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keltos01 · 09-30-08, 03:42 AM

Since most subs needed overhauls in early 1943, only 3 of them carried out offensive missions in the IO in early 1943 (I-27, I-37 and I-29) sinking eight ships.

Eight ocean-cruising submarines of the Eight submarine group were not assigned to Guadalcanal. Operations against commerce held the mot potential in the Indian Ocean where merchant shipping was rarely escorted.
In january 1943, the Navy began distributing a new publication called 'Strategic reference for the destruction of maritime traffic by submarine" but it was not wholeheartedly followed...

mid 1943 :

compared to operations in the south pacific, operations in the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal remained lucrative in mid 1943. One reason was that submarines were deployed against merchant ships and supply lines rather than specifically against combat vessels.
Sixteen vessels were sunk and five dammaged between July and December 1943.
I-26 landed indian revolutionnaries near Karachi in the Arabian sea for insurgency in India.

09-30-08, 03:42 AM	#24
keltos01 Silent Hunter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Milan Italy Posts: 4,999 Downloads: 114 Uploads: 18	Submarine patrols in the Indian Ocean mid 1943 Since most subs needed overhauls in early 1943, only 3 of them carried out offensive missions in the IO in early 1943 (I-27, I-37 and I-29) sinking eight ships. Eight ocean-cruising submarines of the Eight submarine group were not assigned to Guadalcanal. Operations against commerce held the mot potential in the Indian Ocean where merchant shipping was rarely escorted. In january 1943, the Navy began distributing a new publication called 'Strategic reference for the destruction of maritime traffic by submarine" but it was not wholeheartedly followed... mid 1943 : compared to operations in the south pacific, operations in the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal remained lucrative in mid 1943. One reason was that submarines were deployed against merchant ships and supply lines rather than specifically against combat vessels. Sixteen vessels were sunk and five dammaged between July and December 1943. I-26 landed indian revolutionnaries near Karachi in the Arabian sea for insurgency in India. __________________ "Honorable Builder of Sinking Ships" Last edited by keltos01; 09-30-08 at 08:32 AM.