Groundhog Thread v. 2.0 - The most important battle of WW2

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Interestingly no one has denied that once the Luftwaffe had got past the radars they were not visible on the radar screens. What we have all said is that once they were past the radar the observer corps picked them up and they were tracked.

Your logic is very simple and priceless in its ignorance.

Question If the radar was useless and the Germans could pick targets at will, Why did they lose?
 
Clearly you (and the RADAR pages re: CH) are wrong! Don't believe me? I have it on good authority... here... let me quote my source...

*SNIP*

Radar did not give direction, height, speed, number of aircraft, or even if the aircraft were bombers or fighters .
 
Interestingly no one has denied that once the Luftwaffe had got past the radars they were not visible on the radar screens. What we have all said is that once they were past the radar the observer corps picked them up and they were tracked.
What surprises me is the constant stating that CH RADAR didnt give speed and bearing. No RADAR does, it is a calculation, today the calculation is instantaneous, but it is still calculated from successive readings. Same with size of the force, modern RADARs have much better resolution, but I doubt they would state exactly what a Red Arrows formation was at 100 miles.
 

After August 18 interceptions did not happen before the attack crossed the coasts , because on August 19 Dowding himself restricted interceptions to targets inland or within gliding distance of the coast.
Source : Eagle in Flames P 16 .
 
After August 18 interceptions did not happen before the attack crossed the coasts , because on August 19 Dowding himself restricted interceptions to targets inland or within gliding distance of the coast.
Source : Eagle in Flames P 16 .

Who frigging cares? "Within gliding distance" is still over the sea, and even if the interceptions were over land, Fighter Command still needed to know the attack was coming, which depended heavily on radar.

For pity's sake, give up this nonsense.
 
Until late August,the British had no air-sea rescue operation.( Eagle in Flames P 16 )
 
After August 18 interceptions did not happen before the attack crossed the coasts , because on August 19 Dowding himself restricted interceptions to targets inland or within gliding distance of the coast.
Source : Eagle in Flames P 16 .
Yes, that was his decision, because pilots are more important than planes, he also instructed pilots not to chase the LW back to France. The 18 August is known as "the hardest day" having the biggest losses on both sides. Within gliding distance of the coast is a long way at 25,000ft.
 

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