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    Shadow Senior Member Kagemusha's Avatar
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    Default Re: Could "Sea Lion" have succeeded?

    No Pannonian.If you read Seamus post you will see that my reply was to his post we are now talking about an hypoyhetical situation where the Germans had already taken the English cost and Seamus is thinking that lack of Supplies would break the invasion force down. I would like to once again mention that we are talking about hypothetical situation here. Im not going to mention the whole theoretical plan everytime i reply to someone elses post. For the last time:

    1st phase.

    Luftwaffe concentrates on its efforts in critical point of Battle of Britain to destroy British Airfields,radar system and infrastructure instead attacking major cities.This allows the Germans a victory in the Airwar and substantial Air Superiority specially in Southern England.Meanwhile German industry puts its effort to produce seaworthy transports for troops and ship them to France.

    2nd phase.

    Kriegsmarine lays large minefields to protect the flanks of the invasion.Luwtwaffes Air superiority helps them to achieve this task but it will create huge losses anyway.

    3rd phase
    Luftwaffe concentrates its attacks on English channel ports.Simultaneously launching airdrop campaign against key locations.The Invasion force moves over the channel their flanks covered with minefields and the fire of Shore batteries from French side of Chanell Also Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe support the Invasion aswell as they can.

    4rd phase Invasion force takes foothold on English coast and attacks inland, prepares All the captured Airfields for moving supplys in also prepares Channel ports for taking in more men,equipment and supplies.After the whole Channel shore is secured and the Coastal defences are in German hands,they can move supplies and weapons and troops in the Channel freely.With the both shores in German control the Channel becomes very dangerous place for RN to Sail in through the minefields and crossfire from both sides of Canal and Luftwaffe owning the Air.

    I never sayed that it would be easy or propable that this could have been done ,but i refuse to believe that the Air superiority havent allowed any change for succesfull Invasion to Britain.But like i sayed in my first post this is just guessing.

    And no im not thinking it as RTW game i have served in Military.Have you?
    Last edited by Kagemusha; 04-04-2006 at 02:10.
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