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Nicknamed Havoc, the British armament was also twin-engine, had a long range and could carry a lot of bombs. As you can tell from the name, it is an attack aircraft designed and developed by the United States.

In order to ensure the complete destruction of the port of Brest, the British also pulled 100 Havoc planes to form a night bomber force.

After the bombardment during the day destroyed the enemy's air defense system, the night was attacked with a catastrophe, and another unexpected second strike was struck.

When it came to planning, Churchill and his Air Force commanders were not unscrupulous. It's just that their actions this time have long been clearly seen by German radars.

On the screen of the search radar, one after the other, waves bouncing, indicating that a large number of planes were approaching. The German radar soldier on duty almost thought that his radar was broken.

However, it is impossible to break two radars at the same time, and when another radar of different models also finds the target, the radar soldier on duty immediately informs his commander.

The commander who was on duty immediately grabbed the phone in front of him and wanted to call Brest: "Long live the Führer!" Here is a radar station that detects the intrusion of a large number of British aircraft! Repeat, a large number of enemy aircraft invasion was detected! ”

Germany's new air warning radar detects high-altitude aircraft at a distance of more than 200 kilometers, in other words, the British plane has been discovered while it is still in its own airspace.

After all, the British did not have the ability to keep hundreds of bombers in formation and fly at an altitude of 200 meters above the sea.

The entire British bomber formation flew at an altitude of more than 6,300 meters, and the British fighters who escorted them flew a little higher than these bombers.

At this distance, coupled with the fact that the bad weather has just passed, the sky is relatively clear, so the German radar really reached the terrible 200 km limit detection range in real combat.

Such a distance gave the German air defense forces more than 20 minutes to prepare, which is why radar is so important in modern warfare.

"Woo......! Woo......! "A terrible air raid siren sounded over the port of Brest. The soldiers hurried to their posts, and the soldiers who were resting on the beds nervously lifted the quilts and ran out of the door.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! A German officer stood in the square in front of the dormitory, shouting loudly and blowing his whistle from time to time.

"Quick! Fast! "Two German soldiers ran into their anti-aircraft gun positions and sat down in the operating positions of the anti-aircraft guns.

The two men quickly shook the handle, and an 88 mm cannon began to raise its own barrel. The other soldiers of the artillery squad began to carry the shells, leaning three or four shells upright against the sandbags next to the anti-aircraft guns.

The non-commissioned officer who set the explosion height of the fuse waited for an order from a distance, and the observer, who was in charge of measuring the altitude of the enemy aircraft, held his instrument not far away.

Squinting at the sun already setting in the distance to the west, the soldiers held their heads high, waiting for the battle to begin. The barrels of countless anti-aircraft guns pointed at the sky, and the positions on both sides of the entire Brest military port were like two huge hedgehogs.

Beneath the camouflage net, these cannons are already pointed at the sky, aimed in the direction where the enemy will attack. There are also a number of small-caliber anti-aircraft gun positions in the harbor, although they are somewhat sparse.

Because of the simultaneous deployment of 4 different radar stations, the German Navy received four early warning notices of an enemy attack in the port.

The battleships have already begun to burn boilers, and the anti-aircraft weapons on the battleships have also been erected. The anti-aircraft fire of the German battleships, which had already been strengthened, raised their gun barrels.

From 20 mm guns to 105 mm anti-aircraft guns, the anti-aircraft weapons on the battleship are densely packed, which looks a lot more reassuring.

Soon, the Brest military port had been quiet from the noisy state just now, and the silence was a little nervous.

I said...... Are the British crazy? "A German anti-aircraft artilleryman swallowed a mouthful of spit and, through the gap in the camouflage net, looked at the sky in the distance.

The weather over the Atlantic Ocean had just improved, and the sun had only been out for a few hours, and the British revenge had begun, and they really couldn't wait......

"Maybe, it's easier for them to bomb Berlin anyway......" muttered another transport, leaning against the ammunition box.

"A new radar that measures the altitude and shows that the British bomber group is at an altitude of 6,000 to 7,000 meters!" An officer conveyed a message from the vigilance department.

The accuracy of radar in this era is really a bit flattering, so the altitude measurement obtained is actually not accurate.

