Chapter 1232 The battle reaches the middle game
"This is not a battle, it's simply a massacre! Although I haven't experienced the front line, I can imagine how helpless the boys of the bomber troops are. They can easily hunt all the British bombers that appear in their sight. They are not afraid of our self-defense firepower, easily catch up, and then kill them cleanly, as simple as picking up something that fell on the ground. This is a situation we have never encountered before. Their existence gave the Royal Air Force bomber troops to the exhibition!" In the diary of the day, the Lieutenant General wrote.&1t;/p>
Although Royal Air Force has a great career, it is definitely a huge loss for Royal Air Force to throw away about 4O FB27 and O-4O bombers in two separate battlefields. You can compare the situation where the Royal Air Force directly dropped 4O Lancasters in 1943 in the RAF in 2, or even over this. What? You say if FB27 is compared to Lancasters in 2 Battle, then which type of V15O? That is at least B29 level! If you want to exchange it for money, it does not count fuel, bombs and personnel, these 4O bombers alone are worth at least 40,000 pounds! If you change it to tanks, you can build 8O to 1O! According to the British organization, this is equivalent to throwing away two armored regiments in less than 2 hours...&1t;/p>
This loss alone is enough for Lieutenant General Trenchard to hurt his heart, and what makes the lieutenant general feel even more heartbroken is that the crew members who lost these bombers, 5 people on one bomber, and 4o are the most elite crew members of the Royal Air Force. For this operation, these personnel were carefully selected, and the loss is a pity. Now, more than 2o people have died in one go... Although the Royal Air Force is huge now, so many elites have been in a very short time.
The death in the country was definitely a serious blow. Like the distribution of social wealth, a small number of top pilots achieved most of the results. For example, taking the German 2nd World War submarine as an example, 5% of the ace captains achieved nearly half or even more results. The losses of experienced bomber pilots are far more terrifying than the losses in numbers! What is even more unsettling is that the bomber troops attacking Port Erely have not yet heard back, so it is really hard to say how they are fighting there!&1t;/p>
"We used more than half of our power to attack Count Spee's fleet, and also received full support from the Russian Black Sea Fleet. There should be no problem." At this time, Lieutenant General Stedy, as the navy, was in a good mood. After all, he was not his own child, so he would just hang up.&1t;/p>
Besides, it is worth it to exchange a bomber worth 40,000 pounds for 2 fast battleships and 1 armored cruiser. Even if it is not a sinking, it is okay to just cause heavy damage. At least the economic account is correct! As for strategy, this is even more problematic! In his opinion, killing the Allied Mediterranean Fleet is equivalent to winning the future 6 battles, killing Turkey, and opening up the passage with Russia. Not to mention throwing 40 bombers, Lieutenant General Stedi believes that throwing away the group can eliminate the Allied Mediterranean Fleet is worth it! Of course, Lieutenant General Stedi did not dare to make the words clear, otherwise he would probably become the most unpopular person of Royal Air Force.&1t;/p>
"I don't know what's going on now," Lieutenant General Stedy asked.&1t;/p>
"It's very chaotic. No signal has been sent back for 45 minutes! All communications seem to be interrupted. I don't know if it's because of the chaos in wartime or some technical problems." Lieutenant General Trenchard said with a gloomy face.&1t;/p>
The technical problem he mentioned is definitely not that something happened to his telegraph. For today's operation, the British prepared a whole dozen high-power telegraphs. Although radio communications were a bit unreliable in this era, if there were enough backups, it would be fine. In the British bomber troops attacking Port Erely, each V15oo was equipped with a telegraph, and every three twin bombers was equipped with a Chinese-wave telegraph. In theory, each four-bomber and each twin-bomber team could contact the headquarters... But now, hehe...&1t;/p>
The Germans could not destroy all British bombers, so there is only one possibility. The British bomber troops entering the war zone were unable to communicate due to the German electronic interference! They could not communicate... This means that the British bomber troops entering the battlefield became deaf and blind. The attacks will no longer be coordinated, and they will be more helpless in the face of various threats.&1t;/p>
"Did our Group A know that the Germans sent troops specifically against bombers?" asked Lieutenant General Trenchard.&1t;/p>
"We sent the telegram an hour ago, but there was no reply. We don't know if they received it." The officer who assisted in the contact was full of helplessness.&1t;/p>
"Bastard!" Lieutenant General Trenchard cursed in a low voice, not just cursing. At this time, on the sea and in the air outside Port Erely, the Germans, British and Russians were cursing this extremely chaotic scene. This scene was so chaotic that the three parties appeared each other, but no one dared to do it easily! If such a scene appeared on the battlefield, the three parties' commanders were also drunk!&1t;/p>
The script is different from the actual situation. The Russians are seriously separated from it! According to the Russians' understanding, the previous plan was like this. When the Germans were not sure, it is best to not even get up when the bed was not up. British bombers fell from the sky, output tons of damage, and sank or severely damaged the German main warship. Then the Russians took advantage of the opportunity to enter the field and finish the fight. With the help of seaplanes, they used naval guns to sink the German warships in the port one by one... and then finish the work!&1t;/p>
But the current situation can be described as "dummy"! The Russians also specifically considered the problem of running out if the German fleet was not severely damaged. Therefore, in order to ensure safety, the Russians deliberately chose a place 50 kilometers northeast of the Port of Erelli to standby. According to the 15-kilometer voyage of the Russian fleet, the distance between the two was 38 kilometers. If the British started bombing, the Russians could only include Port of Erelli to their own artillery range in one hour. If the Germans were not severely damaged but rushed out, this distance was enough to allow the Russians to move in smoothly.&1t;/p>
But who would have thought that the plan did not change quickly! Before the British bombs were thrown down, British bombs appeared at the observation post deployed outside Port Erelli. Then, Earl Spee's fleet decisively left the port to avoid it. So, where should we go after leaving the port? Naturally, it was far away from the British bombers. The British came from the west, so I'll go east, and then the Spee's fleet heading east showed the Russian fleet waiting to pick peaches in the northeast...&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!