A violent explosion at an underground oil depot marked the successful end of the attack. During the air raid, which lasted about an hour, the attack aircraft units of the five-nation Combined Fleet Air Force dropped a total of 212 tons of various bombs, which not only turned the entire transfer station into a sea of fire, but also took the railway station and the surrounding barracks with them to clean up. The three fighter groups originally used to defend Pescara had not yet arrived in the Allied air force, and this surprise attack gave the Germans a feeling of having nowhere to go.

"That's the end of hundreds of tons of jet fuel?!" When the news of the destruction of the Leigh transit station reached Kesselring's ears, an expression of disbelief appeared on the face of the Luftwaffe general! If you want to say that the other party's sneak attack was successful, he admitted it, and he also admitted that the other party's belongings and transport vehicles were blown up in the open air, but the oil depot hidden underground and protected by a concrete fort was destroyed. When did the Entente's single-engine aircraft become so powerful?!

"It is said that two Italian planes crashed directly into the oil depot at a large angle, and the 800kg level armor-piercing projectile plus huge kinetic energy, nothing can block it." The debriefing officer whispered.

"Damn, when did the Italians get so bloody?!" An expression of shock or mockery appeared on Kesselline's face. "Didn't Austrian Prime Minister Metternich say that Italy is just a geographical term? And now, how do I think that Austria-Hungary is more of a geographical term than a country? Damn, we've paid so much for that Italian thug named Mussolini! ”

"Well, then, stop dwelling on these boring things, no matter how it blew up, we have to accept reality now. to deal with what might happen in the future, isn't it? After adjusting his mood, Kesselring returned to the sandbox to rearrange the plan.

"We're in a bad situation right now. Fighters at field airfields had only 2-3 days of fuel, and the transit station was destroyed. As a result, we are unable to easily provide fuel to our scattered airports. In the coming days, the attendance of our front-line aviation will be very low. However, the good news is that airports in places like Foliño are almost finished and will be ready for use soon. The staff officer thought for a moment and said.

"The opponent's aircraft carrier is very maneuverable, it is difficult for us to keep tracking, even if we find the opponent during the day, it will be dark at night, 8 hours is enough time for the opponent to run without a trace, today is the first wave of their strong attack. According to the analysis of the views put forward by the Navy, the other side still has the ability to continue to launch two or three waves of large-scale attacks, and they will take off in the early morning as they did today, and the early warning time provided to us is too short, and there are many targets that need to be protected, so we are currently a little powerless. Another staff officer immediately added.

"Then slow down, we can't follow each other's rhythm, otherwise we will be exhausted. Let the army also slow down a little, let the fighters of the Balkan Peninsula begin to assemble at the airfields that have already been repaired, and some of the fighters at the field airfields can also be concentrated. Pay attention to air defense and camouflage. As for the bomber troops? Let them appropriately reduce the intensity of the bombing during the day. Increase the scale of night bombing. The high-intensity attacks of the opposing aircraft carriers will not last too long. Kesselring said.

"The original plan can still be continued, and they may use the airfield in Sicily to ease the supply pressure," told the Crown Prince's Air Corps in North Africa. Let them immediately start a bombing campaign against Sicily, I don't blame them for not being able to blow up the boats, but definitely not to let go of the airfields on the island! In addition, I need to concentrate on the ace pilots of each wing, and find the right opportunity to give them a fatal blow! Kesselring added. …

With regard to this kind of attack, which is even uncertain about the starting position, the way in the past that it was impossible to bomb the airfield without planes is obviously not good. For such an airfield that cannot be eradicated, then Kesselring's choice is to lure the enemy, and then concentrate superior forces to inflict heavy damage on the opponent in one fell swoop, and in order to implement this plan. The first thing he needs to do is to build up his forces and remove the opponent's arms at the same time. It was easy to accumulate troops, which was to transfer a large number of fighter units to airfields on the Italian mainland. And the action of removing the opponent's arm is much more troublesome.

First of all, the airfields near Sicily and Naples must be attacked. If you can't bomb it during the day, then go at night, and God knows if the other side will add a large number of land-based aircraft to cover this retreat. Secondly, the small-scale safari still has to continue, and it is necessary to always make the opponent's air force feel the pressure, even if it can't be defeated, it is very necessary to consume the opponent's fuel and supplies through constant entanglement. Kesselring estimated that the supply work of the Italian air force in Italy would return to normal in about ten days, and the opponent should be tired by then, and Kesselring would choose a suitable time to deliver a fatal blow to the opponent.

