s. There was no specifically stated objectives or priorities for the whole mission. The Luftwaffe was also made ineffective due to the spontaneous change of targets made by Hitler and his personnel. The constant change never gave the Luftwaffe any real target they could focus on and permanently destroy. The German strategists also miscalculated the long and hard struggle the Luftwaffe would have to endure to gain air supremacy over the English Channel due to the lack of ground support as well as sufficient air support, further disadvantaging the Luftwaffe.The Luftwaffe had another subtle weakness that had also proved to be their undoing. In previous wars, the Luftwaffe had always been in support of ground forces, and thus, they did not work alone to ensure victory. They were specifically designed for the concept of Blitzkrieg, which brought them rapid successes in Continental Europe. The attacks were of short periods of time, intended to catch their targets by surprise, and to eliminate them before they had a chance to fight back. In the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe was on a solo mission to eradicate the RAF of Britain. It was not backing any other land forces, and was on its own. Furthermore, regarding the bombers of Germany, range and carrying capacity were sacrificed in favor of speed and maneuverability. Fighter aircraft did not have the range necessary to provide adequate escort. Nor was there any cohesive plan as to how bombers could best be escorted. Indeed, there were no stated objectives or priorities at all for the whole operation. The bombing force had the range but not the carrying capacity to inflict lasting damage on selected targets and follow-up operations were randomly assigned. The vulnerability of the bombers of also resulted in changing tactics by Germany, with no specific targets being allocated to the pilots. The Bf109s were allowed to freely roam and rein the southern coasts, which enabled RAF pilots to i...
