I need some action

[uniquemind]

I'm currently on my first Patrol after having been away from the game for a long time, but as the new Silent Hunter game is not that far away I decided to get back into it so I am ready for the new one, but although I am playing the GWX Mod (terrific btw) I am ending up patrolling my designated area for hours and hours without many enemies to go after, I know they are out there but I have my time compression set to 256 and find myself staring at the map watching my sub (the tiny circle) going back a forth for hours without anything.

When contacts do appear they are usually a fair distance away and if I use the time compression to reach them, buy the time I am there, they are gone. What is the best and quickest way to get to them? if I set time compression to 1 it would take an age to get there, I know this is a Sim and so appreciate that, but can someone please help me to get some action in my Career, I was told to patrol AM18 near the Rockall Bank, and I have since having completed that 24 hour patrol gone elsewhere looking for shipping, but nothing at all there, just endless hours patrolling with nothing to show for it, having said that I have sunk 3 merchants, but now its been ages with nothing, and I am considering starting over, as maybe I am not setting things up right in the Commander Program, I just need some advice on how to get some action.

I know I can do the single missions etc......but I am wanting to play a really good and enthralling Campaign, but as it stands I am finding it so slow going

Any help and advice appreciated

Many thanks

UM on board the U-100