"Can we deploy radar to monitor each other's movements? We have several large anti-aircraft warning radars shipped to Italy, but they have not been used. We can use this war to test the role of radar. I think that's very necessary because the other side can choose to attack when the weather is not very good, and then the role of our visual observation posts will be greatly reduced. An officer said cautiously. Radar is one of the top secrets of the German side, after a long period of research work, this kind of equipment that uses electromagnetic waves to detect targets has finally been created, but it is not clear how it performs in actual combat, the Luftwaffe has the idea of giving it a try, but at the same time it is afraid of leaking secrets.

"Well, this kind of equipment can be deployed in our absolute control zone. And it can only be turned on at dawn or when the weather is bad. After a moment of contemplation, Kesselring agreed to his men's request. Just as Kesselring was reorganizing the Luftwaffe, three days later, the morale of the five-nation combined air force began to launch air strikes against the German army. Chieti became the second selected target for a key air strike!

Considering that the air attack was far away and closer to the opponent's air base, the proportion of fighters was higher, with a total of 280 fighters participating in the attack, while the number of attack aircraft was reduced to 200. This time the Germans reacted much faster than the last, and soon, the German fighter groups arriving from places such as Ancona and Pescara were in a mess with the escorting fighter units, and hundreds of planes flew in wake and bullet rain. From time to time, fighter jets fell from the sky dragging thick smoke. But even so, more than 200 bombers braved ground anti-aircraft artillery and anti-aircraft artillery fire to burn thousands of tons of various materials and a large number of vehicles. After almost an hour of air strikes, the remaining carrier-based aircraft began to return home.

"In terms of individual air combat qualities, the British were the highest, followed by the Chinese and Americans, then the French, and finally the Italians. After a long war of attrition, the elite of the Italian Air Force was also almost lost or transferred to the rear as instructors. The British pilots were of the highest quality, and the aircraft performed well, making them difficult opponents in both climbing and dogfighting. Although the Huaxia personal qualities were average, they preferred to gain overall superiority through formation, the British and Americans still used outdated three-plane formations, which were suppressed by our two-plane formations in battles, while Huaxia used two-plane and four-plane formations. The tactical level of the latter squad is equal to ours and higher than ours, the quality of the personnel of the French Air Force is average, and the performance of the aircraft is also inferior to the former, and the Luftwaffe has a great advantage over the French Air Force. "In the ongoing battle, the Germans are also taking stock of the strengths and weaknesses of both sides, and they are good at analysing their opponents on a tactical level. …

And after the second large-scale air raid, the five-nation combined fleet also felt the thorny situation of the war! In the second air raid, about 70 of the 480 aircraft were lost, and about 50 crews were lost! If the battle continues at this rate of battle damage, in less than two weeks, the five-nation combined fleet will only be left with direct defense forces. And this time it is still a record played by the opponent when he is passively attacking. The attack aircraft group took advantage of the weather cover to compress the opponent's warning time as much as possible, but still paid a heavy price under the blows of fighters and ground anti-aircraft fire. The adaptability of the Germans and the superiority of their forces left a deep impression on Summer and others.

After some discussion. The top brass of the fleet agreed that the existing fleet was simply not capable of sustaining a large-scale offensive while maintaining its own security and Naples' air supremacy. Excessively high battle losses will cause carrier-based aircraft units to collapse faster. At present, there are only two options, one is to complete the evacuation of personnel and equipment and exit the war as soon as possible, and the other is to intercept the British Air Force from the north and prepare to return home to make up for the war damage.

"The US and French armies can be evacuated during this time, so what about the Italian army loyal to the country? Now the area south of Rome has only one exit from Naples, according to the schedule planned by the first one. Most of the personnel and equipment we have deployed in the south will be difficult to withdraw, except for some of them through the Strait of Messina. Tycho paused and looked at the expressionless officials around him and continued: "And it will take some time for the military industrial zone in the south to complete the demolition and blasting. Let's see! And this sentence made the high-level leaders of the Entente countries, who were still indifferent just now, can't help but give a cold war.

In order to prevent Italy's military industry from serving the Allies, the Entente and Huaxia decided to hold on for about a month after some exchanges. And the British Air Force, which was withdrawn from the north, will also be used to fill the vacancy in the south.

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