To: tonycavanagh
The Germans could not have invaded - they didn't have an Andrew Jackson Higgens to design the landing craft and build a fleet of 'em!
They would have had better luck with a covert action campaign - kill Churchill and the King, and replace him a sympathizer.
9 posted on
10/20/2005 6:23:13 AM PDT by
Little Ray
(I'm a reactionary, hirsute, gun-owning, knuckle dragging, Christian Neanderthal and proud of it!)
To: Little Ray
An assassination attempt even if it would of succeeded would of fired the British more to fight back especially an assassination of the King.
To: Little Ray; tonycavanagh
Don't forget that Americans copied Japan amphibious designs. We can give Higgins credit for his his war winning boat, but the Japanese had pushed the envelope of invention too. If they had shared their technology with the Germans, there might have been a different outcome for Sea Lion.
I think it would still have failed because of the English code breaking and lack of German aircraft carriers to fly deep cover for their armada. ME-109s could only stay in England's air space for a very short duration, and shorter if that meant dog fighting. As soon as their bingo light went off, they had to head home fast.
31 posted on
10/20/2005 9:25:36 AM PDT by
SaltyJoe
(A mother's sorrowful heart and personal sacrifice redeems her lost child's soul.)
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