Chapter 1197: Recommendation 2 from the Air Force

Slide 1197

"It's not just that. If you perform such a long-range attack, I suggest that the bomb load of the O-400 bomber should not exceed 350KG, and the FB27 bomber should not exceed 425KG. The maximum bomb load of the V1500 bomber. It should be limited to less than 1 ton." The Lieutenant General said.

"If this were the case, the strength of the blow would drop a lot. We flew over in one night, but we could only throw a 12-inch shell, this..." Sir Fisher said with a smashed mouth. .

"Uh, I'm talking about performing this task during the day. If it's night, IMHO, such a plan is not operational at all." Lieutenant General Trentchard said with a start.

"But, didn't your air force launch an air strike at night from a distance of 200 or even 300 kilometers from the front to attack the rear of the Germans? Although the distance is a bit far this time, we can implement it after careful planning. Could it be me? I saw something wrong with your night raid report?" Sir Fisher is about to step down. At this time, he has nothing to worry about, so the words are a bit rushing.

"You can try to drive at night in the city, or you can try to drive in the wilderness by the way. On land, we can determine our position based on the lights on the ground and some iconic landmarks, but what about the sea? Let the pilot bring a sextant to navigate? A night attack that spans 200 kilometers and a night attack that spans more than 500 kilometers are completely two concepts. Perhaps a deviation of one degree is enough to make you come to Amsterdam in the Netherlands instead of the German William port."

"If the Navy implements your plan rashly, then I can assure you that in addition to damaging the Royal Navy Fleet, you will add another scourge to the Royal Navy Air Force in your military court!" Lieutenant General Trentchard retorted.

I have to ask if there was a night air raid during the First World War. Not long after the war began, the Russian Ilya bombers bombed the German station at night, but the flight distance was only less than 80 kilometers... I would like to ask if there were any operations of bombing the British mainland across the strait at night in World War I? Naturally, there are too, such as airship bombing and later Gotha disasters. These are all successful examples, but the Germans can easily bomb London, England, does not mean that the British can easily bomb Wilhelmshaven...

The reason is simple, the distance is different from the tool! Let's talk about distance first. Germany wants to bomb Britain. That's easy. Just take off from the occupied French territory. There is an English Channel between the two sides. But what if the British wanted to bomb Wilhelmshaven? Take this map by yourself and measure it according to the scale. Whether you start from France or from mainland Britain, the distance is very long!

And the airship that started bombing the UK has a very large endurance. The 17-hour endurance of the V1500 is terrible, right? But in fact, the airship flies for a week without any problems.... As long as the people above can solve their own physiological problems, even if they yaw, they will be off course. Just fly back, but it is not so easy for the aircraft. The V1500 may be possible, but the quantity is too small and the price is too expensive. The real main force is bombers such as O-400 and FB27. Therefore, it is possible for the British to bomb the rear of the German front at night, but it is too difficult to bomb Wilhelmshaven.

"We are only discussing technical issues, and don't fall into other areas. We should respect the technical officers from the Air Force, but at the same time, our Navy also has the right to choose." At this time Churchill came out again to be a peacemaker.

"If it is to bomb Wilhelmshaven, I suggest that in addition to using armor-piercing bombs against warships, you can use high-explosive bombs against port facilities." Lieutenant General Trentchard said. Honestly speaking, the Lieutenant General thought that it was not reliable to use aircraft to counter ships. After all, the targets of bomber attacks are generally surface targets and not too hard targets.

For example, bombing an artillery position, such as a bombing station, the target is relatively large and soft. The high-explosive shells go on and on, even if they are not directly hit, they may cause serious damage, but it is different when hitting battleships. High-explosive shells can damage battleships, but they are difficult to destroy. As for armor-piercing shells? The dive angle of the aircraft is limited, and the speed is also limited. Therefore, according to the basic laws of physics, the horizontal penetration of the bomb is also a problem. Moreover, there is still another problem with fighting a port battleship. Even if it is sunk, people can fish it...

"If you calculate by the bomber load provided by your Excellency, I am afraid that the number of bombers we need will rise sharply. The original scale is not enough for us to completely destroy the German Navy's largest military port in the North Sea." Churchill thoughtfully. Said that he has now considered "seconding" a group of bombers from the Air Force through the relationship of high-level government.

"Dear Mr. Churchill, I personally think that it is unrealistic to rely solely on aviation to severely damage Wilhelmshaven. The technical limitation of the Air Force itself is a problem. The loss of bombers is a more important issue, and the replenishment speed of bombers is even more unsolvable. Question, don’t you think that the Luftwaffe has not deployed air defense forces in this important port?"

"From the data we have collected so far, the Luftwaffe has equipped an interceptor specifically designed to deal with dual-engine and quadruple-engine bombers, and it has been applied on the battlefield on a large scale. This is how the Russian Ilya bomber unit was affected. A force was hit hard, and this time we also encountered this powerful twin-engine aircraft during the engagement in the North Sea~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Because of the way of transportation, the German seaplane carrier did not carry much. , But at the airport next to the port, there should be a lot of this kind of aircraft, right?" Lieutenant General Trentchard said.

"Maybe there are various problems, but I want to say that we have no better solution in the short term, right? Maybe we can't hit the opponent hard, but as long as we can temporarily drive them from Wilhelmshaven to Kielport. Judging from the current battle damage situation, the Luftwaffe’s damage to our large and medium bombers is very limited. Whether on the Western Front or in the North Sea, this is true, isn’t it?"

Churchill said that in his mind, Lieutenant General Trentchard only provided technical advice and had no right to decide what the navy should do. In other words, no matter how difficult the matter was, Churchill believed that the Royal Navy All of the bomber units should make a lap over Wilhelmshaven as much as possible.

"It seems that we need a brand new attack platform. Perhaps an opinion of General Betty may open the deadlock for us. Even if we cannot solve the problem of the intensity of long-range bombing, we can at least provide some air cover." Jericho Said.

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