Uboat start base?

warlimont · 03-31-08, 08:15 AM

which of the choices would be the most logical start bases for uboats
for the 1943 and 1944 campaigns?

thanks

Factor · 03-31-08, 01:25 PM

well, penang was the main base of operations for indian ocean uboats. thats were i always start out of for that reason.

warlimont · 03-31-08, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Factor

well, penang was the main base of operations for indian ocean uboats. thats were i always start out of for that reason.

thanks

Factor · 03-31-08, 07:19 PM

Penang, situated on the west coast of Peninsula Malaya was under Japanese occupation and was selected as the main U-boat base. A second base was established at Kobe, Japan, and a small repair base was located at Singapore, Jakarta and Surabaya.

tid bit of info off uboat.net

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03-31-08, 07:19 PM	#4
Factor Weps Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 356 Downloads: 180 Uploads: 0	Penang, situated on the west coast of Peninsula Malaya was under Japanese occupation and was selected as the main U-boat base. A second base was established at Kobe, Japan, and a small repair base was located at Singapore, Jakarta and Surabaya. tid bit of info off uboat.net