Operation ealion would have been a great blessing for Britain, if Germany had tried to carry it out without total air superiority. Several German divisions destroyed, along with a lot of the pride and mystique of the German army.
Ammo, I didn't fall for the Hblair troll. I was responding to
"Why on earth do we need another late model Spit?"
Another implies we have one already, and there seem to be quite a few people who think the Spit IX is a late war fighter, when in reality it was in combat use from June 42.