"Review! It must be carefully reviewed! Standing in front of a group of air force pilots, the air force commander of North Africa reprimanded in a low voice with a very bad face. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the battle to force the crossing of the Suez Canal, the bomber units of the Air Force behaved very dissatisfied, and their inexperience in covering operations directly led to various problems.

For example, at the beginning of the attack, they dropped the bombs they carried on the enemy's positions, and although they helped the army to open up the situation, there was no so-called follow-up.

In the ensuing Battle of the Eastern Highway, when the SS soldiers were fighting a bloody battle with the British, most of the air force was returning home and preparing for the next flight, and there were not many troops to provide the necessary support.

In this way, Rommel's Afrika Korps crossed the annoying Suez Canal, but the 46th SS Infantry Division lost so many troops that subsequent attacks had to be cancelled.

Montgomery and Auchinleck, with the remnants of the British army, withdrew from their defense area and ceded a large area of the desert to the German-Italian army.

"Sir! Under the high-intensity operation, it is very difficult to use the air force as infantry cover! A bomber pilot reluctantly explained.

In fact, German support for the Afrika Korps has always been inadequate. Even though Rommel had won a series of spectacular victories in North Africa, he did not have much money at his disposal.

Recently, it has been replenished to North Africa with anti-aircraft artillery units and light infantry. These units are mainly used to defend the oil fields, and to defend the airspace of the oil fields.

Rommel was always on the offensive and the enemy was not very strong, so the Supreme High Command gave more verbal support than material material.

The Führer gave Rommel the rank of General of the Panzer Corps, and privately gave Rommel the promise of a marshal.

However, when it was Rommel's turn to demand supplies, the Supreme Command became an iron rooster that could not be plucked, and in the end only Rommel was given a limited amount of ammunition, as well as some air forces that could be transferred at any time.

Even so, Rommel's actual strength was very limited - he only had about 200 Stuka bombers in his hands, not counting the naval attack aircraft deployed near Sirte.

As a result, when it was the turn of the real Suez Canal front, Rommel would be able to dispatch up to 100 aircraft for air support.

This is probably only the number of planes lost by the Luftwaffe in a single day over Britain at its peak......

"I know all this, but I want to report on the action this time, and it must be detailed in every step and every plan...... What can I do? The Air Force commander grumbled gloomily.

Who knows why, the higher-level departments, which have always paid less attention to the performance of the front-line battlefield, suddenly went crazy and wanted every detail of this battle.

Even the intermittent ground support, why there is a disconnection, the work intensity of the ground crew, and the failure and maintenance of the aircraft must be reported as accurately as possible.

Perhaps Rommel made a small report to the Führer because of the heavy losses of the SS. Most of the Air Force commanders on the front lines now have this guess.

In fact, this is absolutely wronged Rommel, who has just fought through the Suez Canal, where does General Rommel now have time to give a small report to the Supreme Command on the air force -- he is publicizing his Suez victory and preparing to fulfill his dream of being a marshal.

With such a weak air force, Rommel captured the Suez Canal, which in itself can be regarded as a miracle.

Therefore, when the results of the battle were passed back to the Supreme Command, although everyone was unhappy, no one blamed Rommel for attacking without authorization.

In this atmosphere of victory, who would be bored to make a small report and spoil the scenery? In fact, it is the Supreme High Command and the Führer who want this report.

Because of the lack of experience in covering the sea-crossing and landing operations, the high-level leaders who had no choice but to learn and sell on the spot, and draw on Rommel's experience in covering the river-crossing operations as a reference.

Recently, the Supreme Command has been busy in a mess, and even the head of state has personally gone into battle and participated in various arrangements for landing in Britain.

The results, without exception, ended in a crushing defeat for the German army -- the Führer's tactics of resisting the landing were so perverted that the German generals really couldn't figure out which side the Führer was on.

Today, a landing exercise unfolded again, and everyone blindly deduced their troops on the same coastline drawings in two rooms.

"The first landing force successfully went ashore...... Our organization of soldiers is advancing to the second line. With his chin held high, an officer reported to the referee's chamber the order to fight from General Dietrich.

"The first layer of the defensive line was breached...... The attacker's casualty figure has been reduced to 7 percent, what do you think of the result? Brauchitsch looked at Field Marshal Keitel beside him and asked heavily.

