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In OTL the Air Ministry was not intially interested in the Mosquito in 1938.

Suppose there had been a decision to use that craft as the main basis for bombing. (I am assuming that far fewer Lancaster, Halifax, Stirling and Wellington bombers are produced)

Suppose too the plan was to hit roads and railroads at dawn or dusk- using the speed to ensure that they got away with it. My fantasy picture also has some delayed actions bombs, along with leaflets warning of such bombs, being dropped.

I think that it is possible that if a dozen key routes were disrupted (perhaps for 6 days at a time) most nights the war making ability of the Nazis might have been sufficiently disrupted that they could not have launched the attacks on Norway and later France and the Benelux lands. Any thoughts?

Assuming other events happened roughly as in OTL a more effective bomber might have made a difference to the battle for France. Comments please?

If France still falls a fast low level bomber hitting at dawn and dusk might have made the Battle of Britain easier simply by knocking out many Nazi planes before they hit Britain.

If Nazi communicaitons were targetted from the fall of 1940 could that make Barborossa less likely?

If Barborossa happens is there a danger that weakening the Nazi war machine results in Stalin doing better earlier?

Does this make any difference to the timetable for the liberation of Western Europe
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