The Navy at D-Day

Another person wrote that the air and naval forces at D-Day were under ridiculous restrictions which greatly reduced their effectiveness.  (Most people in the thread believe the aerial and naval bombardment at D-Day was ineffective.)

Air Forces were ordered to  delay their release so as not to hit landing craft and troops on the beach so most exploded two miles inland.  (Maybe this was to prevent reinforcements.)

The United States had three old battleships, a heavy cruiser and  30 or so destroyers there.    They also had serious restrictions which reduced their effectiveness until ordered in close.  When Allied destroyers were ordered to come up close at Omaha Beach, this changed, but some ran aground.

One destroyer was sunk by a German mine.

--GreGen