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Just after 1:30 a.m. on June 1, Voroshilov came to Comrade Stalin with a large number of photographs in his arms, showing Comrade Stalin, who was enjoying a delicious meal, the great exploits of the Red Air Force.

The exploits of the war are all evidenced by photos! The black-and-white photographs show either a burning oil field, a bombed-out airfield, a smoking and burning enemy position, and various important facilities.

These were the results of the Red Air Force before 10 a.m. on 1 June, and after the film was washed out, it was immediately airlifted to Moscow by plane, and finally delivered to Comrade Stalin, who was having dinner at about 1:30 p.m.

These are really appetizing photos after looking at them!

"This is the big oil field of Kirkuk, it's all burning!" Voroshilov introduced in an extremely cheerful tone.

"This is the scene after the bombing of the Abadan oil refinery, and judging from the photos, the damage is very large!"

"This is a photo of the German airfield that we blew up on the territory of Poland, this is also a picture of the German airfield that was blown up, these are all ...... At least thirty or forty airfields were blown up, and at least 1000 planes were destroyed on the ground! ”

"Comrade General Secretary, here are photographs of the bombing of Warsaw, Lublin, Krakow by Red Air Force aircraft, which, in addition to bombs, dropped millions of leaflets on these large Polish cities......"

"What about Batumi and Baku?" Stalin looked at the photographs very carefully, but suddenly asked about the situation in the Batumi oil city and the Baku oil fields.

"Loss...... It's a bit miserable, especially at the Batumi refinery, where production could drop by more than 30%......"

Voroshilov said hesitantly: "The Germans have two types of aircraft that can fight at extremely high altitudes, and they are very fast, and our MiG-3 cannot deal with them." ”

Stalin's face had already sunk, "The MiG-3 will not work either?" Isn't it said that it can fight at an altitude of 10500 meters? ”

"But the Germans can fly up to 12,000 meters!"

The MiG-3 cannot reach the JU288 and HE-219 is caused by the generation difference of the engine, the power of the JUMO222 engine and the DB603G engine used by the JUM-288 and HE-219, and both have turbochargers, and the performance at high altitude far exceeds the AM35 engine used by the MiG-3.

In particular, the 24-cylinder liquid-cooled jumo222 engine has a maximum output of more than 2,400 hp! It is possible to make a twin-engine bomber fly as fast as the FW-190A-4, both at 670 km / h. And this is only the initial model of the Jumo222, and the maximum output of more than 3,000 hp can be achieved in future development models.

Therefore, the current JU288 and HE-219, that is, the American P51, can catch up, and those planes of the Soviet Union are more than 100 km / h slower than JU88 and HE-219 at the same altitude (the maximum speed is also about altitude, some planes fly fast at 4000 meters, and some planes fly fast at 8000 meters, and the kind of aircraft with high speed at low altitude is no threat to the aircraft that flies fast at high altitude) are more than 100 km / h slower than JU88 and HE-219, which is still in the case of German aircraft not driving MW50 afterburner.

"And what about the air defense of Moscow and the Urals industrial zone?" Stalin threw the picture on the dining table with a snap, his face a little displeased, "Are we going to let the planes of German imperialism bomb indiscriminately?" ”

The bombing of the oil city of Batumi by German high-altitude and high-speed bombers made Stalin worry about the safety of Moscow. Moscow is located only 800 kilometers from Germany's large airfield in Baltic, which is completely within the strike range of the JU288.

Now the USSR is fighting a world revolutionary war, not a Great Patriotic War. If Moscow had been bombed every day, the Soviet people's support for the world revolution would have dropped dramatically.

Voroshilov knew Stalin's thoughts, and he comforted: "Comrade Stalin, according to reliable intelligence, the Germans did not have a powerful strategic bomber force. The planes they used to bomb Batumi were actually ultra-long-range tactical bombers for anti-ship, and they were also very limited in number and not very large in bomb load (only 3.6 tons, 400 kg less than the Per-8 of the Soviets). ”

Molotov further explained: "In fact, at the moment the Germans did not even have a single long-range strategic bomber available, so much so that they had to resort to the Italian P.108 bombers when carrying out strategic bombing operations against the British. And the P.108 could not fly above 12000 meters, and our MiG-3 could shoot it down. And we also have 130mm heavy anti-aircraft guns, which can completely shoot down German bombers at a distance of more than 12000 meters. ”

In fact, Batumi Oil City also has 130mm heavy anti-aircraft guns, but to hit targets above 10,000 meters, you must have radar fire control, and it is better to have a radio proximity fuse and an automatic loading system to enhance the density of fire, otherwise you will not be able to hit the target at all.

