[Leandros]

Originally Posted by Marcello

Without an invasion there were good reasons to minimize warships losses in the Channel if that could be done.

But, you state that the Kriegsmarine was in shambles, the Luftwaffe's torpedo capacity was pathetic, they had no AP bombs and ....which should be an hint of how much anti-shipping was taken seriously (not much....)

...what was there to be afraid of...?

That said, the German supply traffic along the Continental coast went virtually unmolested in spite of Churchill's constant complaints about this. During daytime, too.


Fred