kessner

But I am a big boat kind of guy, and a type 9 has my name all over it!!!
So type 9 for me..

I like big boats too... And my favorite is IXB. This U-boot type is a compromise between fast-diving VIIC and long-ranged IXC.

Aktungbby · 10-26-22, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

Undead thread.

...just came across this ancient thread doing some errant research; and decided to vote (VIIC!). At certain point in the war, IX Uboats with their 22 eel full capacity could not remain surfaced long enough to transfer the steam torpedoes below decks due to incessant bomber coverage and rough unstabilzing seas. They stopped carrying the full allotment of topside eels in 1943. The VII, with the quicker crash-dive and a smaller crew to feed and 12 of 14 eels inside the vessel, was more economical and safer. Only steam torpedoes could be stored on the exterior deck as electric eels required constant maintenance and battery heating for full 5000 meter range. Moreover any shockwave from a close-call depth charge attack could render exterior stored eels unusable; a particularly aggravating factor considering the risk/labor (4 hours) of surfacing to transfer them below decks only to find there's a problem....

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...d.php?t=244680 https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...3&postcount=13

David I · 10-26-22, 01:10 PM

Join the Kriegsmarine and see the world in the Type IX.

David I

Shadowblade · 10-31-22, 12:06 PM

I like Type IX - more torpedoes (= more tonnage per patrol), better deck gun, range and good flak.

CapZap1970 · 10-31-22, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Shadowblade

I like Type IX - more torpedoes (= more tonnage per patrol), better deck gun, range and good flak.

Same reasons why I like the IXB/C subs....

Aktungbby · 10-31-22, 01:06 PM

JEEZE!! My first official

necro-thred resurrection!!

thanks Kaleuns!

FUBAR295 · 10-31-22, 01:41 PM

Happy Halloween ... maybe??

Beware the Flying Dutchman !!!!

MarkShot · 11-07-22, 01:40 AM

VIIC - The boat just seems to fit like a well worn glove. It gets the job done, and brings the crew home at the end of our patrol.

It might be imagined, but I feel the pride of the crew in fine German engineering.

dashyr · 11-07-22, 04:15 PM

Depends on what you want.

Objectively, the Type IX is the better boat. More range and more torpedoes makes it able to stay in the fight longer.

But, the type VII does have an advantage for being smaller. It is more nimble underwater and dive faster. So, from a defensive point of view and avoiding escorts it is a better boat.

View Poll Results: VIIC or IXC
VIIC	77	57.04%
IXC	58	42.96%
Voters: 135. You may not vote on this poll

10-26-22, 01:10 PM	#48
David I Ensign Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 231 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Type IX Join the Kriegsmarine and see the world in the Type IX. David I

10-31-22, 12:06 PM	#49
Shadowblade Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 695 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	I like Type IX - more torpedoes (= more tonnage per patrol), better deck gun, range and good flak. __________________ Kapitänleutnant Vlad von Carstein - U-Flotilla Saltzwedel - U-123, Type IXB SH3 GWX 3.0

10-31-22, 01:06 PM	#51
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,003 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	JEEZE!! My first official necro-thred resurrection!! thanks Kaleuns! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

10-31-22, 01:41 PM	#52
FUBAR295 Krusty Krab Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Decks awash in the North Atlantic Posts: 1,450 Downloads: 493 Uploads: 0	Happy Halloween ... maybe?? Beware the Flying Dutchman !!!! __________________ Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually comes from bad judgment.

11-07-22, 01:40 AM	#53
MarkShot Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,134 Downloads: 93 Uploads: 0	VIIC - The boat just seems to fit like a well worn glove. It gets the job done, and brings the crew home at the end of our patrol. It might be imagined, but I feel the pride of the crew in fine German engineering. __________________ War games, not wars! --- Only a small few profit from war (that should not stand)!

11-07-22, 04:15 PM	#54
dashyr Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 133 Downloads: 183 Uploads: 0	Depends on what you want. Objectively, the Type IX is the better boat. More range and more torpedoes makes it able to stay in the fight longer. But, the type VII does have an advantage for being smaller. It is more nimble underwater and dive faster. So, from a defensive point of view and avoiding escorts it is a better boat.