Chapter 1987 Continued Bombing II
Even in the defensive battle of London, the British air force had to choose to avoid battles to reduce losses when necessary. After all, if everything is really exhausted, then the British sky really has no future. This approach is similar to what Germany did in the middle and late stages of World War II. Before the Ardennes counterattack, in order to accumulate strength, the German Air Force was passive for a long time.
For some time to come, the German bomber fleet will continue to maintain a high-pressure situation, and the thousand-plane bombing will continue 3 to 5 times. The continuous bombing during this period is estimated to have made the British government determined to mobilize the air force on the Western Front to defend back and forth. How many planes would it take to effectively kill a fleet of thousands of planes? The number of interceptor fleet should be at least 500 or so. Because the number of fighter jets escorted by Germany is no less than 400. And considering the attendance rate of the aircraft, if you want to ensure that 500 aircraft are dispatched during the air battle, then there must be more than 700 aircraft on the ground to achieve such a high attendance. If you consider the continuous air battle, you need to add plane and pilot words.
If the British want to resist the strategic bombing of the Germans, they must deploy at least 700 aircraft on the mainland, plus about 500 reserve aircraft. In this way, it is estimated that the British will only have more than 2,500 aircraft left on the entire Western Front. up. And once the German Air Force turns its spearhead from the United Kingdom to the Western Front, these 2,500 aircraft will be nothing more than a trouble for the German Air Force! And if the German Army launches an attack from the south of the front line, I am afraid that the British will be beyond their reach. Because the range of most fighter jets is not enough to fly from the northern line to the southern line and then engage in air combat!
It can be said that although the strategic bombing caused great damage to the Luftwaffe, the prince was even prepared to lose several aircraft during this stage of the bombing mission. But for the Allies, the continued bombing would be the final nail in the coffin of the Royal Western Front Air Force! If nothing else, when the prince launches a deterrent offensive against the French, the role of the British Air Force will be very weak, and if the French finally choose to accept the conditions proposed by the prince and release water at the junction of the British and French armies, Then the British Air Force is not able to cooperate with the Army to close the gap under the pressure of the German Air Force. After losing air supremacy, the prince's plan to make dumplings for the entire British Expeditionary Force will be more easily realized.
"The large-scale bombing of thousands of planes will continue for a period of time, but considering the battle damage of the aircraft and the fatigue of the pilots, the large-scale bombing can be separated by 2 to 3 days. However, we still have to maintain pressure on the British mainland during the interval. The scale can be Smaller, the plan can be more conservative. The size of the aircraft per day is at least 600. We can choose British ports, ships on the strait and other offshore targets to launch air strikes. We should organize at least 3 to 5 large-scale bombings to attack the British The large-scale strategic bombing will last for 2 weeks, and after 2 weeks, the main force of the aviation force will shift to attack the ground targets on the western front." After comparing the timetable, Ruprecht made a decision.
"Is there a problem of too much pressure on our fleet with such a bombing scale? Although theoretically we have 7,000 planes, and the bombing scale of 700 planes per day takes ten days to go round once, but we also have to consider the aircraft's Attendance rate and our patrol and reconnaissance needs on the Western Front. Then consider the loss of personnel. And the next stage of supporting the Army's operations. Should we find some other foreign aid earlier?" General Halder asked.
"Actually, our aviation power is almost reaching its zenith. The root cause of the recent large-scale increase in the fleet on the western front is the large number of westward advances of the Bavarian Air Force and the Austrian-Hungarian Air Force on the eastern front. In less than a month, We have supplied more than 2,000 aircraft of various types to the Western Front. In fact,
We are also close to the limit. It is not a big problem to maintain this number of fleets, but do you want to continue to increase? This may be difficult. "The prince thought for a while and said. "We can tolerate the fleet's overdrawn combat power, because the future ground offensive on the western front is estimated to be launched once. "
"But it's always good to have some extra power in hand. The navy performed very well in the last battle in the Strait of Dover. If they can join the battle sequence of the Western Front Air Force, our situation will be much better. "General Halder finally stated his purpose, he wanted to bring the Navy's air force over!" "The British do the same, so they can support it until now."
"The Naval Air Force has other uses, so it shouldn't be consumed too much now." After speaking, the prince gave Halder a meaningful look: "Even if the Naval Air Force joins the battle on the Western Front when necessary, then They will also have their own command system, and the final command authority can only be in the hands of the Supreme Command on the Western Front, not the Air Force Command on the Western Front."
Some of Ruprecht's natural ways Halder's ideas, no, it should be said that they are the ideas of a considerable number of people in the Air Force. They do not want an air force subordinate to the Navy to exist. So when the war was about to end, they wanted to bring part of the navy's aviation force over! Just like in history on April 1, 1919, the British government played that big April Fool's Day joke on the British Navy! As many as nearly 3,000 aircraft of various types in the Navy disappeared overnight...
As for the ideas of Halder and others, Ruprecht gave a warning that was neither soft nor hard!
"Yes, Your Highness, according to your wishes." Halder naturally did not dare to continue bargaining with the prince on this issue. So this question is closed for now.
"Last question, Your Highness, your ground offensive plan is to launch an attack on the French on the southern front first, force the French to accept our terms, release water at the junction of Britain and France, and then we attack the British. But if the French finally We were rejected, so what about our air force transfer? You know, according to the previous plan, the main force of our air force was actually aimed at the British. When the campaign against France on the southern front started, we only prepared 1,500 aircraft." Haha General Elder asked.
"1,500 planes are enough. What really forced the French to submit is not the air power but our army power. Although I can't guarantee that the French will accept our conditions, I am at least 70% sure. The probability is not low. Even if the French decide to fight to the end, we can slowly transfer the air force from the north, and the air force deployment will remain the same. That’s it.” Speaking of this, the prince looked at the map hanging on the wall .
"How should the French decide?" the prince wondered.
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