Uboat start base?

[warlimont]

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

thanks

[Factor]

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

[warlimont]

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

thanks

[Factor]

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