However, Stalin was not so expert, and after listening to Voroshilov's explanation, his face was already better, after all, most of the news he got now was good. He nodded, and then instructed: "But the Soviet Union still has to have high-altitude and high-speed aircraft, both single and double." If our engines don't work, we import British and American engines. ”

"Your instructions are very timely," Voroshilov said in an admiring tone, "and I will definitely urge the aviation industry to step up the development of high-altitude aircraft, and within three months I will definitely come up with fighters that can fly to more than 12,000 meters." ”

After listening to Voroshilov's assurances, Stalin was finally relieved, knowing that his right-hand man was very reliable and would never beat his chest.

"So...... Is the ground offensive progressing well so far? Stalin asked again about the situation on the ground.

"Very well," Voroshilov said, "the German defense line on the Bug River had already been broken through by the Western Front on all fronts." At present, the 3rd Mechanized Corps under the 9th Army has advanced 30 kilometers west of the Bug River. At other major breakthrough sites, the Red Army also advanced 15-20 km. This is a very remarkable speed, which has already surpassed the speed of the German offensive in the Polish campaign and the initial period of the Western Front campaign! ”

When he said this, his face was already full of smiles, "Comrade General Secretary, it seems that our thunderstorm plan will soon succeed!" ”

……

"Marshal of the Reich, the current situation is not bad, it is all in our pre-war plans."

At this time, Hersmann was in the general staff of Tsosen to hear the report of the chief of the general staff, Field Marshal Kesselring. Kesselring now looked relaxed, sipping coffee as he briefed Hersman on the action.

His ease was justified because he had already received a report on the Air Force's losses and results as of 10 a.m. The Luftwaffe's 4th and 6th air forces lost less than 200 aircraft, of which 102 were destroyed on the ground and the rest were shot down in the air. However, the losses of pilots were much smaller than those of airplanes, and the number of killed, seriously wounded, and missing captains was less than 50 -- there is no shortage of planes in Germany today, and there is a shortage of planes.

The 4th and 6th air forces reported a combined number of more than 900 downed, all of which were shot down rather than blown up on the ground, of which at least 500 belonged to the Soviet Red Air Force. Such an exchange ratio shows that the Luftwaffe has achieved considerable superiority in the air!

"The 4th and 6th air forces have achieved great superiority at the moment, and sooner or later air superiority will be transformed into global superiority." "Moreover, both Army Group North and Army Group South held the line, and the offensive of the Northern Front and the Southwestern Front of the USSR did not make any breakthroughs, so now the situation on the Eastern Front is that the Red Army is alone in its depth!" ”

"It's not a lone force yet," Hersmann smiled and shook his head, just deceive Hitler's great layman, and those who know the trick can see the flaw at a glance. "The Russians have a breakthrough of 400 kilometers, and they are now pushing all the way forward...... It's a red roller! ”

Kesselring also laughed, "Even the red rollers are useless, as long as the air superiority is in our hands, Stalin's rollers can't go far and run out of fuel." ”

"But it's not so easy to get!" Hersman said, "The Russians are now competing with us for air superiority on the entire front, which is why the losses are so big, but at most in a day or two, the Soviet Air Force will wake up, and when the time comes, it will shrink and concentrate on the logistics line, and they will have an advantage in numbers after all." ”

At the present level of losses, Stalin had to lose more than 1,000 planes a day -- and that's a loss of planes and pilots. Not to mention the Soviet Union, he can't stand the American tyrants!

Therefore, the Soviet Red Air Force will soon change its tactics, from attacking on all fronts to supporting logistics, at most supporting ground forces in the main offensive direction. In this way, the Soviet plane was flying over its own ground forces, and even if the plane was shot down, the pilot could parachute and be rescued.

"So we have to fight back!" Kesselring told Hersmann, "We must fight back, bombing the Soviet Union's big cities, industrial centers, and transportation hubs in order to force the Soviet Air Force to move their best aircraft from the front and back to the rear." ”

"With JU288 and HE-219?" Hersmann immediately thought of the high-altitude and night stars in the hands of the Luftwaffe.

"There is no need to dispatch the HE-219, judging by the situation during the air attack on Batumi, the JU288 can be allowed to strike alone," Kesselring had already planned, "This aircraft is one of our trump cards, the combat radius can cover the Ural Mountains, and it is high and fast, and it can also carry remote-controlled gliding bombs." At present, there is already a radio-controlled model, and a JU288 can carry up to 6 radio-controlled HS293 bombs, and the destructive power is very amazing! ”

"When will the air strikes be launched?" Hersman asked.

"As soon as tonight!" Kesselring replied.

Hersman smiled, "Haha, Comrade Stalin won't be able to sleep now!" (To be continued.) )