Home Ports

[The Fishlord]

Originally Posted by LukeFF

Just curious: will our home ports being only those in the Far East, or will we be able to start from the French ports and try to dodge the ASW patrols as we make our way east? The reverse would be interesting as well, with trying to get back to Europe in late 44-45.

Historically only 4 out of the 14 or so boats that were sent made it there. They waited out the war in the Indian Ocean, doing a few different patrols. When Germany surrendered they were seized by the Japanese; one of them was put into service as the I-19.

I'm guessing the first mission would be to go from Kiel or a port in the Bay of Biscay, to Singapore. Then you would do patrols in the Indian/Pacific Oceans till the war ended. There might be a bonus mission at the end of the campaign to make it back to Germany.