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HiAn another forum, a member stated that Luftwaffe should've 'shut down' the British ports during the Winter of 1940/41, so the British throw in the towel by the next Spring. My question: was Luftwaffe actually able to do it in the specified time frame, and against the British efforts to deny them that?
An another forum, a member stated that Luftwaffe should've 'shut down' the British ports during the Winter of 1940/41, so the British throw in the towel by the next Spring. My question: was Luftwaffe actually able to do it in the specified time frame, and against the British efforts to deny them that?
The RAF made a mess of German assets trying to build an invasion force. The UK capital was only 90 miles from German airfields in 1940 and within the range of German escorts. The ability of the LW to hit the UK peaked in 1940.This is one of the great myths of WW II.
For a tactical air force in June of 1940 they sure turned into a strategic air force very quickly, like a couple of months.
The RAF was supposed to be a strategic air force in 1939 and before. That is aside from defending Great Britain with interceptors.
The RAF wasn't able to do squat to Germany for quite some time.
The Germans were able to operate over GB and had invested in night bombing/navigation equipment to a far greater extent that the RAF did. The British managed to use electronic countermeasures against the Germans very quickly but it was not planed for.
Compared to British and American efforts in late 1943 and 1944 both Britain and Germany came up short in 1940.
Just because you can send bombers over a city or even a specific part of a city doesn't mean that you can lay mines in a channel or destroy docks at will.
The Kriegsmarine did run a mining campaign against shipping in British waters using:-The Luftwaffe is not the tool for a naval blockade.
Clue is the word naval.
Doesn't the Royal Navy sweep for mines?
Yeah that's a huge no. Not even close. Perhaps whoever said that was possible should research first. If the U boats ain't doing it in ww1 or ww2 then I can bet dollars to donuts that the Luftwaffe have no chance.