Approach routes to the Biscay bases
 

From Peillard "The battle of the Atlantic". Along the the black routes some escort would be available, typically R-boot/Sperrbrecher or similar. I have left the map as large as it came out on the thought it might be useful for plotting but if you guys think it should be reduced I will try to do what I can.

http://imageshack.com/a/img839/4062/erd8.jpg

Link to the bigger version

In the game, especially after May 1943, I have found it safer to head out of St. Nazaire in the general direction of Santander and then hug the Spanish coast as far as possible. So far, I have managed to avoid detection by enemy patrols.

This is actually what they did do. It was called the Piening-Route, after Kapitänleutnant Adolf Piening, U 155, who created it in 1943. I've used it also and it works.:salute:

http://i.imgur.com/gLUFCFZ.jpg

By 1943, so many boats were destined to have a short life (many being lost before completing their first patrol) that I guess you needed to be very clever or just plain suicidal if you planned to leave port at all . . .

The large image does make the thread very difficult to read. You might just want to show a reduced size, but still provide the large one through a download link only.

Done

If you have RWR you can just cruise right across the Bay.

Steve

Map of Biscay sinkings:

http://uboat.net/maps/biscay.htm