WI: V1 & V2's used against Channel ports instead of London?

OK, OVERLORD can't happen because of concentrated attacks. However DRAGOON will work just fine.

Wasn't DRAGOON carried out with ships used in Normandy? If we assume large losses to V1/V2 attacks in the invasion ports, then it stands to reason the allies wouldn't have ships to carry out DRAGOON, at least untill more are built.
 
Yes and no.While some of the shipping (and naval support) for DRAGOON was transferred from OVERLORD, don't forget that a lot of shipping was needed for cross-channel supply runs after OVERLORD, especially until some of the French ports were adequately cleared/repaired and regular as opposed to amphibious shipping could be used. While there would be losses from an effective campaign against the invasion ports, a significant percentage of the ships would not be damaged - once it became obvious that things were going badly the ships would simply sail out of range. The Nazis cannot produce enough V1 & V2 and also place launchers in Southern France to deal with dragoon buildups as well as OVERLORD.
 
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