: Highly sought after for its massive fuel range and increased torpedo capacity [35].
| Type | Role | In-Game Variants | Key Strength | Key Weakness | |------|------|------------------|--------------|---------------| | | Coastal/Dwars | IIA, IIB, IIC, IID | Shallow draft, fast dive | Range (<5,000nm), tiny loadout (5 torps) | | Type VII | Atlantic workhorse | VIIB, VIIC, VIIC/41 | Balance: 14 torps, 17 knots surface | Mediocre dive depth (150-200m) | | Type IX | Long-range cruiser | IXB, IXC | Range (>11,000nm), 22 torps | Slow dive, large silhouette | | Type XXI | Electroboat (late) | XXI (mod/addon) | High underwater speed (17kts), deep dive | Scarce in vanilla 1943 end-date | silent hunter 3 all submarines