@Young:

…American should also be prepared with their navy situated to move in case Japan brings the US into the war early. If the goal is to liberate London or even threaten the German fleet once at war, I suggest going to sea zone 106 instead of 91… there are fewer opportunities for the Axis to use blockers and stall the overall mission.

With the aim of liberating London, I understand moving the navy to sz106, but I can’t see a liberation happening until US4-5 (at least, certainly not on US3). What I was trying to understand is how it would be possible to destroy the Germany navy at sz110 in US3 (immediately after a capture of London).

After reading a number of posts here, I’ve seen it suggested that America should aim to destroy the German navy the same turn it takes London (and effectively trap surviving land units).

However, I don’t understand how America is supposed to achieve this.

As far as I understand the rules, America cannot have warships beyond Sz101 and Sz102 until the turn London falls. Granted Sealion occurs in Sz110, then there is no way for American warships to reach Sz110. This limits the attack to only air power. It is possible for carrier aircraft to rendezvous with ACs at sz104 if they started at sz102. However, this seems an underwhelming attack.

Could someone explain to me how this American counterattack is supposed to work?