IXB or IXC

Scheisskopf · 02-09-07, 03:59 PM

im at the point in my career where i can get an IXB

i was just wondering, should i get the IXB now or wait to get the IXC later?

U-104 · 02-09-07, 04:05 PM

how long tell the IXC?

AVGWarhawk · 02-09-07, 04:07 PM

Personally I would get the IXB. I usually do not get far enough for the C model. I believe you can compare (kick the tires) in the museum when you load up the game. Take a look there. I always look at diving time and surface speed. That about it.

Ducimus · 02-09-07, 04:32 PM

SH3 and GWX, the IXB has less fuel, 1 less torpedo, and same diving time as an IXC.

If one was to mod it to be historically correct then the IXB would have the same number of torpedo's, less fuel, and slightly faster diving time compared to an IXC.

Mush Martin · 02-09-07, 06:23 PM

IXB Was the Most Succesfull Uboat Class.

"Janes Submarines War Beneath the Waves 1776 to the Present Day"
By Robert Hutchinson.

From the player perspective over the course of waiting for the type
XXI you only have to buy it once and it lasts the whole war.

U123 Was a IXB So lets not presume she didnt have the range to make
it to america. she was first. economical transits are what matter most.
The Lack of one torpedo is an acceptable compromise in view of the
yeild of prestige by getting the boat early and keeping it late.

MM

Iron Budokan · 02-09-07, 07:25 PM

I was interested in this, too, because should I live long enough in this current career I'm gonna get me one o' dem type IXs and sail 'er to America....!

Ducimus · 02-09-07, 07:27 PM

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IXB Was the Most Succesfull Uboat Class.

I've always felt that this, doesnt mean squat. Primarly beause the IXB scored most of its success in the early years of the war when ASW was at it's weakest. Yes it was the right boat at the right time (fuel and torpedo load). But what's more there wasnt that many of them built, Making your boat to tonnage ratio alot higher then other uboat classes. So does all of that make it a better submarine over other models? I'd argue the answer is no.

Mush Martin · 02-09-07, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

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IXB Was the Most Succesfull Uboat Class.

I've always felt that this, doesnt mean squat. Primarly beause the IXB scored most of its success in the early years of the war when ASW was at it's weakest. Yes it was the right boat at the right time (fuel and torpedo load). But what's more there wasnt that many of them built, Making your boat to tonnage ratio alot higher then other uboat classes. So does all of that make it a better submarine over other models? I'd argue the answer is no.

Contentious to the end ok your right about that but in game economically
speaking regarding prestige points it makes the most sense long term.

invest in the well trained crew.

MM

Ducimus · 02-09-07, 08:49 PM

Don't get me wrong, ingame i really like the IXB. I even gave it lot's of luvin in the tweak pack i run for GWX. What ultimatly turns me off to it though, is its fuel capcity as compared to an IXC.

Dantenoc · 02-10-07, 12:38 AM

I would say that your best strategy is to buy the IXB as soon as possible, the larger torpedoe load compared to the VII types will allow you to amass prestige points a whole lot quicker, regardless of what you plan to buy with them later on.

So: buy the IXB, save enough points to buy the IXC and spend any excess points that you earn while waiting for the IXC to become available on the crew (getting better crewmen) so that when the IXC becomes available you'll be good and ready for it, transfer your top notch crew to it

High Voltage · 02-10-07, 01:58 AM

how many times has this thread cropped up? Just get yourselves the XXI in 1940 and you'll have no problems, mate.

Morts · 02-10-07, 05:35 AM

yea right
i tried the tutorial for getting a XXI in 1939
trust me its not like "oh well ive got the XXI now nothing can beat me"
at one point you will think nothing can kill you, and that WILL get you killed:rotfl:

melnibonian · 02-10-07, 06:12 AM

IXC all the way. It's faster, has more range and carries more torpedoes that the IXB. For me it's not so much the torpedoes it carries, but the effective range it has. With a IXC you can go to almost any theater of operation (especially early in the war where there are no U-Tankers in the Atlantic). That allows you to attack softer targets and less heavily patroled areas.

