sevens or nines

thebigJ_A · 04-23-11, 12:01 PM

I'm playing in the 2nd flotilla in '39, and am having some success (finally) in my VIIB. I'm beginning to think ahead, and whether I wanted to upgrade to a type IXB, or wait till the more advanced VIIs roll out. I realized I didn't really know what I wanted to do.

I thought I'd ask the veterans. What are your thoughts on the various boats, and their later versions. I'm wondering things like, aside from range, what are the advantages/disadvantages of the IXB vs the VIIB? Or the later IXs vs. the later VIIs? Do you usually stick with one type and get its upgrades as they become available? Or do you bounce around? How is the type IID in comparison with its crappy earlier brother? (I was thinking of maybe transferring to the Black Sea later to try it). What are your favorite/least favorite boats, and why?

Pisces · 04-23-11, 12:54 PM

You must have made a typo... It's Seven Of Nine. She can assimilate me any time she wants.

Sorry, I just had to take that one, it was too easy. I don't have any experience with a type 9, so don't take my word for it. The 9s have more torpedo storage but take more time to dive and manoeuvre around. Or so the word goes in the bar.

Bakkels · 04-23-11, 01:18 PM

Well I use both. Most of my careers I too play in the second flotilla. I usually start with a VIIB, get a VIIC as soon as it's available, and in early '42 I get a IXc. Because in january, operation Drumbeat / Paukenschlag starts (attacking merchants and convoys off the US east coast).

I like both ships. The type VII dives quicker and is overall more manoeuvreable. It's also harder to spot for enemy sonar.
The IXc takes considerable more time to dive, and is less agile, but it is faster, has longer range and (for me the biggest advantage) it has a lot more torpedoes.

They're both very fine ships. I don't really have a favorite actually.

Fish In The Water · 04-23-11, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bakkels

The type VII dives quicker and is overall more manoeuvreable. It's also harder to spot for enemy sonar.

It probably comes down to individual playing style, but for me I prefer the 7's for the same reasons as quoted above.

Jimbuna · 04-23-11, 05:18 PM

Ask ten people and receive ten different answers.

I prefer the Type IX for range and eel quantities mainly but in 45 Irevert to the XXIII (2 eels and no reloads) for the added challenge.

sharkbit · 04-23-11, 07:05 PM

I don't think I really have a favorite as well.

I play both. I have multiple careers in the different flotilas so I play a combination of VII's and IX's,and even a II in the Black Sea where you have to make every shot count with only 5 eels.

Both have their advantages and disadvantages. The IX's with their load out and long range make for some long patrols, but the VII's are pretty manuverable and dive quickly.

I just started back into SH3 with a VII in the Med after some time playing SH4. I sure miss having 24 torpedoes available in a Fleet Boat (and a ice cream maker too

).

thebigJ_A · 04-23-11, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Ask ten people and receive ten different answers.

I prefer the Type IX for range and eel quantities mainly but in 45 Irevert to the XXIII (2 eels and no reloads) for the added challenge.

That's what I was hoping for! I'm trying to assimilate (

) as much knowledge from the grognards as I can.

Did I read that right, the XXIII? I didn't even realize that was in the game. I thought the XXI was the last.

04-23-11, 12:01 PM	#1
thebigJ_A Loader Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 85 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	sevens or nines I'm playing in the 2nd flotilla in '39, and am having some success (finally) in my VIIB. I'm beginning to think ahead, and whether I wanted to upgrade to a type IXB, or wait till the more advanced VIIs roll out. I realized I didn't really know what I wanted to do. I thought I'd ask the veterans. What are your thoughts on the various boats, and their later versions. I'm wondering things like, aside from range, what are the advantages/disadvantages of the IXB vs the VIIB? Or the later IXs vs. the later VIIs? Do you usually stick with one type and get its upgrades as they become available? Or do you bounce around? How is the type IID in comparison with its crappy earlier brother? (I was thinking of maybe transferring to the Black Sea later to try it). What are your favorite/least favorite boats, and why?

04-23-11, 12:54 PM	#2
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	You must have made a typo... It's Seven Of Nine. She can assimilate me any time she wants. Sorry, I just had to take that one, it was too easy. I don't have any experience with a type 9, so don't take my word for it. The 9s have more torpedo storage but take more time to dive and manoeuvre around. Or so the word goes in the bar. __________________ My site downloads: https://ricojansen.nl/downloads

04-23-11, 01:18 PM	#3
Bakkels Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Groningen, The Netherlands Posts: 709 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 6	Well I use both. Most of my careers I too play in the second flotilla. I usually start with a VIIB, get a VIIC as soon as it's available, and in early '42 I get a IXc. Because in january, operation Drumbeat / Paukenschlag starts (attacking merchants and convoys off the US east coast). I like both ships. The type VII dives quicker and is overall more manoeuvreable. It's also harder to spot for enemy sonar. The IXc takes considerable more time to dive, and is less agile, but it is faster, has longer range and (for me the biggest advantage) it has a lot more torpedoes. They're both very fine ships. I don't really have a favorite actually. __________________ My sh3 skins : http://www.gamefront.com/files/user/Bakkels Or go to the sh3 downloads section > skins

04-23-11, 05:18 PM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Ask ten people and receive ten different answers. I prefer the Type IX for range and eel quantities mainly but in 45 Irevert to the XXIII (2 eels and no reloads) for the added challenge. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

04-23-11, 07:05 PM	#6
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	I don't think I really have a favorite as well. I play both. I have multiple careers in the different flotilas so I play a combination of VII's and IX's,and even a II in the Black Sea where you have to make every shot count with only 5 eels. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. The IX's with their load out and long range make for some long patrols, but the VII's are pretty manuverable and dive quickly. I just started back into SH3 with a VII in the Med after some time playing SH4. I sure miss having 24 torpedoes available in a Fleet Boat (and a ice cream maker too ). __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”