I'd like to put Nazi ideology to one side and focus on the military options available to Germany after the Fall of France. The main objective is to get Britain to bow out. In my mind there are several ways this can be done.
1) Implement Operation Felix and seize Gibraltar. In doing so, get the Luftwaffe to at least partially knock out Force H. Once this is done, find a way to knock out the Suez Canal. The consensus in the Suez thread seems to be that the luftwaffe can't bomb the canal effectively so have the luftwaffe bomb the base facilities at Alexandria and try to sink a few ships. I'm aware that the luftwaffe had no previous experience sinking ships but Japanese training and tech can be sought in this regard. They were allies after all. With the Royal Navy vanquished from the Mediterranean, Uboats will be free to sink any shipping that passes through Suez effectively sealing of Suez and making the Mediterranean an Axis lake. After this, Malta and Cyprus will surrender once their food supplies run out.
2) Have the luftwaffe bomb Middle Eastern oil fields thereby rendering them inaccessible to the British.
3) Don't invade the Soviet Union. This ensures continued access to oil and other vital war resources.
4) Germany needs heavy bombers. Order aircraft from Japan.
Mitsubishi Ki-21:
Nakajima Ki-49
After significant numbers of these have been procured, begin a systematic bombing campaign against the RAF. Target airfields, aerodromes and aircraft factories. The goal should be to degrade the ability of the RAF to defend Britain thus giving the Luftwaffe air superiority at least over Southern England. Next switch to bombing factories and ports.
5) Prepare for Sealion. I do only mean prepare because as we all know, Sealion is ASB. However in the heat of the moment, with luftwaffe air superiority over southern England and the ensuing mass hysteria, the invasion will seem like a very real possibility and Britain might bow out of the war.
What do you guys think? Would this work out or do you have alternative suggestions?
1) Implement Operation Felix and seize Gibraltar. In doing so, get the Luftwaffe to at least partially knock out Force H. Once this is done, find a way to knock out the Suez Canal. The consensus in the Suez thread seems to be that the luftwaffe can't bomb the canal effectively so have the luftwaffe bomb the base facilities at Alexandria and try to sink a few ships. I'm aware that the luftwaffe had no previous experience sinking ships but Japanese training and tech can be sought in this regard. They were allies after all. With the Royal Navy vanquished from the Mediterranean, Uboats will be free to sink any shipping that passes through Suez effectively sealing of Suez and making the Mediterranean an Axis lake. After this, Malta and Cyprus will surrender once their food supplies run out.
2) Have the luftwaffe bomb Middle Eastern oil fields thereby rendering them inaccessible to the British.
3) Don't invade the Soviet Union. This ensures continued access to oil and other vital war resources.
4) Germany needs heavy bombers. Order aircraft from Japan.
Mitsubishi Ki-21:
Nakajima Ki-49
After significant numbers of these have been procured, begin a systematic bombing campaign against the RAF. Target airfields, aerodromes and aircraft factories. The goal should be to degrade the ability of the RAF to defend Britain thus giving the Luftwaffe air superiority at least over Southern England. Next switch to bombing factories and ports.
5) Prepare for Sealion. I do only mean prepare because as we all know, Sealion is ASB. However in the heat of the moment, with luftwaffe air superiority over southern England and the ensuing mass hysteria, the invasion will seem like a very real possibility and Britain might bow out of the war.
What do you guys think? Would this work out or do you have alternative suggestions?