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Originally Posted by Kremmen
I like the idea of an airbourne invasion of the UK,a sort of Market Garden type operation,say to secure a line from the mouth of the Thames to the Bristol Channel with the panzers and infantry storming up from the south coast,sry my imagination's running a bit wild here 
In my current game (I'm still a rookie) I'm going for Uboats over a surface fleet so how that'll work out is anyone's guess.Took about 3 weeks I think to take out Poland so swinging the troops round westward at this point for the dash through the low countries,I say dash but it all could go horribly horribly wrong 
I have this mod but haven't tried it yet so interested to see how this AAR developes
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Cheers!
I'm sorry for how slow it's moving. With RL and a some other commitments I'm hard pressed to get a lot of gaming in.
I will say that I enjoy para-dropping intially into England but that I find is sometimes gamey if you use too many para divisions in too small an area.
Once I get to an Operation Sealion-esque point, meaning I have complete, or selective air dominance over Southern (mainly Plymouth and Dover) and Central (East Coast north of London) England, I will start to make my move. Probably the only use for Armor that I will have in the UK is to blast apart strongholds. Once I get up into Scotland the terrain will slow me down so it'll be all infantry and Jagers up there.
If I may offer some advice regarding your Low Lands dash, if it is too close to November I would say hold off. A mistake I often made as a beginner was smashing Poland then sending my units off into Benelux without letting them regain their strength and org. Often times it would be mid-October and by that time the slog through France was made in Winter. Not good. Take your time and capture Denmark if you haven't and secure Oslo as well.
As far as Subs over surface, with Germany you need to decide at the start and follow through. It won't be until 1942 at the earliest that you'll get a credible surface fleet (at least with DI:G in my experience). At this point having a few modern BBs will let you smash the RN. However, do note that convoy raiding with SS will not have the same effects as in RL. Since the British Islands produce all of their IC and resources at home, at best you will strangle their foreign land forces (i.e: India, N. Africa, etc). Not as important as strangling the islands themselves, but can still prove decisive in those campaigns should you have any difficulty.
I will try not to dissapoint and have an update, or at least a preview for you all in the next few days.
Thanks for the support!