Angkatan laut Kuasa Paksi memberi keutamaan tinggi untuk memintas aliran dagangan Pihak Bersekutu di Lautan Hindi. Langkah-langkah awal peperangan kapal selam tanpa batasan anti-perkapalan dan kapal penyerang tersembunyi diperluaskan untuk merangkumi serangan udara oleh kapal induk dan serangan oleh kruiser dari Tentera Laut Imperial Jepun. Sebuah Monsun GruppeU-boatKriegsmarine beroperasi dari timur Lautan Hindi selepas Koridor Parsi menjadi laluan bekalan ketenteraan yang penting ke Soviet Union.
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