I agree with the majority of posters that the attack would probably not be worth the effort.
Well, it depends on your point of view.
This attack, if successful, would have been a great propagandistic coup for the Axis, but, of course, you don't win wars with propaganda only. The real effect on the war would have been negligible. At very best, like I wrote, the americans could panic and devolve resources to defend their harbours against the slow torpedos (which is what happened OTL in the mediterrean with the british).
On the other hand, the Axis regimes thrived on propaganda and this kind of show-off attacks were right in their alley. For them could have been a worthwile effort.
As for the whole thing being ASB, I disagree. Unlikey, really difficult to pull off, but not impossible as would be a sealion operation.
Just some macaroni wet dreams, that plan ever being reality is a pure ASB.
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