02-09-07, 03:59 PM	#1
Scheisskopf A-ganger Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Posts: 79 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	IXB or IXC im at the point in my career where i can get an IXB i was just wondering, should i get the IXB now or wait to get the IXC later? __________________ USS Scorpion (SS-278)

02-09-07, 04:05 PM	#2
U-104 Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States Posts: 797 Downloads: 187 Uploads: 0	how long tell the IXC? __________________ My heart is steadfast, O God. I will sing and make music with all my soul. Ps. 108:1 Survival of the fittest does not explain arrival of the fittest. we live in a single spoken sentence.. "God said, let there be"

02-09-07, 04:07 PM	#3
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Personally I would get the IXB. I usually do not get far enough for the C model. I believe you can compare (kick the tires) in the museum when you load up the game. Take a look there. I always look at diving time and surface speed. That about it. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

02-09-07, 06:23 PM	#5
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	According to Janes IXB Was the Most Succesfull Uboat Class. "Janes Submarines War Beneath the Waves 1776 to the Present Day" By Robert Hutchinson. From the player perspective over the course of waiting for the type XXI you only have to buy it once and it lasts the whole war. U123 Was a IXB So lets not presume she didnt have the range to make it to america. she was first. economical transits are what matter most. The Lack of one torpedo is an acceptable compromise in view of the yeild of prestige by getting the boat early and keeping it late. MM __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

02-09-07, 07:25 PM	#6
Iron Budokan Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,778 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	I was interested in this, too, because should I live long enough in this current career I'm gonna get me one o' dem type IXs and sail 'er to America....! __________________ "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

02-09-07, 04:32 PM	#4
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	SH3 and GWX, the IXB has less fuel, 1 less torpedo, and same diving time as an IXC. If one was to mod it to be historically correct then the IXB would have the same number of torpedo's, less fuel, and slightly faster diving time compared to an IXC.

02-09-07, 08:49 PM	#9
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Don't get me wrong, ingame i really like the IXB. I even gave it lot's of luvin in the tweak pack i run for GWX. What ultimatly turns me off to it though, is its fuel capcity as compared to an IXC.

02-10-07, 12:38 AM	#10
Dantenoc Captain Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ensenada, B.C., Mexico Posts: 504 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I would say that your best strategy is to buy the IXB as soon as possible, the larger torpedoe load compared to the VII types will allow you to amass prestige points a whole lot quicker, regardless of what you plan to buy with them later on. So: buy the IXB, save enough points to buy the IXC and spend any excess points that you earn while waiting for the IXC to become available on the crew (getting better crewmen) so that when the IXC becomes available you'll be good and ready for it, transfer your top notch crew to it __________________ Going to U-boot school : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=88922 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=90234 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=88961 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=97682

02-10-07, 01:58 AM	#11
High Voltage Chief Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: U-33. Depth Charges...sinking.. Posts: 325 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	how many times has this thread cropped up? Just get yourselves the XXI in 1940 and you'll have no problems, mate. __________________ The new-moon night is black as ink. Off Hatteras the tankers sink. While sadly Roosevelt counts the score-- Some fifty thousand tons--by MOHR

02-10-07, 05:35 AM	#12
Morts Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,395 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	yea right i tried the tutorial for getting a XXI in 1939 trust me its not like "oh well ive got the XXI now nothing can beat me" at one point you will think nothing can kill you, and that WILL get you killed:rotfl:

02-10-07, 06:12 AM	#13
melnibonian Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reading UK Posts: 3,473 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	IXC all the way. It's faster, has more range and carries more torpedoes that the IXB. For me it's not so much the torpedoes it carries, but the effective range it has. With a IXC you can go to almost any theater of operation (especially early in the war where there are no U-Tankers in the Atlantic). That allows you to attack softer targets and less heavily patroled areas. __________________ http://www.thegreywolves.com/ http://wolvesatwar.com/ Download GWX and other goodies: http://hosted.filefront.com/melnibonian