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Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II
Barges and boats were being put together to cross the channel, and yes, the Royal Navy could have joined the party, but again the Luftwaffe would have given it a very very hard time. Besides many argue that putting the Royal Navy fleet in such a confined space would have turned the whole situation into a fish in a barrel one, risking the fleet like that would have been crazy.
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Some destroyers and light cruisers is not the RN Fleet. There was no need to bring in the big guns, the BBs. The LW certainly didn't have naval night fighting capability.
Operation Merkur was a success because of British mistakes and was very close to not being a successful operation.