Chapter 1986: Continue to boom

At the same time, when the huge bomber group returned from the UK, the German Western Front Command was also evaluating the effects and losses of the airstrike. The effects of the bombing would not be known until the flight wing returned. Air combat losses came out relatively quickly.

"Even under our advantage, we still lost at least 120 aircraft (including aircraft that were scrapped due to mechanical failure and return) in this bombing. Among them, there were 60 bombers. Among them, K8 bombers were 15 or so." Major General Halder said.

"10% battle damage?! This number is a bit high. It seems that we want to continue, I am afraid that we will have to pay an unbearable price." When he heard the news, Ruprecht was also very shocked, although he and In history, the number of large-scale volleys in the second war is not higher than this ratio, but it still exceeds the upper limit of losses in long-term strategic bombing. Generally speaking, strategic bombing must limit bomber losses to less than 5% to be sustainable. Launch an attack.

"Look at the situation. In fact, regardless of the effect of the bombs we dropped, we are also the dominant party from the perspective of air combat. According to our assessment, it is not only the local London aviation team that participated in the interception this time. There are also a large number of fighter jets and interceptors drawn from the Western Front. The number of British aircraft participating in the war is as many as one. To be honest, I admire the British’s ability to mobilize the battlefield. Even if they are caught off guard, they can concentrate such a large fleet."

"If it was a year ago, if more British planes gathered in and encountered our bomber forces, even with fighter cover, it would still be a disaster, much worse than the current situation, but this time, I I have to say that the British fighter pilots are almost dead. This time we have shot down more than 300 aircraft of various kinds, and the battle damage ratio is even close to 1 to 3! If you are more optimistic, if the British continue to die with us Knock down, one month later, we will certainly lose thousands of aircraft, but the British Air Force may collapse before us." Halder said.

"From a strategic point of view, the decline of the British Air Force is inevitable. They have overdrawn their last strength. In my opinion, the British Air Force can no longer fight us in both the western and domestic strategic directions. , They will either give up air supremacy on the Western Front or allow London to be attacked by us. Under the current technical conditions, even interceptors cannot be deployed to take into account two strategic directions at the same time, because the range of the aircraft is limited and the speed is somewhat Slow, there is not enough time." Halder said.

　　 "Very good." Ruprech nodded characteristically. In fact, if this time it wasn't for the purpose of hunting down the British fighter group while bombing London, if the main bomber unit were to rush over and then use horizontal bombing and then leave, the British aircraft group in France would not have time to intercept the German bomber group. This time, the prince deliberately lengthened the bombing time, and the purpose was to once again hit the British aircraft fleet. From the current situation, the air combat alone has already been profitable. After all, the loss of more than 300 British aircraft Rarely are double-engine interceptors like DH11.

"Then let's deduce the choices that the British may make and the possible consequences. First, if the British continue to maintain the number of air forces on the western front, then London is the fish on the chopping board for us. The British mainland It should be very empty. This can be seen from the quality of the fighter squadrons deployed around London. In the most likely to be attacked on the mainland, and the most important place, only a third-rate fighter squadron can be deployed. To illustrate a problem, the British domestic air force is mainly based on training squadrons or non-combat forces."

"And if the British withdrew the main force of the western aviation team back to homeland, it would be a very big trouble for us to continue bombing London. Because the British can take advantage of the home court and wait for work. Like this time, we want to fight again. A time difference makes it impossible to destroy each. If you want to reduce the loss, you can only bomb at night, and you should be very clear about the effect of night bombing. We can only guarantee that the bomb will be dropped into the city, as to where it fell. It’s just luck." General Halder said.

　　 "Let me think about it first." Ruprecht said, Halder, as a professional technical officer, has provided the prince with sufficient information, and now it is the prince's turn to make a decision through this information. When the prince first arrived on the Western Front, the British Air Force’s aircraft inventory was about 2,800 fighters and 2,300 bombers. At the beginning, the Luftwaffe had 6,000 aircraft of various types. After several weeks of fighting, the British Air Force conservatively lost more than 1,600 planes! Even if it can be supplemented, the number of British planes on the west side still dropped to about 4,000 within a month. After receiving the support of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the follow-up fleet in Germany, the number of aircraft in the German Air Force has not decreased but increased ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ has now reached the scale of 7,000! From the perspective of the situation, the Luftwaffe has an overwhelming advantage both in terms of quality and quantity!

　　 The French Air Force has actually been reduced to a combat level. A total of 1,000 aircraft up and down cannot be put on the table. Not only is the number small, but the performance is incomparable with German and British aircraft!

So now when the Luftwaffe decides to target the British mainland, the British Air Force, which was already insufficient in number, will allocate some troops to defend the mainland. Then the force problem will be even more stretched. Think about it, but 4000 aircraft need to be defended. The southern part of England, and the western front, which has thousands of kilometers of front, and the Germans can launch attacks at any point. This is simply an impossible task.

　　 What would happen if the prince stood from Trent's perspective? It will definitely abandon the secondary aspects and concentrate the forces on the main aspects of defense, such as the English Channel channel, important ports on the northern coast of France, the transportation station and material warehouses in the rear, and the City of London. In this case, the British Army Air Force, which was originally spread across the western front, would be concentrated behind the northern front to which Britain belongs. The French part must be discarded. Even if the German bomber forces bombard the frontline targets of the British Army, as long as they do not launch a large-scale ground attack, the British Air Force may not respond, because the safari tactics of a small fleet require high-level pilots, and excellent British pilots There are very few, so this tactic can not be played, and if it is a big aircraft group head-to-head, then it is better for the Germans, because the British can only suffer.

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