Yes, you can do that, but it won’t change the result, just the degree of the result. And no, Sea Lion almost always works regardless of what is done to stop it, it is one of the major flaws in this game, so I wasn’t really testing that…
Italy:
Buy(29)
Combat Moves:
Infantry from Tobruk to Alexandira
Infantry from S. France to W. France
2 Infantry from Morocco to F. West Africa
Infantry ISO to Kenya
NCM:
5 Infantry, 2 Artillery, MI, ARmor, 2 Fighters, Tactical Bomber to Toburk
2 Transports, 2 Destroyers, 2 Cruisers, Battleship to SZ 96
2 Infantry, 2 Artillery, 2 ARmor, AA Gun to N. Italy
Armor, to Yugoslavia
AA Gun to S. Germany
Build: 5 Infantry in N. Italy
Build: 2 Transports in SZ SZ 93
Collect: 5 N. Africa, 5 Greece, 5 Med, 21 TT = 36 IPC
Germany:
Buy(51)
Combat Moves:
England:
- Artillery from Scotland
- 2 Infantry from Holland
- 7 iNfnatry, Artillery, 8 ARmor, 3 Fighters, 5 Tactical Bombers, 1 Strategic Bomber from W. Germany
- 1 Cruiser Bombardment from SZ 113 (shot from SZ 110)
- 1 Battleship, 1 Cruiser Bombardment from SZ 111 (shot from SZ 110)
** DD, 2 CA, BB, AC, 9 TRN, SS to SZ 110
Assuming no scramble, you could get 2 hits damaging the carrier and battleship negating my shore bombardments, but then you lose 3 fighters to protect England with.
AA Gun Fire:
11 Planes = 1 Hit + 1@5
Rolls: 1@5; Total Hits: 01@5: (6)