Ferdinand dragged the Italians into the water at the beginning, but it was not a mess, before the outbreak of the war, the Allies had taken into account the threat of the Italian navy, and the two countries also formulated a set of action plans against the Italian navy.

The Italian navy is distributed in the ports of Taranto, Tripoli, Naples and other ports, among which Taranto is the main one.

According to the plan, as soon as the war broke out, the French Navy cut off the Italian Navy in Tripoli from the rest of the country, and the Bulgarian Army pushed across from Libya to force the Italians to surrender!

Well, this is all idealism, the Mediterranean Sea is still so big, unless the French Navy does nothing and stares at the Tripoli fleet of the Italians every day, otherwise people can still run if they want to!

Obviously, these were all deliberately unleashed by Ferdinand, deliberately creating pressure on the Italians, forcing the naval fleet of Tripoli in Italy to go to the port of Taranto to join the main forces.

To take out the Italian navy, Ferdinand did not expect the French navy alone to succeed, after all, the French had a great task, they were responsible for the defense of the entire Mediterranean.

Ferdinand was reminded of the famous Battle of Taranto in World War II, which historically launched a fierce attack by the Italian Navy on the night of November 11, 1940.

At 8:35 p.m., 12 Swordfish attack planes of the 1st Strike Wave took off from the USS Brilliant under the leadership of Rear Admiral Williamson.

6 of them each carried 1 545 kg of aerial torpedoes, and the remaining 6 carried 4-6 112 kg aerial bombs each.

At 11:02 p.m., the warplanes arrived at the port and the air assault began. Six torpedo-laden Swordfish struck the battleship, and aerial bomb-laden Swordfish attacked cruisers, destroyers, and dock facilities.

At 9:20 a.m., seven Swordfish of the second attack wave took off under the leadership of Rear Admiral Hale.

At 11 o'clock, at 55 minutes, the second wave of attacks began. Five of the torpedo-mounted "Swordfish" again launched a fierce attack on the Italian battleship.

The British Navy sank and severely damaged 3 battleships, 2 cruisers and 2 destroyers of the Italian Navy, and almost destroyed half of the Italian Navy.

And the dispatch of just an aircraft carrier with an outdated aircraft achieved amazing results, which attracted Ferdinand's attention in his previous life, and now he naturally wants to follow suit.

Swordfish: The aircraft has a length of 10.87 meters, a height of 3.76 meters, a wingspan of 13.87 meters, and a maximum take-off weight of 3,406 kilograms. The aircraft is equipped with a 750 hp 9-cylinder air-cooled engine, with a cruising speed of 193 km/h, a maximum speed of 222 km/h, a ceiling of 3,260 meters, and a maximum range of 1,658 kilometers. The aircraft can carry one 730-kilogram torpedo or a maximum of 680-kilogram depth charges.

It is clear that the performance of this aircraft is very average, although now the Bulgarian aircraft is even more backward than it, but this gap is not fatal!

It's nothing more than a little slower and a little shorter range, but with a bomb load of this strength, Bulgarian bombers can do it!

Moreover, the Taranto Peninsula in the Italian Apennine Peninsula and the Albanian Vlora region are only about 70 kilometers apart, which is exactly within the range of the Bulgarian Air Force's firepower.

In fact, at this distance, most of the bombers in World War I were able to achieve firepower coverage, and the representative models were: the Italian Caproni, which can carry 453~1450 kg of bombs, with a range of 500~800 kilometers and a flight speed of 116~152 km/h.

The British V/1500, weighing 13608 kg, has a bomb load of 3390 kg and a battery life of up to 6 hours.

The Germans "Gotha" and "Gotha GV", the former with a bomb load of 500 kg and the latter with a bomb load of two tons, there is no doubt about the range, the presence of bombing London from Germany!

Ilya of the Russians. Muromets "E, 105 km / h, bomb load of 800 kg, endurance of up to 5 hours.

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Therefore, the Italians were out of luck, and back in 1912, at the beginning of the formation of the Bulgarian Air Force, Ferdinand formed a heavy bomber group, which at that time was equipped with Falcon 1 generation bombers

Parameters: flight altitude 5200 meters, range 480 km, speed 118 km / h, bomb load 836 kg.

Now the Bulgarian Air Force is equipped with more than 350 bombers, of which heavy bombers account for one-third, and more than 280 fighters, and this number will definitely increase sharply with the outbreak of war!

The Falcon 2 generation bomber, which has just been developed, has made a new breakthrough, with a direct doubling of the range, a one-third increase in speed, and a bomb load of 1.2 tons.

Originally, these were prepared for Austria-Hungary, and it was planned to use them in the offensive against Belgrade, to take them by surprise.