Such a "huge range", of course, could not be used as a basis for setting the fuse of anti-aircraft artillery shells, so everyone was still quietly waiting, waiting for the British plane to appear in the sky.

"Look! Look! "A soldier heard the roar of the engine, as if it were 10,000 bees flying overhead, and the noise was a little unpleasant.

However, the source of the noise was behind them, so the German soldier who turned back was surprised and pointed to the sky and loudly reminded his companions.

To the south of the port of Brest, one after another in the sky, German fighters in neat formation appeared.

They were groups of German fighters that had taken off to meet the British bombers, and they were definitely only a little more numerous than the British planes.

In order to cover the German Navy warships in the port of Brest, the Luftwaffe had already focused its operations on Brest, so when the radar alarm came, the German fighter unit that was waiting for the day was immediately dispatched.

The first batch of interceptor fighters was as many as 200 aircraft, although the number does not sound much, but these are all ME-109E and FW-190B fighters, which are very powerful in terms of performance.

"They're coming a little too fast......" muttered a German anti-aircraft artilleryman holding a shell.

"I heard that two new radar stations have been set up in the vicinity, the latest equipment that was put into use just five days ago." A German officer, gazing at the sky with a telescope, explained to the naval commanders around him: "It's the latest technology!" ”

Li Le has been paying attention to the progress and development of German radar technology, how to make radar progress? The only way is to produce as soon as possible, install and use as soon as possible, and think of ways to innovate as soon as possible.

Brest, as well as France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany, have become test grounds for German radar equipment.

German engineers develop and design a set of radar equipment, and they will produce a set of tests to be installed in a certain area.

Then, on the basis of this new type of radar, a more advanced radar will be developed and equipped elsewhere.

Although this has reduced the versatility and reliability of the radar, what Li Le has won is valuable time.

Investment in radar, as well as technology research and development, all require time to accumulate. It's almost impossible to immediately improve the performance of your radar.

To be able to popularize radar to key defense areas on the front line in four months, Li Le has already exerted his strength.

Of course, his efforts are definitely rewarded, for example, this time the British Air Force attacked on a large scale, and not long after taking off from the secret field airfield on the mainland, the British aircraft group was discovered by German radar.

This gave the Luftwaffe enough time to react, and in the field airfield around Brest, the first interceptor fighters had already taken to the air and were in front of the port of Brest.

At the same time, the German interceptor fighters further behind and in other directions had also taken off in full swing and rushed in the direction of the British Air Force formation.

Of course, it was impossible for Britain to command six hundred aircraft to fight at the same time in one go, and their formations were also spread in batches and spread in the air.

So, when the first British planes flew through the Channel, the last batch of British bombers was still over the mainland.

With so many planes concentrated in the same airspace, the sound of the engines was depressing, and a large number of planes were dispatched from both sides, and the first super-large-scale air battle caused by the British attack in the history of World War II began.

Sitting in his Spitfire, British pilot White felt the spectacle of his friendly forces around him.

The fighter next to him stretched as far as the eye could see, and there seemed to be no end in sight. This was the first time he had seen so many fighter jets, and it also gave him some confidence in the bombing.

On the two wings of the Spitfire are hundreds of Hurricane fighters, and the pilots of these planes are all novices, and they are responsible for accompanying the bombers and covering them.

The hunting force was armed with P-40 fighters, and they were responsible for taking out the German fighters entangled in the Spitfire and opening a gap for the bomber force.

Once a large number of bombers flew into the port of Brest, the port would be completely destroyed. Because of the sheer number, the British Air Force believed that it would be able to completely paralyze the port of Brest by dropping bombs in one go.

"Be careful! Be careful! The pilot aircraft has spotted the enemy aircraft! The pilot aircraft has spotted the enemy aircraft! Inside White's headphones, there was a message that alerted them.

"The fighters of the hunting unit began to climb! Start climbing! Spitfire fighter troops, get ready to meet the enemy! Be prepared to meet the enemy! "As the minutes went by, the sound inside the headphones became more and more intense.

White shook his joystick slightly, looked through the cabin glass, and looked at the clouds in the distance, where the first German fighter had already torn through the white clouds and rushed out with great vigour.