Fighter production
[QUOTE=Asturias56;11120498]The problem with Chamberlain isn't so much 1938 but 1939-40 when he proved incapable of fighting a war - the Norway Campaign was just the last in a series of really awful actions of his Govt. It was only after he was replaced that fighter production REALLY took off[
Churchill put Beaverbrook in charge of AC production, but the Castle Bromwich issues were not really solved until after June 1940 when Supermarine were involved. The very plant designed to produce 'hundreds' of Spitfires had failed to produce any for the BoB. On the other hand Hawkers were producing enough Hurricanes to replace those lost in France plus our own home defence needs. However after Hitler targeted London the Luftwaffe came closer to 12 Group and got clobbered by fresh squadrons and realised they had not 'destroyed our airforce' as required. The Hurricane numbers gave us a 'force' and were quite up to the job they were designed for, plus were in theatre from the start.