Because the response plan was correct, the enemy was also weakened by the air force, and this may have been the best landing exercise among several exercises.

Liszt, who was on the side, nodded, and admitted Brauchitsch's judgment: "My judgment is about five percent, and the seven percent you gave is quite objective." ”

Hearing Liszt's approval, Keitel nodded his head - the last time Brauchitsch gave a landing loss of eleven percent, half of Dietrich's troops were crippled on the beach.

Apparently the results are not bad today, at least Adolf of Dietrich? The Panzer Division of Hitler's Guard Flag Corps can already be deployed smoothly on the beach.

"The latest tank landing method is very effective, and we have judged that it can reduce the casualties of some of the troops......" Brauchitsch gave his own answer.

A few days ago, with the help of a new tank floating device, the Germans successfully sent 10 tanks to the beach in one go. With the results of this latest experiment, Brauchitsch had a little confidence in the first wave of the landing attack.

"The Führer's side gave a counterattack...... The opponent threw tank troops into the second-line positions and counterattacked the positions of our troops. "Dietrich's attack was still being discussed here, and the defending troops led by the Führer over there gave their own countermeasures.

"So fast? The first wave of bombing...... It doesn't seem to cover the middle of the area. Glancing at the location already indicated on the map, Liszt frowned and said depressedly.

On the other side, the officer who was acting as a turn-based referee was timer: "Mark the British armored units that have appeared on the defensive line on General Dietrich's map!" ”

A female officer in a boat cap waiting beside him hurriedly walked out of the referee room and informed Dietrich, who was waiting for a penalty in another command room, of the latest changes.

"Let the second group of bombers on standby join the attack...... Coverage IV, IIV and ...... VI three regions! Dietrich saw the British tank units on the map and confidently continued to give combat orders.

He had several batches of bomber units in his hands, and as long as he could stop the enemy's counterattack, before dark, he could meet the Führer's requirements and advance his position to a distance of 20 kilometers.

As long as this place was hit, it would also mean an increase in the area of effective occupation - which for the German troops landing on the British mainland would also mean that the area of the occupied area could be used to dilute the deadly artillery attack of the British navy at night.

"The Führer's method of dealing with the British Navy is not complicated, he is to make effective use of the first day to expand the landing ground." Liszt looked at the map and said analytically.

Keitel nodded, and Dietrich's response method just came was decent, throwing in new bombers, thwarting the enemy's counterattack, and using the limited time to continue to expand the landing field, which was the combat mission that the Germans desperately wanted to complete.

"What happened to the besieged paratroopers?" At this time, Goering, who was worried about his coffin, spoke.

Originally, he had always disdained to participate in such meetings. But in the last few deductions, the Führer ordered him to be the referee, and he couldn't hide from it.

The Imperial Marshal had always been at odds with several nobles in the army, and now it was a last resort to sit together. Goering spoke suddenly, startling Keitel, who was not expecting this.

"They have plenty of ammunition...... The ammunition supply airdropped to them was halfway through, and they were able to hold out until at least nightfall. Keitel pointed to several important points on the map and explained to Goering.

"Why don't you mobilize the Air Force to support my people?" Goering, who didn't know much about army operations and landing operations, did not exercise his power of refereeing at this time, but asked Kesselring on the side curiously.

Kesselring could only open his mouth to explain the matter of priority to the Reich marshal, then pointed to the Germans on the beach and said: "If they can't join our paratroopers at night, the whole battle will be lost." ”

"Like the previous times, the whole army was wiped out?" Goering glanced at Marshal Kesselring suspiciously, and asked in a questioning tone.

"Yes, Imperial Marshal!" Keitel picked up the conversation and replied, "Not only your paratroopers, but also the 20,000 soldiers on the beachhead, who have become prisoners of the British. ”

In the end, the "smart" Goering came up with a way to get the best of both worlds: "Then put in two hundred more planes unplanned, no...... Throw in 300 planes and support my paratroopers alone! ”

Kesselring almost covered his face with his hands and explained: "Commander, all the field airfields on the front line have been designated as airfields for participation in the operation...... We have mobilized our maximum support forces, and now everything can only wait for a result. ”

Goering looked at Kesselring, and in the end did not say anything more, but looked at the map, as if looking at this war, which had not yet broken out thousands of miles away.