Hi HIO
Eastern British Coastal Waters Finishes December 1st
North Western Approaches Starts September 21st
So you will see both of these at the same time.
After December 1st you will only see North Western Approaches.
You have to wait until January 1st when South Western Approaches also comes on to the map.
On March 20th Operation Wesserubung comes on to the map to join the other 2.
During April two of the missions drop off leaving just South Western Approaches to end this first campaign.
Apart from Breaking the Fortress which has the tightest time span all the other missions should be achievable in the allotted time allowed.
The time advancement after ending a patrol should show on the navigation map when the new patrol is started.
If you use this mod you can set your own amount of time that you want to spend in the bunker.
Change Days In Bunker
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=188265
i think your boat is a VIIb as there are no VIIa boats in SH5
VIIa boats are small coastal boats, fewl crew, bow torpedoes only, and not designed for ocean going capabilities.
During this patrol Eastern British Coastal Waters you will be offered a boat upgrade to a VIIC.
This has external torpedo reserves available.
I do not know anything about a time machine.
When traveling from your base or to your base in safe areas (no aircraft) there is nothing to stop you using Travel Mode and TC x 1024.
Peter