The premises are these:
- It's the summer of 1941.
- To this point, the war has progressed historically; the 1st Battle of Britain was fought the previous summer, and as a result of the German defeat, Operation Sea Lion was postponed indefinetely.
- The Luftwaffe has been rebuilt to make good its losses and introduce new types of aircraft.
- The principal fighter type is the Me 109F with belly tanks, and the first examples of the FW 190 have entered service, proving superior to the Spitfire V.
- The bomber force is made up of He 111 and Ju 88. The Me 110 has been turned into a low-level heavy fighter bomber and night intruder. The Ju 87 is being held in reserve.
- Hitler has been persuaded to forego attacking the Soviet Union as long as Britain remains undefeated.
- No coup occurred in Yugoslavia, so the Germans have a (somewhat) secure Balkan flank.
- Italy has not attacked Greece, content to watch them from Albania; in North Africa, the war is at a stalemate (I know, that's the weakest part of the background
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My question is now this:
- Given the experiences of the previous summer, could the Germans do in 1941 what they failed to do in 1940?