Q&A ยท 45:03-45:28

Mining canals to disrupt inland navigation

British canal mining is proposed, although aircraft often failed to place mines in the canals.

Question

What other attacks on inland navigation could have been particularly effective?

Short answer

British canal mining is proposed, although aircraft often failed to place mines in the canals.

Notes

British plans to drop mines into canals during the Second World War are offered as a potentially effective attack on inland navigation. The difficulty described is accuracy: RAF aircraft repeatedly missed the canals. The potential effect depended on successful placement.