Type 25

On seeing the remnants of our World War 2 defences, I frequently wonder how they would have fared against a German blitzkrieg.  Crudely formed in haste, usually from what ever resources were locally available, they were designed as a first defence from a massed German invasion. Operation Sealion, the German invasion plan, wasn't played out in the summer 1940, as control of the air by the Luftwaffe was not secured.  Although, Operation Sealion was war gamed in 1974 at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst by German and British officers, umpired by senior officers of both countries.  After a promising start by the Germans, limited armour and poor resupply, coupled with failed reinforcement led to their eventual failure at the hands of a superior strength British force.  Just a game, luckily we were spared the real thing and we'll never really know how the defences which still remain hidden in hedgerows or are slowly disappearing into the sea would have fared. Though if we look at what the allies did to the massively superior, both in build and design, Normandy defences of  Hitlers Atlantic Wall, our pillboxes appear more for morale rather than genuine or realistic defence.