Unlike ordinary people, as a military expert, Hoffman is very familiar with the development of radar in the Third Reich: although radar was first invented and put into use by the British, and shined in the Battle of Britain, the Third Reich did not pay much attention to the use of radar in the early stage of the war and fell behind. The "native chain" radar used by the United Kingdom has a maximum detection range of 190 kilometers, but it can only detect a sector of airspace in the range of 120 degrees, and its antenna is an iron tower nearly 100 meters high, which has extremely poor maneuverability. The "Freya" radar developed by Germany has a maximum detection range of 120 kilometers, which can not only achieve 360-degree rotation and ensure the flexibility of equipment, but also provide the earliest identification system for friend or foe. Immediately afterwards, the "Mammoth", as an improvement of the "Freya", not only has a detection range of more than 300 kilometers, but also has a more reliable accuracy, but it is a pity that it cannot accurately determine the altitude like the "Freya". Thanks to the improvement of German scientists, it can detect the aircraft group at a distance of 300 kilometers (the improved version can detect 380 kilometers) away, which can not only know the direction and distance of the incoming enemy aircraft, but also determine the height of the aircraft group more accurately, which is enough to provide effective early warning.

After thinking for a moment, Hoffman asked puzzledly, "Could it be that the British can effectively jam the Aquarius radar?" ”

"I can't." Kamhuber's expression was a little unwilling, "But they can jam Mammoth and Freya more effectively, the problem with the Aquarius radar is that there are too few of them, there are less than 5 in total on the Western Front, including one in Berlin, but the area where the MAN company that was bombed yesterday happens to lack this kind of early warning radar." ”

"Why don't you set it up more?"

"Because of the priority, the number of radars produced is very limited, and." "This radar is built on a steel tower up to 60 meters high, and a corresponding command center must be built, and the Air Force has spent a lot of resources on other early radars and lacks the necessary follow-up supports. ”

"Resources?" Hoffman turned his head and asked Speer, "I have stopped all the fortifications of the base camp that the army was going to build, can't these resources be turned around?" ”

"My Führer, these resources have long been allocated to the U-boat depot project and the Atlantic defense line project on the French coast." Speer replied with an expressionless face, "This is the arrangement, and Marshal Rundstedt is still very dissatisfied, and hopes that I can provide more steel and concrete." ”

"The order of priority must be changed, in the Western Front to prepare for air raids is the first priority, the U-boats are the second priority, and the Atlantic fortifications will be moved back for the time being - those steel triangular cones can hold off the Allies is a joke." Hoffman pondered for a moment and then decided, "If we can't stop the Allied interference with the industrial production of the Reich, the materials and resources will become more and more insufficient, and even if the Atlantic barrier is built, it will not be able to guarantee its own security." ”

"The second reason is that we lack enough night fighters." "The night fighters currently have three wings, NJG1, NJG2 and NJG3, and so far this year we have shot down no less than 350 British bombers, but the British still have at least 1,000 or more, but we have less than 300 aircraft left in the night fighter wing, and we lack experienced pilots," Camhubel added. What's worse is that we received a notice from Messerschmitt that, according to the Aviation Armaments Rearmament Case, the BF-110, which is currently used more at night, will be discontinued next month......"

Hoffman didn't say anything, but Speer jumped up like a cat with its tail stepped on: "General Kamhuber, you can't blame me, the discontinuation of the BF-110 is the result of the overall consideration of the High Command, and at the demonstration meeting of the Air Force Technical Department, you also think that the Ju-88 will be more ideal as a night fighter after making the necessary improvements, which is enough to replace the role of the BF-110." And I also promise you that once the Hs-219 project of the Heinkel company matures, it will be included in the priority procurement ......"

Kamhubel laughed awkwardly: "Minister Speer, it is true that as you say, I have no intention of reproaching you, but, only, it's just ......" said three "only" in a row, but could not say anything about the subsequent turn, but only looked at Jeshunek's face, who looked embarrassed, his face flushed, and his body trembled slightly—this was a clear sign of anger.

