Transfered to Panang

[David I]

In May 1944 I and my Type IXC U-boat have been transfered to Panang (this is GWX3) and had successful hunting along South Africa's coast on my way.

In June 1944 I patrolled the Gulf of Aden, was forced under by aircraft about 4 to 6 times a day, narrowly avoided a large convoy with a bunch of destroyers (no torpedo shots) and for half my fuel gone only got 3 small and 1 medium transports for all that time. Headed for the coast near Bombay India, harrassed by aircraft constantly and never a sighting or sound detection.

I am now headed toward Ceylon, and ultimately with luck, home to Panang. This is shaping up to be the second worst patrol of this career (worst one was getting all the way to USA in 1942, only to get rammed in the fog by a destroyer and having to limp all the way back to Lorient without a torpedo fired). So my question is: Where in the East can I continue my career as a commerce raider? Which areas are "Heavy Traffic" zones?

Help me get away from "Airplanes, airplanes everywhere, and not a ship to sink".

DavidI