Could "Sea Lion" have succeeded?

[Pannonian]

That was the whole plan of Battle of Britain to destroy the RAF and the aircraft production and ground infra. But Hitler changed it all to terror bombing and that is the main reason why the RAF survived and destroyed most of the Lufftwaffe. If Hitler would have kept to destroying infra. and airplane prod. the Battle of Britain would have been won by the Germans.

Have you read the links I posted? The Luftwaffe got mauled by 11 Group, which was prepared to retreat north for R&R if things got too hairy. There were 2 other neighbouring Groups able to take up the fight if necessary. Various squadrons from 12 Group joined in Bader's Big Wings because they had nothing to do and were bored. So much for destroying the airfields, which would have been of no strategic use once the fighters using them had retreated beyond German fighter range.

And once again, British industry was up north, under the care of 12 and 13 Group. Apart from Coventry, few of the industrial cities were heavily hit. Coventry was probably the southernmost of the industrial cities. To really hit British industry, you'll also have to take out Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, etc. Considering that Essex was hardly touched by the Battle of Britain, to expect German bombers to carry their attack to the Pennines, Tyneside and beyond is dreaming.

[Csargo]

Have you read the links I posted? The Luftwaffe got mauled by 11 Group, which was prepared to retreat north for R&R if things got too hairy. There were 2 other neighbouring Groups able to take up the fight if necessary. Various squadrons from 12 Group joined in Bader's Big Wings because they had nothing to do and were bored. So much for destroying the airfields, which would have been of no strategic use once the fighters using them had retreated beyond German fighter range.

And once again, British industry was up north, under the care of 12 and 13 Group. Apart from Coventry, few of the industrial cities were heavily hit. Coventry was probably the southernmost of the industrial cities. To really hit British industry, you'll also have to take out Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, etc. Considering that Essex was hardly touched by the Battle of Britain, to expect German bombers to carry their attack to the Pennines, Tyneside and beyond is dreaming.

Then I guess everything I've read on the subject doesnt matter.

[Csargo]

I was wrong about the Production being stopped but the Lufftwaffe could still have defeated the RAF in the Battle of Britain if they would of kept bombing runways.