Am not talking about an all singing, all dancing, smash the Germans in 10 days, but, a small step in the right direction. Little things like,
The Merlin 45 being ready in mid 1939 and being retro fitted in the Mk I Spitfire by early 1940, therefore giving the RAF a MK V, and a MK VB in summer 1940.
The Hawker Hurricane Mk IIc ready for action late spring
The Short Stirling in Service by late spring, early summer 1940, the HP Halifax also.
As for the numbers, mid June.
MkV's 12 Squadrons, Hurricane Mk IIb 4, Stirling 4, and Halifax 3.
Will the fighters make the BoB shorter, yes. By how much, a couple of weeks?
The ability to take the fight to over France and the Low countries much sooner, yes, a few months? High level bombing and low level strikes on Luftwaffe airfields, makes Herman a sad boy.
Type about this for a bit.
The Merlin 45 being ready in mid 1939 and being retro fitted in the Mk I Spitfire by early 1940, therefore giving the RAF a MK V, and a MK VB in summer 1940.
The Hawker Hurricane Mk IIc ready for action late spring
The Short Stirling in Service by late spring, early summer 1940, the HP Halifax also.
As for the numbers, mid June.
MkV's 12 Squadrons, Hurricane Mk IIb 4, Stirling 4, and Halifax 3.
Will the fighters make the BoB shorter, yes. By how much, a couple of weeks?
The ability to take the fight to over France and the Low countries much sooner, yes, a few months? High level bombing and low level strikes on Luftwaffe airfields, makes Herman a sad boy.
Type about this for a bit.