German & Allied radar

[Ruy Horta]

Originally Posted by Kutscha

Now that wasn't very intelligent of the Germans to fly all those bombers over southern England even though they were filled with bombs. Without the bombers there would be no reason for defending fighters to take off. This was seen after the German defeat in BoB when RAF fighter sweeps of France went largely ignored.

Please skip the sarcasm.

I wrote that the fighters were of primary importance, I stand by those words. That doesn't mean that the bomber force didn't have a mission, or that it was of no importance.

As for FC numbers versus the Jagdwaffe, most force multipliers were enjoyed by the defending force. That would negate any numerical advantage the Jagdwaffe might have enjoyed in the early phase of the battle.