Chapter 1935: Powerless

The reason is simple, the German ground has formed an armored assault group that can be really depended on! And this is something that the British and French do not have, or that they have achieved it in some secondary battlefields, but unfortunately, they do not have this ability now!

From the perspective of God, a relatively fatal strategic error occurred in the battle between Britain and France in the previous year. Britain and France invested a large amount of precious technical equipment, such as bombers, tanks, armored vehicles and heavy artillery into the Balkan battlefield. And Asia Minor these secondary strategic directions.

　　 Of course, you can find countless reasons. For example, the Russians lost a million troops after the Polish Pocket War. It has reached the brink of destruction, so Britain and France must contain the German forces in order to give Russia time to win. But there is a problem that cannot be avoided, that is, in the Balkans and Asia Minor, the Allies fought a war of attrition with their opponents under extremely unfavorable circumstances! Especially in the half-year melee in Asia Minor, the Allies lost too much technical equipment!

　　In the Eastern Mediterranean battlefield, the size of the troops on both sides may not be too large, but they have concentrated the most elite combat corps. The Bavarian Army is the leader of the entire German army. And the Bavarian troops that came to Asia Minor were even more outstanding! Here, the Bavarian Army has invested in the most advanced technical weapons including Wolf tanks, J4 fighters, Swallow monoplane fighters and K6 bombers on a large scale for the first time!

　　 Then, with their own understanding, the French fought with the Bavarian Legion, which was linked to the traversers, in a battle of the highest level in the entire World War I. Then I won’t say much about the result. Although Bavaria encountered some difficulties in the entire battle, it eventually wiped out the most elite armored cluster of the British and French forces! If the lost armor power is converted, it is not even much weaker than the armor power of the British and French Army on the Western Front.

　　 And then, after the loss of a lot of technical equipment, the entire army's combat effectiveness was bleeding heavily. The lucky British and French forces launched another offensive in winter! The equipment that could have been used to accumulate for a few months was then consumed on the dry land in winter. As a result, in the case of multiple strategic judgment errors in contact, neither the British nor the French have the ability to accumulate a powerful armored cluster for defense and counterattack.

Marshal Haig is very important to the role of tanks. When most people treat tanks as an infantry weapon to cover the breakthrough of infantry, Marshal Haig has thought that this weapon will rise to the level of strategy and tactics. It became a key weapon. In Asia Minor, the steel spearhead of the Bavarian Army broke the British and French defenses to pieces. Even if the Anglo-French coalition forces had an absolute advantage in infantry and rapid-fire guns, they could not wipe out the small group of German tanks at the breach.

"These giant steel beasts are like armor-piercing cones, easily piercing our defenses, and tanks will completely crush the combination of infantry and artillery that has been popular since the Napoleonic era. The victory or defeat of a war no longer depends on the strength of troops and the number of artillery. , High-tech equipment will play a vital role.” He wrote in Haig’s diary.

　　 Because of this realization, Haig realized the plight of the British army in the future. That is, even if you have thousands of artillery pieces, how would you defend if the Germans concentrated on 1,000 tanks to attack? The German artillery is now larger than the British. There are also certain advantages in artillery. When the artillery was suppressed, the German armored forces could easily tear apart the British trenches, barbed wire, machine guns, and flat guns. Although the British also have 800 tanks, look at the German wolves and then look at their own MK series tanks. The result can only ha ha.

　　 After realizing this, Haig was very worried about the status of the British army. The seemingly huge British army was just a fat pig waiting to be slaughtered under the German attack. The bunker is dead, and the artillery is semi-fixed. The British army, lacking mobile combat capability, will eventually be divided and surrounded until finally annihilated! Even the British can't even run! The so-called dead horse is regarded as a living horse doctor. In the end, Haig can only pin his hopes on Trenchard's air power to delay for some time.

"You are aware of the powerful effect of armored forces on the army. Surely you know the meaning of the air force? For the sake of the safety of 1.6 million British troops. My air force must also maintain a high combat effectiveness. I will launch some diversionary attacks. However, I must keep my fleet on a safe basis. In addition, the air force’s deployment of fuel consumption is very terrifying. I need at least 1,500 tons of fuel per day. This must be guaranteed. (Not only aircraft but also There are vehicles attached to it. Haig said for this, and Marshal Trenchard could only make some concessions.

"Ok, I will try my best to guarantee it. However, the fuel consumption must not exceed 1,800 tons. Otherwise, even I am afraid I can only ride a horse~www.wuxiaspot.com~ After 2 minutes of consideration, General Haig expressed his support. . Fuel is another problem for General Haig. In fact, the entire British Expeditionary Army’s fuel inventory in France does not exceed 15 days, and the lowest is even 7 days!

　　 You should know that this number of days is calculated based on the number of vehicles normally consumed in peacetime. If the battle broke out, General Haig could only pay attention to hitting the navy's aviation fuel depot. (At this time, airplane engines and car gasoline engines use the same fuel.)

　　 Although the British army mainly uses horses as a means of road maneuvering, the strategic maneuverability of the army is by train. But all tanks still need fuel. Except for the very few heavy artillery units that need to be towed by tractors or vehicles, almost all fuel must be given priority to armored units. Therefore, General Haig also specifically emphasized fuel consumption.

　　 After some bargaining, Trenchard finally decided to formulate a limited attack plan. This time, the Royal Air Force will avoid the airports, military depots, and supply bases that the Germans focused on. It also no longer enters German-controlled airspace on a fixed route. The British bomber forces set their targets on the main lines of communication. These lines of communication, which stretch for hundreds of kilometers and thousands of kilometers, are like human arteries, which constantly maintain the front-line supply. So the British attack fleet will be free to attack targets they consider valuable.

　　 Once there is randomness and uncertainty, it will be difficult for the Germans to ambush their opponents again. Of course, such an attack will cause chaos at best, and the real damage will be more limited!

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