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So, I read parts of the Raid on Scapa Flow and it was a real experience. Rightly criticized for a number of things, not the least, the absence of a response to the German carrier focus. However, maybe (maybe not), there is a hint of a point anyways...?...
Obviously, with a serious carrier threat, British air defenses would have been strengthened. Radar installed and fighters at the site. Ovaron's original suggestion was that the raid would come in low and surprise the defenders nevertheless, the counterargument to this was that nobody could make low approaches at the time.
Is this really true for the Germans? Would the Knickebein system either from the shore or installed in those carriers not have directed the Germans directly to their targets even from a low flying approach?

Please lets just keep the focus on this specific question. Please. The rest of the Thread is quite a big can of worms to open op.
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