There was no sound in the headquarters for a moment, and everyone had a sad look on their faces.

This is especially Qinchuan...... The whole plan can be said to have been designed by him, originally thought that at least he could use the special terrain of Algeria to compete with the British, although it could not be said to be foolproof, but at least it would not end up like Rommel and a few high-ranking officials who were completely annihilated by the British army in history.

But now, if it is not possible to compete with the British in air supremacy, then everything is empty.

"Your Excellency, Marshal!" Colonel Slein said: "If you and Rommel together ask the Führer for air reinforcements......"

Raeder smiled bitterly and replied, "Then it depends on General Rommel's ability!" ”

Raeder smacked of self-deprecation, but he was telling the truth...... Hitler had lost faith in Raeder and his navy, so his request was not at all useful.

After a pause, Raeder asked rhetorically, "What do you think, Colonel?" ”

"What?"

"Is it possible for Rommel to get the Führer to send more fighters?"

Colonel Slain thought about it and shook his head bitterly: "In fact, General Rommel has always asked for this!" ”

Colonel Slein was telling the truth, since Hitler transferred the 24th Air Wing in Sicily to the Eastern Front, air supremacy in North Africa had always been in the hands of the British, so Rommel asked Hitler again and again for more air power, but there was no news.

Raeder spread his hands and said, "As far as I know...... Do we have to worry about the Americans, in addition to the planes of the British? ”

"Yes!" Colonel Slane said: "The 10th Air Group of the United States has been stationed in Port Said!" ”

"So!" Raeder smiled, "We're here to die, just like before, we're fighting a battle that is almost impossible to win!" ”

I have to say that Raeder's luck is a little bad...... Britain is an island country, so the first to develop is the naval and air forces, while Germany is the first to develop the army, the overall strength of the navy is far inferior to the British navy, of course, it is difficult for Raeder to make a breakthrough in naval warfare.

"It's time to adjourn, gentlemen!" Seeing that everyone bowed their heads and remained silent, Raeder sneered, "Now, we can only hope that the 'Legendary Sergeant' can teach us how to fight this battle, right?" ”

Raeder's naval staff let out a burst of laughter in a coordinated manner, while Rear Admiral Oxter and Colonel Slane looked embarrassed.

"Your Excellency, Marshal!" Qin Chuan said: "I have an idea......"

"Oh, really?" Raeder said, "The 'Legendary Sergeant' lives up to his name, and he came up with a way to do it so quickly!" ”

A staff officer answered: "The 'legendary sergeant' doesn't want to swim into the sea to help us defend the air!" ”

The staff officer's words naturally drew laughter again.

Qin Chuan ignored their ridicule and said, "Why don't we modify the anti-aircraft guns of the warships to make them have better air defense capabilities!" ”

"Lieutenant!" REDDER SHOOK HIS HEAD DISDAINFULLY AND SAID: "THAT'S A WARSHIP, THE NUMBER HAS REACHED MORE THAN SEVENTY, DO YOU THINK YOU CAN REPLACE THOSE ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS AND EVEN 130MM SECONDARY GUNS CASUALLY?" ”

"No, sir!" Qin Chuan replied: "I'm not talking about replacing those anti-aircraft guns!" ”

"And what are you talking about?" Raeder asked, "What else can improve their air defense?" ”

"Cannonballs, sir!" Qin Chuan said.

"Cannonballs?" Raeder looked at Qin Chuan in confusion, like looking at a madman.

The same expression was also made by Colonel Slein and others, because everyone knows that shells are determined by the caliber of the artillery, and if the artillery is not changed, that is, the problems of rate of fire and elevation angle have not been solved, then it will not be useful to make a fuss about the shells.

This time, Raeder didn't even bother to respond, and directly made a gesture to send off the guest.

"Your Excellency, Marshal!" Colonel Slein said, "Perhaps we should listen to what the lieutenant has to say, because if there is only one possibility...... It's going to be our way of life, isn't it? ”

Raeder leaned back in his chair with an impatient expression and said, "Well, Lieutenant, given that you captured an entire fleet, I'm sure you're not stupid!" ”

"There are two kinds of shells that we use in our anti-aircraft guns!" Qin Chuan said: "One is the bump fuze, and the other is the delay fuse!" ”

THIS IS WHAT QIN CHUAN HEARD WHEN HE WAS FIGHTING, AFTER ALL, ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY IS A COMMON EQUIPMENT OF THE ARMY, AND QIN CHUAN EASILY LEARNED THAT ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS BELOW 57MM CALIBER ALL USE SHELLS WITH BUMPING FUSE...... This small-caliber anti-aircraft gun mainly relies on its high rate of fire, as mentioned before, the Bofors anti-aircraft gun can fire 80 shells a minute in actual combat, and these shells will shoot a dense barrage of shells, destroying air targets like artillery fire cover.

This type of shell has a disadvantage, that is, it does not explode if it does not hit the target, so the hit and destruction rate is extremely low.

AND ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS WITH A CALIBER OF 57MM, SUCH AS THE GERMAN ARMY'S 88MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS, THEY GENERALLY USE A TIME-DELAY FUZE, AND THE GUNNER WILL CALCULATE HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE FOR THE SHELL TO MEET THE GROUP AFTER FIRING ACCORDING TO THE HEIGHT AND SPEED OF THE ENEMY GROUP, AS WELL AS THE SPEED AND OBLIQUE DISTANCE OF THE SHELL, AND THEN SET THE EXPLOSION TIME FOR THE SHELL FUSE AND LAUNCH IT......

The advantage of this type of shell is that it will explode regardless of whether it hits the target or not, and the shrapnel that explodes can destroy or injure nearby targets.

The disadvantage is that the firing process is too cumbersome, even if the time can be accurately calculated, the artilleryman has to manually adjust the fuse time with a wrench, and when these are completed, the enemy aircraft group may have flown away from the original airspace.

"Oh, that's great!" Raeder said, "You taught us the types of shells!" ”

The naval staff officers burst into laughter again.

Qin Chuan can understand their psychology, the navy has always been inferior to the army, and now seize the opportunity to of course take revenge for "one arrow".

"I mean......" Qin Chuan said: "We can produce a shell that is completely different from these two models, but its efficiency will be much better than these two shells!" ”

"Are you going to invent a new type of shell?" Raeder couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this: "This seems to be what scientists do!" ”

"Your Excellency, Marshal!" Colonel Slein interjected: "The lieutenant has already made several breathtaking inventions, such as the minesweeper tank, and then the 'Iron Fist' and 'Bazooka'!" ”

Raeder's eyes lit up when he heard this: "You're talking about a 'bazooka' that can penetrate enemy tanks at a distance of one hundred and sixty meters?" ”

Although Raeder understands the situation in Africa, he has not yet gone into detail about who invented the "bazooka".

"Yes, Your Excellency!" Colonel Slane said: "Colonel Conrad of the R&D department has a high opinion of the lieutenant's ability to innovate! ”

Raeder had obviously heard of Conrad, so he nodded and said, "Tell me, what kind of shell is this?" ”