Well, we HAD noticed that, even in your masterpiece, he has consistently failed to improve British tank aerodynamics but were (until now) rather too polite to mention it…
As far as I can see the logic of taking Sicily next is pretty inescapable. Better logistics, possibility of knocking Italy out of the war, blooding the US forces etc etc. From a US perspective better logistics for UK+ forces IS important for many reasons and we also must avoid thinking of the...
The deliberate starvation of the (civilian) population caused by the blockade combined with the bombing of any & all infrastructure would probably be even more controversial than the firebombing raids themselves