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

Rykaird · 03-04-07, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Crazy Ian

*Adopts best Alec Guinness voice* "Thats no moon... thats a space station."

Chief Brody: "I think we're going to need a bigger boat!"

Long pause . . .

"Well, jeez, not THAT big."

Tobus · 03-05-07, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

At least you gave it a go matey

..........AND FAILED

.....NOW GET BACK TO THE GALLEY AND PEEL THOSE SPUDS

:rotfl:

No spud-peeling for me, I just had a rather interresting date with 2(!) convoys, inbound and outbound north of Ireland, with me in the middle. Bagged me a troop, 2 whalers and 2 large cargo and the undivided attention of 5 escorts ... AND LIVED TO TELL ABOUT IT.

Put that in your type IX and smoke it!

Spray · 03-05-07, 10:17 AM

Ploughing along with my type IXB I hit 3 taskforces sunk 2BB's one DD went on and pilliaged at port and had 1 torpedo spare. How much torpedoes does the IIB and IIC have again? Was it somewhere around 7? Cool you can do 3 round trips with all the torpedoes I have in my sub EG a IXB kapitan can sink 3 times more tonnage then a type 7 captain.

danurve · 03-05-07, 11:35 AM

This thread is still alive? Good lord.

I'm just happy as a coyote that found a fresh gut pile that I finally made it into `41.

Kpt. Kozloff · 03-05-07, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by danurve

This thread is still alive? Good lord.

I'm just happy as a coyote that found a fresh gut pile that I finally made it into `41.

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You know why IX skippers are so grumpy?
It's all the money they spend. No, not like renown but on a 2nd. computer.
One for the game, and the other to browse the forum while waiting for their IX to dive. :rotfl:

The "beef" between IX'ers and VII's is quite up to date! :rotfl:

Jimbuna · 03-05-07, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Tobus

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

At least you gave it a go matey

..........AND FAILED

.....NOW GET BACK TO THE GALLEY AND PEEL THOSE SPUDS

:rotfl:

No spud-peeling for me, I just had a rather interresting date with 2(!) convoys, inbound and outbound north of Ireland, with me in the middle. Bagged me a troop, 2 whalers and 2 large cargo and the undivided attention of 5 escorts ... AND LIVED TO TELL ABOUT IT.

Put that in your type IX and smoke it!

Got a match

Tobus · 03-05-07, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Spray

Ploughing along with my type IXB I hit 3 taskforces sunk 2BB's one DD went on and pilliaged at port and had 1 torpedo spare. How much torpedoes does the IIB and IIC have again? Was it somewhere around 7? Cool you can do 3 round trips with all the torpedoes I have in my sub EG a IXB kapitan can sink 3 times more tonnage then a type 7 captain.

Yes, very true. But the crew in the II's and VII's become way more experienced due to the experience-earning mechanism in SH3.

I definately think the IX is better in range, payload and therefor overall abillities. But what it so desperately needs is acceleration, turningspeed and divingspeed.

It then comes down to your personal playingstyle. If you are patient prowler, then the IX may well be your boat. But if you are a gung-ho convoy-raider with a semi-deathwish (like myself), than nothing beats a VII (n my humble opinion offcourse).

Morts · 03-05-07, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Spray

a IXB kapitan can sink 3 times more tonnage then a type 7 captain.

SOOOOOO not true

Morts · 03-05-07, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Tobus

But if you are a gung-ho convoy-raider with a semi-deathwish (like myself), than nothing beats a VII (n my humble opinion offcourse).

Hey you dont need to be a gung ho type to sail in the VII

Khourieat · 03-05-07, 04:06 PM

I thought I'd be a VIIB person, I liked the dive time, the speed, it worked for me.

I did my first patrol with a IX, got damaged to heck because of it's slowness (1024x TC while going to/from patrol area and ran into warships, got pounded before I could dive, but survived), but I'll be damned if the thing isn't a lucky charm or something...my first patrol, ran into a 14 ship convoy, with a SINGLE V&W escort...took out the escort with gusto, then, well, then it was just like shooting fish in a barrel.

Sadly 4 of those puppies were neutral, but hey, 11 ships in a span of about 30 game hours isn't bad...

I'm somewhere in 1941, and this was somewhere west of England, not too west

03-05-07, 11:35 AM	#124
danurve The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 1,481 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 3	This thread is still alive? Good lord. I'm just happy as a coyote that found a fresh gut pile that I finally made it into `41. __________________

03-05-07, 10:17 AM	#123
Spray Planesman Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 182 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Ploughing along with my type IXB I hit 3 taskforces sunk 2BB's one DD went on and pilliaged at port and had 1 torpedo spare. How much torpedoes does the IIB and IIC have again? Was it somewhere around 7? Cool you can do 3 round trips with all the torpedoes I have in my sub EG a IXB kapitan can sink 3 times more tonnage then a type 7 captain.

03-05-07, 04:06 PM	#130
Khourieat Helmsman Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NYC, USA Posts: 110 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I thought I'd be a VIIB person, I liked the dive time, the speed, it worked for me. I did my first patrol with a IX, got damaged to heck because of it's slowness (1024x TC while going to/from patrol area and ran into warships, got pounded before I could dive, but survived), but I'll be damned if the thing isn't a lucky charm or something...my first patrol, ran into a 14 ship convoy, with a SINGLE V&W escort...took out the escort with gusto, then, well, then it was just like shooting fish in a barrel. Sadly 4 of those puppies were neutral, but hey, 11 ships in a span of about 30 game hours isn't bad... I'm somewhere in 1941, and this was somewhere west of England, not too west