Operation Sealion

[Commander Waffle]

What about the U-Boats. Wouldn't a large concentration of them around the UK with missions to sink the RN do a good job? With help from the Luftwaffe of course.

[McCoy]

Oh yeah Paul! I'm quite aware of it!

Waffle, KM didn't have near enough U-boats at the timeframe.

[Commander Waffle]

Originally Posted by McCoy

Oh yeah Paul! I'm quite aware of it!

Waffle, KM didn't have near enough U-boats at the timeframe.

Right but I'm sure what they had to put a nice little dent into the Rn anyway.

[McCoy]

RN had at the time in question not one but two fleets that each was bigger than the secon biggest fleet out there so they could surely take some dents n' setbacks n' still have a field day.

[Commander Waffle]

Ya know what just hit me... if the Kriegsmarine didn't ave the amount of ships or U-boats needed...but did have cotrol of the air, why not just wait for more ships? Obvisouly there isn't going to be enough time to do a hole lot, but more smaller ships. Maybe even possibly get a littel help from the Italians?

[Jim O]

Originally Posted by Commander Waffle

Ya know what just hit me... if the Kriegsmarine didn't ave the amount of ships or U-boats needed...but did have cotrol of the air, why not just wait for more ships? Obvisouly there isn't going to be enough time to do a hole lot, but more smaller ships. Maybe even possibly get a littel help from the Italians?

How were the Italians going to get their "fleet" past Gibraltar?

[Freightshaker]

YOU HAVE NAMED WHAT SHANT BE NAMED!!! TTSNBN is exactly what it says. Shame on you. If I hear of any land bridges across the Channel or U-boats towing concrete supply tubes, be expecting a knock on your door.

[Commander Waffle]

Originally Posted by Jim O

How were the Italians going to get their "fleet" past Gibraltar?

They ask nicely of course.

[salinator]

The Luftwaffe was not able to control the skies.

The Luftwaffe did not have an armor piercing bomb to take on the RN, or an air to surface torpedo for that matter.

River barges were not easy to manuever and protect enroute across the channel.

The Kriegsmarine did not have any heavy units available except for the Admiral Hipper available to support said invasion.

The Kriegsmarine did not have many U-boats available and operating in the confines of the channel would have been a death sentence for them.

The German destroyers were decimated in Norway.

The RAF is not gonna sit it out against the channel crossing.

Even if the Germans managed to land, there were no viable means of resupply.

[Tom Houlihan]

Originally Posted by Jim O

How were the Italians going to get their "fleet" past Gibraltar?

VERY carefully...