Who won the BoB??

Dowly · 05-09-08, 10:23 AM

Found this rather interesting thread on the 1C's forums about who win the Battle of Britain, or was there a winner at all.

Here's the link for the website linked on the thread:
http://www.freewebs.com/heinkill/booksfilmssites.htm

PeriscopeDepth · 05-09-08, 04:44 PM

I think forfeiting still counts as a loss for the Germans. The goal of BoB for Luftwaffe was to make Sealion possible, no?

PD

nikimcbee · 05-11-08, 08:17 AM

Germany lost the battle the second they switched to bombing London. But I think they lost the battle before it ever started by not having a good long range fighter and a long range heavy bomber.

If they kept up their focus on bombing the airfields and aircraft factories (infastructure) they might of pulled it off. Now, whether the Kriegsmarine could have stopped the RN? Now that's the $25 question.

Better luck next time.

Steel_Tomb · 05-16-08, 07:30 AM

The whole point of attacking the RAF was to gain command of the air ready for operation sealion. When the Luftwaffe failed at this they ultimately lost the battle. Not only this but Germany had left a well defended "outpost" of europe in which the USA would eventually build up force in preperation for the invasion of mainland europe. So yes, the jerries lost and us brits won the day!

05-09-08, 10:23 AM	#1
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Who won the BoB?? Found this rather interesting thread on the 1C's forums about who win the Battle of Britain, or was there a winner at all. Here's the link for the website linked on the thread: http://www.freewebs.com/heinkill/booksfilmssites.htm

05-11-08, 08:17 AM	#3
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Germany lost the battle the second they switched to bombing London. But I think they lost the battle before it ever started by not having a good long range fighter and a long range heavy bomber. If they kept up their focus on bombing the airfields and aircraft factories (infastructure) they might of pulled it off. Now, whether the Kriegsmarine could have stopped the RN? Now that's the $25 question. Better luck next time. __________________

05-16-08, 07:30 AM	#4
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The whole point of attacking the RAF was to gain command of the air ready for operation sealion. When the Luftwaffe failed at this they ultimately lost the battle. Not only this but Germany had left a well defended "outpost" of europe in which the USA would eventually build up force in preperation for the invasion of mainland europe. So yes, the jerries lost and us brits won the day! __________________ _______________________________________________ System Spec: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz \| 4Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2 PC-2 6400 RAM \| XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640mb PCI-E \| Creative X-fi sound card \| 250Gb HDD \| *Rest In Peace Dave, you will be missed.*

05-09-08, 04:44 PM	#2
PeriscopeDepth Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 1,894 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I think forfeiting still counts as a loss for the Germans. The goal of BoB for Luftwaffe was to make Sealion possible, no? PD