Later, Ferdinand undoubtedly thought of the Battle of Taranto and changed his mind. In any case, the presence of the Italian Navy poses an even more serious threat to Bulgaria's security.

Rather than always worrying about the threat of the Italian navy, it is better to kill them or inflict heavy damage at the beginning of the war, and completely establish the Allies' naval supremacy in the Mediterranean.

The most important thing is that they can also take out a future opponent, once the Italian navy is heavily damaged, their value does not exist, and the Allies really can't look down on the combat effectiveness of their army.

The joke that "ten divisions" is needed to protect Italy is not groundless, anyway, just feeding those more than 35 million Italians is a problem!

Under the submarine warfare of the Germans, the Entente's own transportation capacity was very tight, and it was worthless, who would want to contribute money and efforts in vain?

If the Italians become a defeated country, and Ferdinand supports the French to cede Turin, Milan, and Sardinia, plus a huge war reparation, it will be difficult for the Italians to turn over!

However, Ferdinand has not yet ordered the operation, although the airfield in the coastal area of Albania has already been built, the air force is ready, and even the bombs specially prepared for this operation are already in place.

But he is waiting for news, waiting for a news that will attract the attention of all countries, and this news is coming soon!

On March 5, three days after the declaration of war was completed, the Germans implemented the Schlieffen plan and submitted an ultimatum to Belgium, asking Belgium to open the passage for German troops to attack France, and ordering the Belgians to respond within 24 hours.

I don't know if the Belgians knew the allusion to the "false way", flatly rejected the Germans' demands, and asked the British for help.

On March 6, the Germans invaded Belgium, and the pretext for war that the British had been waiting for was sent to the door by the Germans themselves.

The British Foreign Secretary issued a warning to the Germans, demanding that they abide by the Treaty of Permanent Neutrality signed by Belgium in 1839 and stop attacking Belgium.

Naturally, the British understatement was not taken to heart by the Germans, and German diplomats made it clear: international treaties are nothing more than a piece of waste paper!

Prime Minister Asquith was overjoyed to receive the news, and the pretext for war came, so on March 8 the British government declared war on the Germans on the grounds that the Germans had undermined Belgian neutrality and ignored international treaties, and World War I broke out.

"The British are at war!" People all over the world were fascinated by the news, and the Italians were no exception.

The time for the birth of the aircraft is still too short, and now it is only used as a reconnaissance aircraft, what the hell is a bomber? Is it just throwing a few grenades?

This was the image of the airplane in the minds of people at the time, and most people still thought that the airplane was just a toy, at most a machine gun hung up and scattered.

As for bombing, airships were more popular in this era, both in range and bomb load, which were much larger than airplanes.

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"Is the Air Force ready?" Ferdinand asked with concern

After all, this is the first appearance of the Bulgarian Air Force, whether it is a brilliant result, or a shame to see this time.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, all of our 350 bombers and 172 fighters have been deployed and are ready to attack at any time!" Chief of the General Staff Imia Dimitev

In the early morning of March 9, the world was still shocked by the news of the British entering the war. At 6:35, 138 bombers of the Bulgarian Air Force, escorted by 46 fighters, took off from the Albanian region of Vlora and aimed directly at the port of Taranto, the largest naval base in Italy.

At 7:40, the second group of 126 bombers of the Bulgarian Air Force, escorted by 58 combat strength, also took off from the Vlora area, and the target was still the port of Taranto.

At 8:50, the last bomber formation of the Bulgarian Air Force, 86 bombers, escorted by 72 fighters, took off from the Vlora area, the target was still the port of Taranto.

Obviously, this time the bombers of the Bulgarian Air Force are pouring out, and Ferdinand is ready to take out the main force of the Italian Navy at once and solve the competitors in this Mediterranean center!

At this time, the port of Taranto was full of the main force of the Italian navy, and they were waiting to join the arriving Ottoman navy, ready to make a big move.

Originally, Ferdinand wanted to even end up with the Austro-Plenian Navy, but after thinking about it, he decided to give up this tempting idea, what if they ran away after the navy converged?

Leaving the port of Taranto, Ferdinand could only watch them hurry, after all, the range of the plane is limited!

It is better to take it when it is good, as long as the main force of the Italian navy is killed, the Allied navy will not be able to make big waves in the Mediterranean.

As for learning from the night attacks of the British, Ferdinand doubted that the pilots would get lost, and if they bombed the wrong place and scared away the Italian Navy, it would be in vain!

Anyway, in this era, everyone has no air defense awareness, and the new thing of the bomber is still the original invention of the Bulgarian Air Force.

Even if it was discovered and the Italians came to intercept it, the Bulgarian escort fighters would be enough to deal with the troubles.