EITHER from France OR already transferred in Indonesia(Penang/Malaya respectively Jakarta):
1. The Kommandant may start his MON career from Penang, Malay using either GWX or LSH. All patrols will originate from Penang. This is the shorter of the two options. Note: There is an oddity in LSHv6 where 12th Flotilla lists Penang availability as 194307-194312 & 194405-194412. During the early part of first patrol in LSHv6 out of Penang 194307, a message will be received advising relocation to Bordeaux. Subsequently, as soon as the U-Boot is on its way back to Bordeaux, a new message will appear announcing relocation to Penang once again. Actually, if the Kommandant elects to follow these instructions and return to Bordeaux, before he actually arrives there, he will get relocation notice to return to Penang. This is a waste of time, so we advise to ignore and remain at Penang for the duration. LSH3V7-2020 is yet untested in this regard.
2. The Kommandant may elect to start his career out of the respective flotilla in France and subsequent orders will have his U-Boot traversing the South Atlantic rounding the tip of South Africa and on into the Indian Ocean where orders will direct attacks on shipping lanes near Madagascar, and eventually reporting to Penang for resupply and new orders.
GWX uses 10th Flotilla out of Lorient with the following dates:
194202 - 194308 Lorient
194309 - 194410 Penang
194411 - 194505 Jakarta
LSH uses 12th Flotilla out of Bordeaux with the following dates:
194210 - 194306 Bordeaux
194307 - 194312 Penang
194401 - 194404 Bordeaux
194405 - 194412 Penang
For further realism, the Kommandant may elect to end his campaign back in France or Norway, depending on the status of his Flotilla.
This option will provide the Kommandant with a much lengthier career, and will also require the use of SH3 Transformer [S3T].
Note: We are still looking into the possibility of allowing option #2 as this will require additional orders and instructions for setting up S3T, etc. This is yet undecided due to lack of testers.