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This thread is a follow up to the B-36 Raids in a Fortress North America/Luft '46 Scenario thread. While the B-36 and even B-29 could be used to attack Europe in a Fortress North America/Luft '46 scenario, the United States Navy would probably want a role for itself too. Navy operated Hughes H-4 Spruce Goose type aircraft could be used to provide refueling for USAAF bombers on a regular or emergency basis, but the Navy would probably want to do something larger. Seaplane bombers and operations from dedicated strategic aircraft carriers such as the United States class seem likely, but are there any other options the Navy could pursue?

Also, what would the Navy do for the invasion/liberation of Europe? Would it essentially be a European version of the Operation Downfall strategy that would have been used to invade Japan? Is there anywhere that could be used as a frontal base for it, such as the Azores?
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