Sub Type II

KM subs are faster than other nations a lightly loaded sub can go 23/25, a max out sub go
21/23
- in comparison I believe a none max out IJN Vickers only goes 20/22 which mean we
can actually cruise faster than their OH

OH speed is reduced while submerged!!! (need to check submerged cruising speed)

Critical Dive
when in Critical Dive your boat turn into a shadow on your screen (vs ghosted image during
a normal dive) your DP drop VERY FAST
HOWEVER, at least in the test mission a Type II with 80%+ DP should be able to critical
dive and retreat without sinking

Bug/feature. When critical dive and retreating, your boat won't resurface even though you
have run out of compressed Air (so nothing can hit you while you retreat, unless the water
pressure kill you first)

Weapons - Torp

KM sub have only 3 Torp tube, but KM torp have second highest Torp damage (if only by a
little over US/UK)

With decent Torper(I'm using lvl 38 gunner [to be converted to Torper at 44], Boosted and
experted), the reload speed is
manageable, by the time I fire 1 spread and turn to reposition, I'm just about ready to
fire the next spread.

There's thread ongoing about the Subs torp having a dice roll to determine if the torp
will explode or pass through the ships - IMHO this suck... subs have limited amount of
torp compare to a kita anyway.

MAKE SURE YOU ARE ON GRADUAL FIRE MODE WHEN FIRING TORP
so that if you miss you will still have chance to fire more!

Torp aiming Tips
Right click your mouse pointer at where your target is/will be the drive line should be
overlay on top of the Torp aim line.
Exception - when you are trying to fire a wider spread, then right click further ahead of
where the target will be and fire the torp 1 by 1 as your sub turn

Weapons - Mine

I need to buy some mine to test them tonight after work.

Crews

Overall
Crew weight less when loaded into subs so yes you can put your BB/CV crew into the
subs... engr/rep/rest etc but with limited slot and limited displacement this is still a
problem load higher level crew into a Type II

Sonarman
You see everything your team see, however if you plan on venturing behind enemy line where
there's no friendly scout and you are limited to only what you see in your general area,
then Sonarman is a must, otherwise without a
sonarman the visiblity range circle's radius while submerged is only about the 1.5x the
length of an iowa! Luckily Sonarman at level 12 is easy to train.

Per the manual Sonarman only work in support slot

Planesman
There's a report that KM planesman maybe bugged and not working correctly - need to be confirm
Planesman should be stackable - need to be confirm (IJN have 3 support slot and most run 1
sonar and 2 planesman)

Per the manual Planesman only work in support slot

Anti sub (ie ship trying to kill you)

Depth charge

They have a large explosion radius where you will receive damage even if they aren't
directly on top of you, "seem" to be larger than Torp.

if you are submerged and they drop a charge on top of/near you, you won't have enough time
to get out of the area before the charge explode and deal you "some" damage.

Beware of ships trying to "run over" you, they maybe trying to depth charge!

Torpedo

Regular ship Torpedo can hit you while you are under normal dive (not critical dive).
Watch for those Kita Torp wall! You don't have the speed to out run the torp and must
thread through the gap between the torp, or go into critical dive
(need to be verify but I believe torp cannot hit you in critical dive).

IMHO a good spread with torps from a ship is probably more useful taking out subs than
depth charges.

Air drop torp

need to verify, but I think these can hit a submerged sub (none crit dive)

Guns

of course you are vulnerable when you are on the surface, but you are also vulnerable to
gun during the first second or 2 when you do a normal dive and your boat have already
"ghosted", I've seen my boat getting hit by shells several time when right after diving
and my boat is already "ghosted" (and therefore should be in a dive and not vulnerable to
shells).

Sub vs Sub
Sub can take at most 1-2 hit from sub torp, best to try to fire into their side, it is
possible to hit them during head to head pass, but you risk getting shot at also, and the
narrow profile make it more difficult to score a hit.

Sometime its possible to see an enemy on the mini map, but not be able to see anything in
the physical location(ie the battle screen), I think in all case, that indicate a enemy sub.

Here's a few things I've found playing Great Battle 2

1. You want to go after CL's/CA's or if you are feeling saucy go behind enemy lines
and attack CV's. Most BB3 and above I've found have bulge so I don't bother
attacking them

2. Most BB's are dumb and if you surface near them while they're fighting another
BB, they will target you instead. Use this for your teams advantage since they would
rather kill you instead of something that can kill them.

3. Most players haven't put a sonarman on their ships, so I haven't had any DD's
attempt to hunt me down and depth charge me

4. Torpedos do alot of damage to ships that do not have bulge. I've killed
Lexington's that have no bulge in 2-3 salvos

5. Torpedos seem to have a 2/3 chance of detonating

6. If you let your compress air build, you can submerge longer. Try to sneak in
through the North or South in a Great Battle. Also do not submerge unless you need
to.

пока только на английском, для камрадов знакомых только с немецким переведу после работы

если пойти по ссылке вверху поста, то в разделе Community/Forum/Kriegsmarine/KM Sub Type 2 FAQ можно найти много интересного

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