"In just one confrontation, the opponent found our weakness, and after suffering heavy losses, they were able to concentrate such a large force for an air battle. If my estimate is correct, the air power of the entire southern Italian peninsula must at least be maintained

About 80% of attendance

It is possible to gather so many fighter jets with great efficiency, but we all know that this kind of attendance rate is close to myth in a long battle. It is possible for one or two squadrons, but it is too difficult for the entire theater to be like this." Rishi.

Thofen frowned as he looked at the markings on the map.

"We have overlooked one force. He may have intervened in this battle!" Kesselring pointed at Sicily. "The other party may have mobilized Sicily's aviation force to carry out this battle. We can arrange another test.

Sexual bombing, if the defense in the direction of Sicily is not strong, then it means that my judgment is correct. Vice versa, it is incorrect."

"There will be no mistakes in the land-based aviation force. Our estimation of the opponent's aviation force has always been accurate, and the large-scale air force stationing cannot be concealed at all. At least this is the case in Italy. The Black Shirts can't do anything else well, but

The remaining eyes are still very useful." Richthofen shook his head. Then he opened a new document, and after taking a few glances, his expression suddenly changed!

"Damn it, Tycho blocked this hole with naval aviation! He was quite active!" With a snap, Richthofen closed the document, then immediately picked up the slide rule and began to measure the distance. "Tycho

They must have sent the fleet to the area west of Naples, and then used sea-based aviation to support the land-based! Those guys in the navy have been huddled in Crete all day long. If only they could have half the initiative of Tycho

Why did we delay the war for so long?! The sea-based air force in Crete has several brigades, but it has never made any big achievements. It knows how to guard this base all day long, and our air force has to do everything!

"Richthofen felt a burst of anger bursting out of his chest. This huge loss and the Navy's inaction made him feel very angry. Now he was thinking about how to go to the Kaiser to sue the Navy.

"Marshal, we only have one squadron in Crete, and the main force of the navy is the Austrians. Even if General Raeder wants to take action, it will be impossible without the support of the Austrians. And don't forget, our forces in Egypt are

Part of the aviation fuel is provided by the base in Crete. This is not good." Kesselring said in a low voice. It is true that the German Navy cannot be entirely blamed for this matter.

"Okay, no matter what, the battle is over. The war will enter a new stage. If the Italians even use the troops in Sicily, then plus the wing previously sent to East Africa, their aviation reserves

The strength should have been exhausted." Thinking of this, Richthofen finally felt better. "There are many lessons learned in this battle that need to be summarized. It is not enough to rely solely on brute force to fight opponents of similar strength.

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In fact, from beginning to end, the large-scale air operations of both sides had no secrets from the other side. Both sides deployed a large number of spies in the other side's territory. The Allies had the Blackshirt Party in Italy, while the Austro-Hungarian Empire and

After Germany occupied the Balkans, it implemented a high-pressure policy that would naturally create a group of leading parties to serve the Allied Powers. Moreover, the distance between the two sides was very close, so it was not possible to rely on high-speed reconnaissance aircraft for reconnaissance.

How difficult is it? Coupled with radio monitoring and deciphering, both sides have a general understanding of the other party's direction of action. Facts have proved that once the attacker's intentions are understood by the other party at any time and some preparations are made, then the attacker's

The results are generally very tragic. Therefore, Richthofen believes that strategic bombing plays an important role, but it requires more detailed strategic and tactical arrangements.

The Kaiser was also tolerant of the failure of this strategic bombing. After all, this was the first large-scale strategic bombing and achieved quite brilliant results, and the second strategic bombing was achieved when the opponent knew the main attack direction and after a long period of time

After preparation, he was still able to achieve the planned goal. (Okay, Grimm mixed some water in this aspect when reporting the results.) Therefore, he believed that this mistake was just a matter of tactics and tactics.

Despite the intelligence errors, the general direction was still correct, and he said that in order to make strategic bombing proceed more smoothly in the future, appropriate tilts could be made in equipment and funding. However, at the same time, he also warned Richthofen that in the next stage,

During the landing battle, the Luftwaffe had to shoulder its responsibilities, partly because the army needed cover as it crossed the Adriatic Sea, and partly because Germany did not trust the Austro-Hungarian Navy.

