The concentration on Detling and Eastchurch was a failure, as both were Coastal Command stations and bore no relation to Fighter Command. The Germans may have reasoned that if bases such as Manston, Hawkinge and Lympne were neutralised through the attacks on 12 August, then Fighter Command may have had to move onto these airfields.
The efforts at Detling and Eastchurch failed because both were Coastal Command stations without any connection to Fighter Command. The Germans might have thought that if bases such as Manston, Hawkinge, and Lympne were targeted on August 12th, then Fighter Command would need to move to these airfields.