Realistically Sealion was basically impossible without asb but hypothetically about if they had ekhronoplanes the channel is only 26 miles so the extra fuel consumption shouldn't effect them as much?
... well, yeah, anything below OTL D-Day capacities is rendered unworthy to be considered here around... - the majority of them are nowhere near big enough to keep a substantial Heer/SS force in southern England supplied (or to land them there in the first place) ...
... I just wonder ... with a flying time of about 10 minutes across the channel ... well below possible radar detection (due to low flying 'ceiling' of some 5 perhaps 12 meters (the 'Caspian Sea Monster' though designed for a flying at about 3 meters was found to be most efficient at 20 m)) ... therefore being detected only if in eysight of the coast maybe at dawn, evenming or even night ...... and most of them seem to be slow enough (350mph and down top speed) to be intercepted by Spitfire/Hurricane or hit with AA fire from the weapons in use by the RN and the British Army at the time.
I dont render jets as propulsion a sine qua non only because all larger ground-effekt-vehicles of OTL ('Ekranoplanes') were build with. Putting a dozen or perhaps even more engines on top of a plane wasn't something 'new' for german engineers. One 'postive' of ground effekt vehicles is, that the main power is 'only' needed at the start. Once in flight most of the engines can be shut down.I dont know I know some engineer's involved in them have said they could provide advantages for cargo but no lear jets would mean any possible vehicle would be limited in the 40s
60s radars couldn't let alone before microwaves are properly understood british radars were best for their time but radars unlikely so line of sight might be requiredIf they can't be tracked by radar then you can shove trawlers or other small craft in the Channel with radios to report them in (or even a few destroyers on the most likely routes to take pot shots at them as they pass). You only need a handful of aircraft airborne at any one time to intercept them since there's a limited number of places they can heading to.
The Germans wanted to move and try to keep supplied ten divisions. That’s a lot of sealift.well, yeah, anything below OTL D-Day capacities is rendered unworthy to be considered here around
Were doing asb pelicans were supposed to be able to carry 3000 menFirstly, if they're ekhrono-planes, out of time, isoted, then this belongs in ASB.
Secondly, the Wing-in-ground effect depends on wing size. If you want to fly over the ocean where waves can easily be 3m high, or even 10m, you need to stay above the waves, which means you need a huge plane.
The biggest is even if everything happens perfectly and Germans land 2 divisionsRealistically Sealion was basically impossible without asb but hypothetically about if they had ekhronoplanes the channel is only 26 miles so the extra fuel consumption shouldn't effect them as much?
Two divisions even without supply and they have taken the whole island the home islands had less than 1 german division worth of infantry in 41 given time they could call on millions across the empire but britian itself would be defeated long before thenThe biggest is even if everything happens perfectly and Germans land 2 divisions
Then what ?
No way to resupply them , they will be quickly defeated and will surrender
1. This is not true (that the home islands had less than one division worth of infantry).Two divisions even without supply and they have taken the whole island the home islands had less than 1 german division worth of infantry in 41 given time they could call on millions across the empire but britian itself would be defeated long before then