What is the "best"/"favorite" U-Boat

Kaptain Schlag · 05-28-11, 01:03 PM

Hey so I have been playing a bit of SH3 lately, and have been going through a career still only about to be in 1940. I was wondering what people thought is the coolest, most enjoyable U-Boat to use in SH3.

I want to exclude the Type XXI because by far it would be the best boat but it comes out so late in the war that I find it to be a pipe-dream.

Also I realize that certain U-Boats only were used in certain ways, I'm planing on staying in an Atlantic Flotilla that participates in patrolling US waters, but that could change.

thanks for input

Gerald · 05-28-11, 01:09 PM

XXI or IXC.IXD2 fits well in many situations,

Bakkels · 05-28-11, 01:34 PM

I like both the VII and IX. The VII for it's maneouvrebility, and the IX for the range plus amount of torpedoes. Also the type IX looks the best imo.
The type II I find too limiting. It's a matter of taste, but it's just not for me. The IXd2 and XXI are too 'advanced' for my taste.
In a career I typically use a VII until the IX becomes available in '41. And once I manage to survive '43 (I haven't ever survived '43 yet) I'll get back to the VII.

Sailor Steve · 05-28-11, 01:37 PM

Best? Good question. If you're going out into the North Atlantic then the best is probably the Type VII, due to its manueverability, which includes being able to dive quickly.

For long-range operations you need the Type IX. It's slower to dive and turn, but it carries a bigger payload and you'll be in less well-protected waters, so the negatives won't matter as much.

My personal favorite? The Type II. Why? I don't know, I just like it. It's cute.

Kaptain Schlag · 05-28-11, 02:03 PM

Thanks for the input

I am sorta interested in picking up a type IX-D2 and putting a quad AA gun on it lolz don't know why but i like big guns.

Also, I've used the type VIIB a lot so it would be interesting to try a type IX sub.

Is there any flotilla where I could start out with a type IX-D2 later in the war?

Fish In The Water · 05-28-11, 04:01 PM

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My personal favorite? The Type II. Why? I don't know, I just like it. It's cute.

Cute?

How about stealthy or deadly or quick or sleek or any of a hundred other adjectives? But cute?

I can almost hear the designers rolling over in their graves.

Howard313 · 05-28-11, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish In The Water

Cute?

How about stealthy or deadly or quick or sleek or any of a hundred other adjectives? But cute?

I can almost hear the designers rolling over in their graves.

I think it's cute, kind of reminds me of a rubber duck....armed with torpedoes.

Fish In The Water · 05-28-11, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Howard313

...kind of reminds me of a rubber duck....armed with torpedoes.

Sounds like a deadly duck...

sharkbit · 05-28-11, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Howard313

I think it's cute, kind of reminds me of a rubber duck....armed with torpedoes.

Only 5 though, so make every shot count.

Sailor Steve · 05-28-11, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish In The Water

How about stealthy or deadly or quick or sleek or any of a hundred other adjectives?

Nah, none of those. Short-ranged, under-armed, shallow-diving, not really much to recommend it.

But definitely cute.

Kaptain Schlag · 05-28-11, 10:54 PM

Thanks all.

Raptor, thanks for your info, I may run an extra career starting in 41 or 42 (41 to build up my renown for IXD2)

sublynx · 05-30-11, 05:06 AM

My favourite is a VIIC. It's quite good at turning, fast at diving, dives as deep as anything else and has a torpedo load that can cause a lot of havoc. I feel that IX's are not as safe and type II's are too weakly armed and short ranged. Type VII is a good compromise that destroys anything in any kind of waters up to 1942 and after that gives one some slim chance of surviving.

(And it's cute.)

05-28-11, 01:03 PM	#1
Kaptain Schlag Seaman Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 37 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	What is the "best"/"favorite" U-Boat Hey so I have been playing a bit of SH3 lately, and have been going through a career still only about to be in 1940. I was wondering what people thought is the coolest, most enjoyable U-Boat to use in SH3. I want to exclude the Type XXI because by far it would be the best boat but it comes out so late in the war that I find it to be a pipe-dream. Also I realize that certain U-Boats only were used in certain ways, I'm planing on staying in an Atlantic Flotilla that participates in patrolling US waters, but that could change. thanks for input

05-28-11, 01:09 PM	#2
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	XXI or IXC.IXD2 fits well in many situations, __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie Last edited by Gerald; 05-28-11 at 01:38 PM.

05-28-11, 01:34 PM	#3
Bakkels Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Groningen, The Netherlands Posts: 709 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 6	I like both the VII and IX. The VII for it's maneouvrebility, and the IX for the range plus amount of torpedoes. Also the type IX looks the best imo. The type II I find too limiting. It's a matter of taste, but it's just not for me. The IXd2 and XXI are too 'advanced' for my taste. In a career I typically use a VII until the IX becomes available in '41. And once I manage to survive '43 (I haven't ever survived '43 yet) I'll get back to the VII. __________________ My sh3 skins : http://www.gamefront.com/files/user/Bakkels Or go to the sh3 downloads section > skins

05-28-11, 01:37 PM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Best? Good question. If you're going out into the North Atlantic then the best is probably the Type VII, due to its manueverability, which includes being able to dive quickly. For long-range operations you need the Type IX. It's slower to dive and turn, but it carries a bigger payload and you'll be in less well-protected waters, so the negatives won't matter as much. My personal favorite? The Type II. Why? I don't know, I just like it. It's cute. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-30-11, 05:06 AM	#12
sublynx Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: In the conning tower of my VIIC scanning the sea through the periscope Posts: 1,698 Downloads: 173 Uploads: 7	My favourite is a VIIC. It's quite good at turning, fast at diving, dives as deep as anything else and has a torpedo load that can cause a lot of havoc. I feel that IX's are not as safe and type II's are too weakly armed and short ranged. Type VII is a good compromise that destroys anything in any kind of waters up to 1942 and after that gives one some slim chance of surviving. (And it's cute.) __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] NYGM+H.sie v16+Stiebler 4C+MaGui WS

05-28-11, 02:03 PM	#5
Kaptain Schlag Seaman Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 37 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the input I am sorta interested in picking up a type IX-D2 and putting a quad AA gun on it lolz don't know why but i like big guns. Also, I've used the type VIIB a lot so it would be interesting to try a type IX sub. Is there any flotilla where I could start out with a type IX-D2 later in the war?

05-28-11, 10:54 PM	#11
Kaptain Schlag Seaman Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 37 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks all. Raptor, thanks for your info, I may run an extra career starting in 41 or 42 (41 to build up my renown for IXD2)