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Originally Posted by Zorin
1. Crete and Malta would have been not supplied if mainland Britain had been isolated. -- Germany had no way to isolate Britain without invading.
2. The U-boats would have made sure no British ships even got close to any German landing operations.
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-- U-boats might have had a limited impact and maybe sink a few boats but fast moving surface craft would get through and create havoc. Britain had around 60 destroyers alone in Home waters at this time.
The RAF even if "defeated" in BoB would not have ceased to exist. It would probably have been withdrawn to the north and kept in being to resist the invasion.