the VIIC/2

Penelope_Grey · 08-14-07, 03:28 PM

Who here bothers with this conning tower? I have never used it when I played stock game, but I didn't really see the point of it just for one extra machine gun.

ichso · 08-14-07, 03:32 PM

Never had one. Does it look nicer ?
No point in not taking it either if you are not saving for a XXI, though. So, why not ?

danurve · 08-14-07, 03:33 PM

Are you by chance talking about the /2 for the VIIB?

By the time it is available the Bay of Biscay is a Turkey shoot anyhow, but the rear tower is kinda neat

*cough* make an edit so it's available as a nice kind prototype test a few months earlier from BdU *cough*

08-14-07, 03:44 PM

Looks very nice, very slick, accurate. I would say best of all, with C30 zwielings (without shields). My current Cobalt C/41 looks quite good too but the wintergarten is unnaturally big, especially with M42 zwieling...

Ubåtskapten · 08-14-07, 05:50 PM

I think the first tower upgrade look rather nice on the VIIC and the IX series. And it helps a little when it's to late to dive.

On a side not however, it seems that although GWX changes the availibility date of the VIIC/2 turmumbau to January 1942 (from 1940 or whatever it was in stock) most sources, including uboat.net are indicating that they actually started to equip boats with the Wintergarten starting in November 1942. :hmm:
I'm not sure if the VIIC/3 in Jan. '43 is correct either, haven't survived long enough to use it yet...

Personally I have just edited the date in basic.cfg for the VIIC/2 since it seemed more logical that they sought for better ways of fighting off aircrafts by the end of 1942, but maybe that's just me?

08-14-07, 06:50 PM

C/2 has a nicer shape, it looks stronger, more massive and C/1 is like from cardboard

Big screenie of C2 with C30 Flak Zwielings

Big screenie of C/41 with C38 Flak Zwielings and M42 Zwieling (my current boat)

also my sailors have some additional space in C/2 to take a deeper breath with a cigarette or simply take a leak with the wind

S Rafty · 08-14-07, 07:24 PM

Thye might not of sought it quicker. Hitler got invovled in allot of things ar eprobably would rather they carried on perm norm.Bearing in mind they would rather the Flak on the Eastern front, ammo etc. Id rather have a Zweiling on the Easternfront then on a U-Boat.

Penelope_Grey · 08-15-07, 05:35 AM

I like the VIIC/3 tower, but the VIIC/2 generally does not arouse much love from me, usually I would keep the VIIC/1 and then go straight to a VIIC/3

but Im more of a type IX lover. IXC and IXC/40 all the way for me.

papa_smurf · 08-15-07, 02:06 PM

When on a VII/C I go straight for the type 3 tower, so I can fit a Quad Zweiling

But im with Penelope_Grey, in that I prefer the type IX to the type VII (more torpedoes!)

08-14-07, 03:28 PM	#1
Penelope_Grey Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,893 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	the VIIC/2 Who here bothers with this conning tower? I have never used it when I played stock game, but I didn't really see the point of it just for one extra machine gun. __________________ I SURVIVED THE FIRST EVER SUBSIM WEREWOLF HUNT - and... I actually won the game for the humans too!

08-14-07, 03:32 PM	#2
ichso Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany's oldest city alive Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	Never had one. Does it look nicer ? No point in not taking it either if you are not saving for a XXI, though. So, why not ? __________________ My Subskins: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164169

08-14-07, 03:33 PM	#3
danurve The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 1,481 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 3	Are you by chance talking about the /2 for the VIIB? By the time it is available the Bay of Biscay is a Turkey shoot anyhow, but the rear tower is kinda neat cough make an edit so it's available as a nice kind prototype test a few months earlier from BdU cough __________________

08-14-07, 07:24 PM	#7
S Rafty Machinist's Mate Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 121 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thye might not of sought it quicker. Hitler got invovled in allot of things ar eprobably would rather they carried on perm norm.Bearing in mind they would rather the Flak on the Eastern front, ammo etc. Id rather have a Zweiling on the Easternfront then on a U-Boat. __________________ 169th Recce Troop "Only In Death Does Duty End"

08-15-07, 05:35 AM	#8
Penelope_Grey Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,893 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I like the VIIC/3 tower, but the VIIC/2 generally does not arouse much love from me, usually I would keep the VIIC/1 and then go straight to a VIIC/3 but Im more of a type IX lover. IXC and IXC/40 all the way for me. __________________ I SURVIVED THE FIRST EVER SUBSIM WEREWOLF HUNT - and... I actually won the game for the humans too!

08-14-07, 03:44 PM	#4
Hadrys Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Looks very nice, very slick, accurate. I would say best of all, with C30 zwielings (without shields). My current Cobalt C/41 looks quite good too but the wintergarten is unnaturally big, especially with M42 zwieling...

08-14-07, 05:50 PM	#5
Ubåtskapten Soundman Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 141 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	I think the first tower upgrade look rather nice on the VIIC and the IX series. And it helps a little when it's to late to dive. On a side not however, it seems that although GWX changes the availibility date of the VIIC/2 turmumbau to January 1942 (from 1940 or whatever it was in stock) most sources, including uboat.net are indicating that they actually started to equip boats with the Wintergarten starting in November 1942. :hmm: I'm not sure if the VIIC/3 in Jan. '43 is correct either, haven't survived long enough to use it yet... Personally I have just edited the date in basic.cfg for the VIIC/2 since it seemed more logical that they sought for better ways of fighting off aircrafts by the end of 1942, but maybe that's just me?

08-14-07, 06:50 PM	#6
Hadrys Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	C/2 has a nicer shape, it looks stronger, more massive and C/1 is like from cardboard Big screenie of C2 with C30 Flak Zwielings Big screenie of C/41 with C38 Flak Zwielings and M42 Zwieling (my current boat) also my sailors have some additional space in C/2 to take a deeper breath with a cigarette or simply take a leak with the wind

08-15-07, 02:06 PM	#9
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	When on a VII/C I go straight for the type 3 tower, so I can fit a Quad Zweiling But im with Penelope_Grey, in that I prefer the type IX to the type VII (more torpedoes!)