Now that everyone knew that there was something hidden, Hoffman saw that Yeshunek himself refused to say anything, and asked Garand by name: "Garand, you should know the situation, what is going on with you." ”

Garland had no choice but to confide in the reason for the matter: the Ju-88 was usually used as a bomber, and the Western Front Air Force had a small inventory because of its small number of bombing combat missions, and Marshal Sspeller refused the deployment of the Air Defense Command on the grounds that it was necessary to take into account anti-submarine patrols in the Bay of Biscay; Although the air force on the Eastern Front was equipped with more Ju-88s, Graeme, under the pretext that the general was in a tight position to fight and support the needs of ground operations, also refused to let the Ju-88 combat units return to China for transformation, and only handed over 15 BF-110s to deal with the matter, and then said that there was only this point left of the idle BF-110s on the Eastern Front, and dozens of them were converted into ground attack aircraft, which could not be handed over either.

Marshal Keitel keenly discovered the problem: The strategic adjustment of the Eastern Front has long been clear, with the main focus on shrinking and consolidating, most of the existing salient areas will be gradually leveled, and even the Sixth Army, which has been maintaining an offensive posture and rushing towards the Caucasus and Stalingrad, will stop to recuperate. It is clear that General Graeme, who is in charge of the air force operations on the Eastern Front, does not take the chief of the Air Staff, General Jeshunek, into account, and perhaps this list also includes Field Marshal Sspeller.

As Garland spoke, Jeshunek's fists clenched even tighter, and his face was so gloomy that it almost dripped. Hoffmann understood: it was not that Jeshunek had not made an effort, but that such efforts had been ignored, or that they had simply looked down on the chief of the Air Force's General Staff and had used all sorts of false excuses to prevaricate him -- the problem was still in the Air Force bureaucracy, and the young Air Force Chief of Staff could not suppress these proud generals.

In 1917, at the age of 15, Jeshunek became a fighter pilot and successfully shot down two enemy planes, and his qualifications as a second lieutenant were reasonable. But the problem came later, after the First World War, he was under the age of 20 and worked in the army ordnance department, only became an officer of the General Staff in 1928, and when he was transferred to the Air Force in 1933, Kesselring, Stumpf and others were already colonels, but he was still a lieutenant, relying on Marshal Milch as an adjutant, and the next year he was promoted to captain - from second lieutenant to captain he spent 17 years! He was recognized for his talent in staff operations, and in 1938 he became chief of operations of the General Staff, and thanks to the appreciation of Goering and Milch, he was promoted to the rank of captain within eight years, as if to make up for lost time. But at this time, his qualifications are too shallow, as the chief of the general staff of the Air Force who was "promoted by rocket", he could not suppress Kesselring, Speller, Graham and other front-line commanders. Of course, the purpose of Goering and Milch in arranging Jeshunek to be the chief of the general staff of the Air Force was not simple, that is, they liked his capable, shallow-based, and controllable side, so that he was often caught between the two and was in a dilemma. Because he was unsociable and rose too quickly, he had no friends at the top of the Air Force, but he had a good personal relationship with Admiral Richthofen, but Richthofen was arranged by Hoffmann to become the commander of the Air Force, and Jeshunek was even more isolated in the Air Force Command.

Field Marshal Keitel thought more: in addition to seniority, there may be factional reasons for Yeshunek's exclusion - Yeshunek was promoted by Goering and Milch to be the chief of the general staff of the Air Force, plus he served as Milch's adjutant, in the eyes of many people, Yeshunek has long been marked by the two henchmen, and after the Führer gets rid of Goering and exiles Milch, Yeshunek will also be on the purge list, and letting him continue to be the chief of the general staff is nothing more than a transitional arrangement. Keitel remembered that he had corresponding concerns at the beginning, but was denied by Hoffman, and the Führer said bluntly: "I have carefully considered the choice of Yeshunek to continue to serve as the chief of the general staff of the Air Force, in addition to the outstanding ability of the staff officers, good age and understanding, high obedience, and strong execution are the reasons why I am more interested, the Air Force is full of too many old and decrepit officers, how can I do it without relying on young people?" To put it bluntly, these high-ranking generals were not convinced by the arrangements made at the Führer's previous personnel adjustment meeting, and they did not dare to target the Führer, so they could just vent their anger on Jeshunek.

Keitel cast a sympathetic look at him: it was a sad day for the aggrieved Jeshunek, who had been the behemoth of Goering and Milch, and had now become the Führer's scapegoat.