How much additional panic would a British submarine commando raid create alongside the Doolittle Raid?
Short answerProbably limited public panic unless the commandos hit a strategically disruptive target such as a coastal railway; censorship could conceal a small raid.
NotesA submarine-delivered commando raid differs from a large invasion force. Its psychological and political impact could be suppressed by wartime information controls if the party remained small. The target would determine whether the raid created a larger crisis. A successful attack on a coastal railway, comparable to commando disruption in Italy, could produce serious operational trouble even when the landing force itself was limited.