I second that request for historical reasons.
During the short time I spent in the combat theatre this evening I was hit twice by Flak over the coast of England, Once while in the landing pattern. This not only spoils the atmosphere of a Battle of Britain set up, but is also entirely fictitious.
At no time during the Battle of Britain, or at any other time during WWII did German Flak pose a threat to British aircraft off the coast of England. German ships were not a hazard to aircraft during the Battle of Britain and were never used in that manner. Particularly because the Royal Navy had complete superiority, due to the fact that by 1940 the German Navy had already lost a pocket battleship, three cruisers and ten destroyers. It had two battle cruisers under repair after they had been torpedoed and its only two remaining pocket battleships were also under repair. It had only one heavy cruiser, three light cruisers and nine destroyers left and would have not have been foolish enough to sail any of them into the channel. The Royal Navy had five battleships one aircraft carrier, ten cruisers and fifty-seven destroyers in the home waters alone! On the rare occasions that ships ran the gauntlet through the channel, it was always done with fighter escort and at very great risk. At no time during the Battle of Britain did the German Navy pose any threat to the RAF, and certainly did not harass British fighters over the coast of England or the channel… Period.
Placing the fleets in the corners of the map out of harms way sounds like an excellent idea.
Badboy
