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> I'm even less an admiral or air marshall but I dont see any tactical or strategic advantage here either. Not disagreeing with your main points at all, but fr
by KineticLensman 2y ago
> I'm even less an admiral or air marshall but I dont see any tactical or strategic advantage here either.
Not disagreeing with your main points at all, but from a strat/tac point of view, up until later in the war, there was an air gap in the Atlantic where German U-Boats didn't have to worry about a significant air threat from the Allies. A large airfield parked mid-Atlantic might have significantly improved Allied air coverage, and helped reduce the stunningly bad shipping losses they were experiencing.
- pfdietz 2y agoUltimately, the US made something like 122 escort carriers, which enabled all convoys to have air cover.
- KineticLensman 2y agoExactly, and we also developed longer range aircraft and better anti-U-Boat weaponry. Hence my observation regarding the air gap that existed earlier in the war (not that the bergship would have been ready then)