Overall, at this stage of the war, although the German Air Force paid a certain price, it also almost wiped out all the assets of the Italian Air Force, and even the losses of the Allied Air Force were close to the bottom line of all countries. In large-scale assistance, it is possible

There will be no more. The balance of the war has inevitably tilted towards the Allies, saying

It is not an exaggeration to say that the Italians won a Pinocchio-style victory. Almost all of the air force reserve forces were used, and the mobility force was also greatly reduced. In the view of the Germans, Italy's remaining air force could ensure the deployment of various key points.

Not bad. The next stage of the German task becomes how to deal with the Italian navy and landing operations.

While the Germans were planning their next move, Italy and the Allied Powers were not idle either. However, compared with the Germans who had a lot of good cards and plenty of backup, Tycho's steps up to this point were considered difficult. In one day, the Allied Powers

The Air Force lost hundreds of aircraft! Such losses made these countries feel heartbroken. Moreover, under the bad economic situation, Britain and France could not support larger investment. What's more, this kind of war has almost no economic benefits.

, although Tycho is trying to

Italy's gold and precious metal reserves are under its control, but according to the treaty between China and the Allies, this gold reserve will not be used as a means of payment in this war. Instead, it will be used as funds for the restoration of the Italian government-in-exile in the future.

. In other words, Tycho would not bring too many economic benefits to the Allies in this war. The only way to repay him was to lead the remaining Italian fleet and other armed forces to cooperate with the Allies when the Allies and the Entente went to war again in the future.

Fortunately, the transfer work of the Italian Navy has come to an end, and there is no need to persist for too long. "Our air power is already very weak. In the future, the opponent is likely to launch attacks from two aspects. On the one hand, it will cross Asia.

The Adriatic Sea directly lands on the mainland, while on the other hand it marches from Egypt to Libya, land war will be inevitable. We need to make arrangements in advance." Lin Yongsheng reminded.

"Although the Air Force has suffered huge losses, the Army's equipment reserves are still fine. As long as there are people, we can delay it for a while." Tycho is not particularly concerned about this. As colonial empires, Britain and France both have a large number of colonies.

.Can be recruited from Africa and Asia very cheaply

A large amount of cannon fodder. And most of Italy's domestic arms reserves fell into the hands of the navy or forces sympathetic to the navy. These equipment were used to arm a group of troops, plus the elite troops of the Allied Powers and the Italian Navy, and combined with the terrain and ground conditions of Italy.

The war can still be delayed for a while.

What really worried Tycho was whether the Allied fleets deployed in the Mediterranean would begin to take action? Just two days after the Battle of Naples, Germany's strategic bomber force deployed in southern Egypt launched an air strike under the cover of long-range fighter jets.

Several airports in Italian East Africa were destroyed in this air strike. In addition to destroying these well-positioned airports, they could also blockade the southern part of the Red Sea.

In addition to the base at the entrance to the center, a large amount of supplies and about a squadron of aircraft were blown up. In order to avoid the opponent's next wave of attacks, the Italian East African Sword Wing began to move further south, which would inevitably reduce the

At the same time, Turkey has also begun to deploy its air force in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula, which will inevitably further reduce the effectiveness of the blockade.

As for Iakino’s fleet? Well, even Tycho doesn’t know where this guy took the fleet, but judging from the intelligence collected, this guy seems to have left the main route, although he was not wiped out by the Turks.

, but it may be difficult to exert much of a diversionary effect. In other words, the Turkish fleet may enter the Mediterranean. Once strong reinforcements are received, the sea will no longer be calm? Tycho was thinking. Even

Some hope that the two sides can have a battle at sea!

And once a war starts in the bathtub of the Mediterranean, the Italian Navy, whose land-based aviation power has been severely weakened, naturally cannot wait for the opponent to complete its deployment before taking action. Otherwise, when the opponent's deployment in the Balkans and Egypt is completed,

, the aviation force departing from these two places will completely suppress the Italian forces in Sicily and Libya.

Biya's aviation and posed a huge threat to their own fleet, so the Italians decided to start attacking the Allied ports on the Egyptian coast before the opponent completed their deployment. Of course, they sent out land-based aviation to bombard them in broad daylight.

It is impossible. Italy does not have this power, and in the end the only thing it can rely on is its own fleet.

"In the daytime in the Mediterranean, it is very dangerous for a weak fleet to operate in the opponent's territory. If we want to cause some damage to the opponent, we must prepare for night battles!" Lin Yongsheng said to Tycho.

"Night fight? This is a bit like gambling. Sometimes luck is the decisive factor, but I like it." Tycho frowned, and then said firmly.
Chapter completed!