Building an air force base in reality is not a computer game. You can choose it by clicking it on the map. Just selecting a fixed location is a very time-consuming process.

First of all, the airport cannot be too close to the town, which can reduce the mutual influence with the residents, and it is also conducive to the safety and confidentiality of the base. Of course, the base cannot be too far from the residential area, and transportation must be convenient. It is best to be close to railways and highway hubs to facilitate the transportation of large-scale logistics supplies.

German bombers did not use a dual-plane marshal of a wingman. Usually, three bombing agencies were built into a flight squad, which was the basic unit of the bomber unit. Three such squadrons were formed into a squadron, and then three to four squadrons formed a squadron, and finally three to four squadrons formed a flight wing, which is the largest tactical combat unit of the Luftwaffe.

Except for the small team consisting of two twin-aircraft teams, the remaining squadrons and brigades are organized in no different ways than bombers.

An airport usually hosts three to five squadrons, with conventional arrangements plus aircraft directly affiliated to each squadron and brigade headquarters, as well as affiliated service liaison and trainer aircraft, and the total number is generally around fifty to sixty.

Let's not talk about the single-engine fighter troops here, but only talk about multi-engine long-range bombers. For example, a Heinker III bomber has five crew members (captain and pilot, bomber and navigator, flight mechanic and first machine gunner, radio operator and back machine gunner, and abdominal machine gunner). Such a mainframe needs to be equipped with a five-to-6-person ground crew squad, responsible for combat readiness and maintenance of the bomber.

To complete the combat preparation of a bomber, it is impossible to rely solely on these ground maintenance personnel. There are also engineers and mechanics responsible for parts replacement and renovation, oil squads responsible for filling various types of fuels and oils, ammunition squads handling airborne ordnances and bombs, etc.

After the plane completed its mission and returned, in addition to the above-mentioned personnel, there were also fire brigades responsible for fire extinguishing and rescue work, medical staff who provided emergency rescue to the injured, and even cleaning teams specifically responsible for cleaning and cleaning and scrubbing the blood stains of the cabin.

If these units are combined, there will be about five or six hundred people, which has not included the number of command, administration, internal service and communication departments of each squadron and brigade.

In addition to these people, don’t forget the logistics support units, such as the slaughtering company, the bread company and the car transport company, the kitchen team directly under each squadron, the kitchenette of senior officers and the pilot bar club, as well as the military post station, laundry room, military service department, fitness center, etc., which can bring together seven or eight hundred people.

At least one battalion is required for a large air force airport, and the ground guard forces also need the same number. This is an airport within Germany. If it is a base outside the country or even close to the border, its defense power may be more than doubled.

In the end, the Air Force will calculate a strategic bombing base at the wing level, and the total number of work and combat personnel will likely exceed 15,000.

The supplies consumed by these people every day will be calculated in the basic unit of ten tons. This is just the share of food chewed by people and horses. If the fuel used by planes, vehicles, and various power generation equipment is added, as well as the ammunition consumed during normal training, the tonnage will probably be added with a zero in the back.

Without the support of a developed transportation network, even if the SS shoots a logistics staff member every day without the support of a developed transportation network, it will not be able to keep up with this daily consumption rate. Not to mention that after the war broke out on the Eastern Front, the related consumption will increase even more.

Historically, the Royal Air Force prepared a large-scale strategic bombing operation, often took weeks to gather aircraft, personnel, equipment and hoard the ammunition needed for combat. This was not only the reason for the exhaustion of Britain's national strength, but also the pressure on the transportation system caused by the demand for supply, but also one of the reasons for this situation. If it were replaced by the end of the 20th century, it would not even take twenty-four hours to gather the same amount of materials.

The commander has started to select a new airport site, which requires careful surveys by professional engineers from the Air Force. So even if Xu Jun is anxious, he knows that such things are absolutely impossible to be fast. However, it takes time to build aircraft and train pilots. Xu Jun only hopes that everything can be completed smoothly according to the planned schedule.

If someone asks, now that there are planes and airports, then strategic bombing can be implemented? Of course, the answer is no.

Reality cannot be like in the movie. When a general draws a circle on the map, the bomber group of Wuyang and Wuyang will fly over. Every strategic bombing operation that goes deep into the enemy's territory requires detailed calculations in advance. Reckless actions usually do not get any good results. The bomber crew members of the US Army Air Force may have a deep understanding of this.

The most critical one is the navigation issue, which is a technical difficulty that cannot be avoided in any case, because even the most advanced bombers at that time will not be more valuable than a pile of scrap iron after Trek.

A huge strategic bombing, as a result, a large number of aircraft were unable to reach the target location due to trekking. If the army commander was replaced, they would not be able to explain to their superiors at all. However, in the bomber troops in the early days of World War II, this was within an acceptable range.

The German aircraft group invaded Norway encountered heavy fog, which caused an unprecedented air chaos. The important turning point in the British air battle was also due to the unexpected trek of two German bombers. At that time, the German pilots of the trek dropped the bomb into the residential area of ​​London, but turned around and the British bombed the city of Berlin in retaliation. Social public opinion and Hitler's pressure forced Fatty Go to the center of the bombing to London, giving the Royal Air Force, which was already on the verge of collapse, a breathing opportunity.

It is said that Germany's radio navigation system should be considered quite advanced based on its technical level at that time. However, the Germans believed too much in their technological advancement and did not notice the hidden defects of this system. As a result, they encountered targeted electronic interference from Britain in history, which almost triggered a trust crisis among bomber pilots.

Xu Jun dared not guarantee that the Soviet Union's electronic warfare capabilities could reach the heights of Britain, but there would be no big mistakes when you were careful.

Germany needs to establish a series of large radio navigation base stations on the East Line. Using the simple triangular positioning principle, the radio navigation device carried by the bomber will calculate the coordinate points of the aircraft at that time according to the strength of the beams transmitted by different base stations. Theoretically, the more such base stations there are, the less likely they will encounter enemy interference, unless they encounter indiscriminate full-band interference. Of course, this will have a greater impact on the Soviet army itself.

In addition to these radio navigation base stations, the German army also had to establish a series of ground radar stations on the eastern defense line. Some of the long-range radar missions were to provide ground guidance and command services for strategic bombing.

The radar is also ready-made, including the Wildsburg and Freia systems in Germany, as well as the local chain series developed by the UK. Xu Jun’s goal is to build an invisible electronic blockade on the Eastern Front 4,000, 4,000, and 6 months ago.

The Soviet Union had already started to equip the radar RUS-1, which was developed by itself, as early as 39 years ago. It is currently mainly deployed in the Caucasus and the Far East. It is a long-wave radar with a wavelength of four meters. It is still technically primitive. The transmitting station and the trustee station are actually 35 kilometers apart. It can only detect the number and direction of the target, and cannot provide the target's distance, altitude and speed parameters.

However, the performance of the second-generation radar RUS-2, which had just been put into use by the Soviet army, was improved a lot, at least the target height and angle coordinates could be obtained. However, due to the weak processing capacity of the Soviet Union's electronic products, this kind of radar was quite expensive. In history, only twelve units were produced until the outbreak of war.

The performance of the new Soviet radar can only be said to be not as good as they advertised by themselves. In history, because the number was too small, it almost did not play much role in the war.

Now Germany has aircraft and pilots, exclusive air force bases and supporting navigation and radar systems. What Germany needs to prepare next is intelligence collection work in the target area.

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