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Old August 19th, 2007, 04:34 PM
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Default Re: Yet another "Operation Sealion" what if?

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Originally Posted by redcoat View Post
No.
Anthrax was never considered for use against any invasion force, just Mustard gas.

Again no.
There was no realistic way the Germans could hope to protect the invasion fleet from being sunk by the largest navy in the world at that time, the RN.


Guess what Its another No.
On the date of the switch to bombing London the RAF had more operational single seat fighter pilots than the Luftwaffe. The shortage of pilots Dowding was worried about, were experienced Squadron and flight leaders.


Must admit, I'm getting a little fed up with using this word
No, they weren't forbidden, its just that the RN didn't plan to use them. They considered the 20+ cruisers, the 50+ destroyers, and the hundreds of auxiliary craft were enough to deal with any invasion force

Ho Hum
No, they weren't
If the Royal Navy didn't intend to use "heavy units" to interdict and destroy the incoming German Invasion ships, then why did they send a large portion of the fleet to more southerly ports like Rosyth, instead of keeping them safe and away from harm at Scapa Flow?