Operation Sealion

zeitenschmiede · Mar 25, 2008

Did you guys know that the Nazis actually planned to invade Britain back in 1940?

The plan was called "Operation Sealion".

I think it has never been discussed here, so why don't we talk about its pro's and con's? This could be fun

kojak · Mar 25, 2008

zeitenschmiede said:
Did you guys know that the Nazis actually planned to invade Britain back in 1940?

The plan was called "Operation Sealion".

I think it has never been discussed here, so why don't we talk about its pro's and con's? This could be fun

You have got to be joking, please tell me you are.

zeitenschmiede · Mar 25, 2008

Why should I be joking? This is english humor, right?

kojak · Mar 25, 2008

zeitenschmiede said:
Why should I be joking? This is english humor, right?

Sealion has been discussed endlessly on AH.com, so much so that it has become an AH.com meme and mascot.

The board is in general agreement that Sealion is pretty much implausible without changing rather large parts of the operational plan that it is not Sealion any more.

CalBear · Mar 25, 2008

HERETIC!!!

GATHER STONES!!!

Zyzzyva · Mar 25, 2008

CalBear said:
HERETIC!!!

GATHER STONES!!!

But i didn't say sealion! All I said was Jehova!... Oh wait, bugger.

zeitenschmiede · Mar 25, 2008

Of course I was joking

...

Iamwinterborn · Mar 25, 2008

zeitenschmiede said:
Of course I was joking ...

When I saw this on the front page... I couldn't believe there was someone that nooby... Thank god there isn't.

zeitenschmiede · Mar 25, 2008

sorry, but I'm just bored to death right now

Ridwan Asher · Mar 25, 2008

zeitenschmiede said:
sorry, but I'm just bored to death right now

well, do something more productive, would you... ?

papal duke · Mar 25, 2008

zeitenschmiede said:
Did you guys know that the Nazis actually planned to invade Britain back in 1940?

The plan was called "Operation Sealion".

I think it has never been discussed here, so why don't we talk about its pro's and con's? This could be fun

aktarian · Mar 25, 2008

CalBear said:
HERETIC!!!

GATHER STONES!!!

YEAH, LETS GET STONED

Dean_the_Young · Mar 25, 2008

papal duke said:

You, uh, do realize that it misses the mark when you post that about an hour AFTER he already admitted he was joking?

BrianP · Mar 25, 2008

I don't get to use this gif that often. Therefore,

papal duke · Mar 25, 2008

Dean_the_Young said:
You, uh, do realize that it misses the mark when you post that about an hour AFTER he already admitted he was joking?

well i didnt read the other posts,but it still does fit the thread.

WhatIsAUserName · Mar 25, 2008

Maybe we need an official "WI Operation Sealion succeeded?" thread, stickied as well, so nobody could ever ask that question again. Therefore, nobody would ever have to contemplate the idea of Rhine barges crossing La Manche. Such a thread would probably go up with the official "WI the South won the ACW", "WI Germany won WWI", or "WI the US didn't nuke Hiroshima" threads, and all those commonly asked questions.

zeitenschmiede · Mar 26, 2008

Creating a whole new "Sealion"-thread?

If I had to choose between that and my right hand amputated, it would be a tough choice...

Napoleon · Mar 26, 2008

Has anyone ever posted a TL where Sealion is launched but is unsuccesful?

Jonathan Kan · Mar 26, 2008

Napoleon said:
Has anyone ever posted a TL where Sealion is launched but is unsuccesful?

Sealion Fails parts 1-12 by Steven Rogers

Sealion Fails parts 13-24 by Steven Rogers

Sealion Fails parts 25-35 by Steven Rogers

Dave Howery · Mar 26, 2008

you know, it'd be cool if someone were to do an AH movie about a Sealion attempt, laden with CGI.... the barges swamping and being shelled by the RN while the RAF and Luftwaffe battled overhead... the handful of submersible tanks the Germans had springing leaks and drowning at the bottom of the channel... and the final surviving handful of invaders coming ashore at Dover, only to be dispatched by the Home Guard, who sit in deck chairs and pause between sips of tea to club the Germans as they stagger up out of the surf....