Chapter 15: The Invasion of England, part 1
By the end of the Battle of Ireland, our investment in Aircraft Carriers had really begun to pay off. Our carriers alone, without counting the rest of the navy, had sunk 35 ships by July 14, 1943.
Throughout July, we had a number of engagements at sea with the British, and the Americans were attempting to take the Canary Islands.
Seeing the sheer numbers of Allied forces lost at the Donegal, Marshall Ricagno moved up his invasion of England. Instead of multiple precision landings at ports throughout England, like the Spanish invasion, which would have taken at least two more weeks to plan and organize, Ricagno ordered immediate invasions at the Ports of Plymouth and Pembroke by the 1st Expeditionary Army. The landing at Pembroke would be tasked with taking Cardiff, which it did (aided by a paratroop division), and was subsequently reinforced by the rest of the 1st E.A.
The landing at Plymouth consisted of a force of Marines who would make their way east.
While conducting these landings, our Regia Aeronautica was being handed its head by the Royal Air Force. Our losses culminated with the loss of the air battle over Cardiff, as our troops fought over the Welsh capital.
Cardiff capitulated on August 1st, costing us almost 900 soldiers, but these losses were manageable, considering that the British lost almost 3 times as many troops.
On the same day as the victory at Cardiff, we engaged the American fleet in Bristol Channel, but we were more than capable of holding off this small American fleet, sinking three US carriers, the Hornet, the Ranger, and the Intrepid.
Our troops quickly moved east, winning battles at Exeter and Monmouth on August 4, and a win at Taunton on August 6.
A week and a half into our invasion of England, we were steadily expanding our beachheads, but preparing for a tough fight as we went further east.
By the end of the Battle of Ireland, our investment in Aircraft Carriers had really begun to pay off. Our carriers alone, without counting the rest of the navy, had sunk 35 ships by July 14, 1943.
Throughout July, we had a number of engagements at sea with the British, and the Americans were attempting to take the Canary Islands.
Seeing the sheer numbers of Allied forces lost at the Donegal, Marshall Ricagno moved up his invasion of England. Instead of multiple precision landings at ports throughout England, like the Spanish invasion, which would have taken at least two more weeks to plan and organize, Ricagno ordered immediate invasions at the Ports of Plymouth and Pembroke by the 1st Expeditionary Army. The landing at Pembroke would be tasked with taking Cardiff, which it did (aided by a paratroop division), and was subsequently reinforced by the rest of the 1st E.A.
The landing at Plymouth consisted of a force of Marines who would make their way east.
While conducting these landings, our Regia Aeronautica was being handed its head by the Royal Air Force. Our losses culminated with the loss of the air battle over Cardiff, as our troops fought over the Welsh capital.
Cardiff capitulated on August 1st, costing us almost 900 soldiers, but these losses were manageable, considering that the British lost almost 3 times as many troops.
On the same day as the victory at Cardiff, we engaged the American fleet in Bristol Channel, but we were more than capable of holding off this small American fleet, sinking three US carriers, the Hornet, the Ranger, and the Intrepid.
Our troops quickly moved east, winning battles at Exeter and Monmouth on August 4, and a win at Taunton on August 6.
A week and a half into our invasion of England, we were steadily expanding our beachheads, but preparing for a tough fight as we went further east.