No Battle of Britain

What if no Battle of Britain?
Hitler defeats France but does not start to bomb Great Britain.
In what way (if any) will this change the course of the war?
 
In which case Hitler sends the Luftwaffe east to get bogged down in blizzards and mud more often than not.

Churchill meanwhile sends the RAF to blast the crap out of Germany as soon as he can get aircraft with enough range into the air, and would keep doing so until confronted. In which case, the "Battle of Britain" still happens, but over German-occupied France.
 
Are you still allowing for the kanalkampf period? Otherwise the RAF takes longer to absorb the tactics required to deal with the Luftwaffe. The biggest problem faced by the RAF would be the early models of Spitfire, which were designed to be short ranged interceptors, a role that made them perfect for the BoB, but lousy for taking the offensive to the enemy. If memory serves, this wasn't totally rectified until the advent of the Mk V in 42. So, its possible that the RAF would actually benefit from getting the Mk V at a much earlier date.

Morale wise, the British people loose an important victory with all the possible ramifications thereof.
 
Does this mean there might be enough aircraft to send out to the Far East? I seem to remember that the RAF plans had been to have something like 300 modern aircraft by the end of 1940 but reinforcements didn't arrive due to the needs of the BoB.

This could mean the plans are achieved to a great degree than they were. A stronger, more modern RAF presence could at least slow down the Japanese advance?
 
Does this mean there might be enough aircraft to send out to the Far East? I seem to remember that the RAF plans had been to have something like 300 modern aircraft by the end of 1940 but reinforcements didn't arrive due to the needs of the BoB.

This could mean the plans are achieved to a great degree than they were. A stronger, more modern RAF presence could at least slow down the Japanese advance?

Jason

I fear the problem was less the BoB than the decision to go on the offensive with very costly fighter-sweeps in 41.:( Coupled with all the stuff sent to Stalin they left Malaya and the east so pitifully weak. Given the political intent for those moves I doubt if no BoB would make any difference here.

Steve
 
Jason

I fear the problem was less the BoB than the decision to go on the offensive with very costly fighter-sweeps in 41.:( Coupled with all the stuff sent to Stalin they left Malaya and the east so pitifully weak. Given the political intent for those moves I doubt if no BoB would make any difference here.

Steve

Thanks Steve...had forgotten about the fighter sweeps...might need to work on plan b;)
 
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