German Iceberg Invasion of Britain

MUC

So, this has been evaluated before by the Allies as Project Habakkuk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Habakkuk

Let's make some minor alterations....

What if:
- The Germans in late 1940 send a bunch of U-Boats out to the North Atlantic, which then fetch a dozen or so icebergs from around Greenland.
- These icebergs are docked to French ports, the German Army boards them quickly.
- Operation "Eislöwe" is launched.

:)
 

lukedalton

MUC said:
So, this has been evaluated before by the Allies as Project Habakkuk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Habakkuk

Let's make some minor alterations....

What if:
- The Germans in late 1940 send a bunch of U-Boats out to the North Atlantic, which then fetch a dozen or so icebergs from around Greenland.
- These icebergs are docked to French ports, the German Army boards them quickly.
- Operation "Eislöwe" is launched.

:)
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Next? the German invade Great Britain with giant robot just out of Mazinger or a similiar 70's anime?
 

Deleted member 1487

MUC said:
So, this has been evaluated before by the Allies as Project Habakkuk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Habakkuk

Let's make some minor alterations....

What if:
- The Germans in late 1940 send a bunch of U-Boats out to the North Atlantic, which then fetch a dozen or so icebergs from around Greenland.
- These icebergs are docked to French ports, the German Army boards them quickly.
- Operation "Eislöwe" is launched.

:)
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This stopped being funny before the first version of these was posted.
 

Crimea

Nine tenths of an iceberg's mass is below the waterline. The icebergs run aground hundreds of metres out from the beaches and are then blasted into oblivion by whatever the British choose to throw at them. Sealion fails.

But I won't deny, the mental image of this plan going ahead is awesome.

EDIT: Awww hell yeah - someone should totally make a movie of this idea. And don't forget the nukes, and jetpack Nazis, and underground Nazis, and all the other ideas these threads have produced. Here's a stillshot from the climax, as the dashing RAF ace escapes from the melting Seelowe:

ICEBERG+SEALION.png
 
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agent.grey

The UK cannot blast an iceberg for the same reason Germany cannot move one to the channel - they are far too massive.

Also, chaining U-boats to an iceberg is going to make for one of the worlds easiest games of 'hunt the sub' for the RN.
 

MattII

Blasting them is fairly easy actually, you just need a bomb there penetrates some distance before going off if you want to do some real damage. Also, incendiaries dropped on whatever wood is available will make a real mess of the top.
 

Nietzsche

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agent.grey said:
Also, chaining U-boats to an iceberg is going to make for one of the worlds easiest games of 'hunt the sub' for the RN.
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To be fair, if they did that it would make it the world's largest ice sled in history. And really, isn't that the greater accomplishment?
 

Nietzsche

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MattII said:
Blasting them is fairly easy actually, you just need a bomb there penetrates some distance before going off if you want to do some real damage. Also, incendiaries dropped on whatever wood is available will make a real mess of the top.
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While this invasion plan is undeniably stupid, you're forgetting one of the key benefits of something like the Habakuk. If the wood gets hot enough to combust, the ice melts, quenching the fire. Repeat until out of ice(ha..), you've run out of munitions, and are merely throwing washing machines at it, or one side dies of old age.
 
Simon

Simon

Crimea said:
Here's a stillshot from the climax, as the dashing RAF ace escapes from the melting Seelowe:
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Obviously there is a tiny weakpoint in the iceberg that if hit will cause it to shatter or break into pieces due to some complicated technical reason, however it's located at the bottom of a deep crevasse with overhangs over it which means bombing from height or artillery wont work. Therefore small manoeuvrable fighters will have to be sent to fly down the crevasse to hit the target befor the slowing advancing iceberg reaches Britain. :)
 

thevaliant

MUC said:
What if:
- The Germans in late 1940 send a bunch of U-Boats out to the North Atlantic, which then fetch a dozen or so icebergs from around Greenland.
- These icebergs are docked to French ports, the German Army boards them quickly.
- Operation "Eislöwe" is launched.

:)
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What could possibly go wrong? I think we have it ladies and gents. A fool proof working method of getting the Germans safely across the English channel.

On the other side, the icebergs can be converted by electrolysis into thousands of tons of supplies.
 

King Augeas

German volcano invasion of Britain?

The Nazis dig giant holes deep into the mantle at Calais. They direct the torrent of hot magma into the Channel, creating multiple causeways with a safe waterway in between, protected by their own steamscreens!
 
modelcitizen

modelcitizen

You know, they could just sneak in by way of the North Sea on that iceberg, and their odds would be much increased.

Okay, okay, so the part where the German troops get onto the iceberg has yet to be worked out. Don't get so picky.
 

MattII

Nietzsche said:
While this invasion plan is undeniably stupid, you're forgetting one of the key benefits of something like the Habakuk. If the wood gets hot enough to combust, the ice melts, quenching the fire.
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Wood floats, so that's not quite going to happen.
 

hairysamarian

Simon said:
Obviously there is a tiny weakpoint in the iceberg that if hit will cause it to shatter or break into pieces due to some complicated technical reason, however it's located at the bottom of a deep crevasse with overhangs over it which means bombing from height or artillery wont work. Therefore small manoeuvrable fighters will have to be sent to fly down the crevasse to hit the target befor the slowing advancing iceberg reaches Britain. :)
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Images of Goering telling Churchill: "Winston, I am your father" and defying the Fuehrer in a climactic scene atop the Triumphal Arch in Germania. :p

Someone, explain to me why this thread is still in this forum?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shnuggy/2360760451/
 
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