Germany needed to gain air superiority and thus needed to blow the RAF out of the sky. By hitting the radar stations and airfields, it could have accomplished this. This would draw out the RAF and bring them to the German fighers. The German fighters had limited range but Goring could have sent them out in waves to tangle with the RAF pilots. This would either knock them of the the sky or wear them down. Now the RAF pilots were good and were putting a dent onto the Luftwaffe. If an RAF pilot was shot down and he bailed out, he could come back and fight again. Whereas a Luftwaffe pilot shot down over England could not. This was wearing the Luftwaffe figher force. Thus, time was a big factor for the Luftwaffe. It had to beat the RAF quick.

This is where Radar plays a major part. It cut down the time an RAF pilot was in the air. He did not have to 'patrol' because the Radar controllers could direct him straight towards the enemy. This meant that when the RAF pilots went into battle, they were not fatiqued by patrol duties. Had there not been any radar, the outcome could have been very different if the Germans stayed on task and not directed their efforts against London.

So, all Great Britain had to do was to stay alive by sending up the RAF. Time was on their side. The bombing of the airfields, railways and cities were not a factor, just bringing up the RAF to the German fighters. The Germans forgot this, lost focus and made the battle personal and instead, led the bombers straight into the RAF.

Poor leadership on the German side, solid focus and perseverence on the British.

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