Chapter 936: The Sunset of the Empire

"Tom tom tom...... Rumble!! Before these British pilots could react, the German fighters were on fire! The roar of the cannon suddenly resounded in the sky, and a Spitfire was directly exploded in the air and whimpered into a ball of fireworks and fell down.

The rest of the Spitfire pilots didn't have time to think about it, so they could only meet it immediately. The two sides have fought quite a few times, and the British believe that as long as they drag on for a while, these Germans who have run out of gas will naturally fall on their own.

The sound ......of machine guns and cannons suddenly resounded throughout the sky of the British Isles, and more than 100 fighters were constantly coming from everywhere, and the sky was fighting for a while.

At this time, planes on the German Count Zeppelin were constantly whistling towards the sky. And the commander of the First German Air Fleet, Lütjens, stood on the bridge of the Count Zeppelin, full of ambition.

In order to enrich his aircraft carrier fighter formation, the commander did not hesitate to spend a huge price to poach people from the Air Force. Although the Count Zeppelin could only carry a maximum of fifty fighters, Lütjens recruited more than 200 men from the air force.

At the same time, the Count Zeppelin was equipped with two hundred fighters. On this voyage, the commander knew that the aircraft carrier could not fit so many planes, so he loaded the planes on other warships.

After the Count Zeppelin's plane took off, other fighters were continuously transported to the aircraft carrier to take off and fight with the help of the aircraft carrier's platform.

"Lindemann, it seems that we are right." Lütjans was very pleased that the German pilots who had been trained were the elites he had recruited at great expense.

Just a little more than a month of training can allow them to easily complete take-off and landing on the aircraft carrier. Watching the batches of fighters continue to rise into the air, Lütjans couldn't help but be proud of his decision.

"Yes! General, as long as our fighters can guarantee fuel, those British are definitely not our opponents! "Lindeman actually analyzed early on why the Air Force would lose in England.

Supposedly, the BF109 fighter cannot be much worse than the Spitfire. But why was it so badly hit in England?! It was found after the study. The range of the 109 is the biggest shortcoming.

Due to the short range, many times the BF109 rushed to the skies over the UK, but the fuel they had left was not enough to support them in battle. By the standards of the tank, the BF-109 was capable of fighting for a maximum of fifteen minutes before having to leave.

And in just fifteen minutes, Gen is unable to do too many tactical moves. As a result, the pilots of the BF-109 had to delay their own operations, which resulted in a large number of BF-109s being dragged to death in the airspace of the British Isles.

Even if they were lucky enough to evacuate, a large number of them crashed into the sea. No way, the biggest shortcoming of a fighter like the BF-109 is the range. This is why Hitler actively built aircraft carriers after Pearl Harbor.

He saw that the Japanese could use aircraft carriers to make long-distance raids, which had a great impact on him. The report given to him by the General Staff indicates: If the BF-109 can make up for the shortcomings of the range, then the British will not be able to be arrogant.

But revising the design of the fighter is a troublesome task, and it is better to build an aircraft carrier than to do so. Because when he came to Germany, there was a "Z plan" to build an aircraft carrier, and the Count Zeppelin has already built 85%.

At this time, it is only necessary to load the mount, and the aircraft can be assigned to form a preliminary combat effectiveness. With the support of Hitler. The Navy's aircraft carriers have finally risen ahead of schedule.

"Tremble! British! Ruttejens looked at the fighter planes that kept jumping from the flight deck, and said in his heart: "The British Isles, we are coming!" ”

At this time, the British troops over the British Isles finally felt that something was wrong, and a large number of German fighters continued to pour into the sky. At this time, there were at least one and fifty German fighters converging in the sky.

And this is still a fighter, and the German dive bomber JU87 dive bomber - the famous Tusca will naturally not let go of this opportunity.

As the fighters fought with the British fighters, they began to wreak havoc over England. Constantly bombing strategic targets such as British radar stations, airfields, and factories that had been detected for a long time.

Thanks to the aircraft carriers, these Tuskas could drop their bombs and fly back to the battlefield to load them and continue bombing. The British fighters entangled in the BD-109 had no way to stop the wreaking havoc of the Tusca. I can only watch them bomb everywhere.

"Damn it! How did these Tuska come back so quickly?! The current commander of the British Fighter Command, British Air Force Admiral Hugh Doudin, looked angrily at the battle report, which was the heaviest British loss in this time.

"13 airfields and more than 20 radar stations were destroyed or heavily damaged, and nearly 100 aircraft were destroyed...... the figures on the war report are shocking, and these are the confidence of Britain to continue to fight Germany!

That's smashing most of it. The loss of the aircraft is nothing. Production can be replenished. The damage to the airport is nothing, just repair. The most serious is the loss of radar stations, and the loss of those pilots!

These two are the most difficult to supplement, and they are the most lacking in the UK.

"Order all the fighters to take off immediately. Contact our Navy to conduct a reconnaissance of the sea. Hugh Doddin seemed to have something in mind, and said to his adjutant, "I need to find out how these German fighters came here." How could our radar station not find out! ”

Hugh Dodin was a veteran of the First World War, and the first thing he noticed was that the radar station did not seem to detect the approach of the Germans as usual.

That's the biggest problem. The Germans were able to evade the radar and approach Britain only in two scenarios. First, they found a way to circumvent radar-stealthy aircraft.

The second is that they took off after approaching England. Due to the low altitude, the radar did not detect it.

If the latter, then Germany must already have aircraft carriers in service. But if it's the former, then it's time for Britain to upgrade its own radar.

But either way, it's not good news for the UK. To upgrade the radar, it will require a lot of time, manpower, material and financial resources, which is undoubtedly worse for Britain in the bitter war.

If the German aircraft carrier was launched, it would not be good news for Britain either. Britain's greatest reliance now is its own maritime power.

If this power is out of balance. This means that Britain may not even be able to stay in the British Isles.

"Buzz...... Rumble!! At this moment, a loud explosion was heard from the flight deck of the Count Zeppelin. Lütjans, who was on the bridge, closed his eyes in agony.

This was an accident on the way back to the German fighter plane when it landed, and the plane did not stop when it landed, but directly crashed down and exploded on the deck.

Lütjans knew that it was because of a lack of training. During World War II, aircraft carrier take-off was undoubtedly a highly training-dependent project.

This requires high flying skills and a stable mental quality and, of course, some luck.

Even in the United States, where technology is relatively mature, there are a large number of pilots who have broken their wings because of the problem of aircraft carrier landing. Glide paths, various lateral winds, various wind speed variations...... And so on is very difficult to grasp.

Taking off and landing aircraft carriers in World War II was not easy. At this time, the chances of accidents taking off and landing aircraft carriers are much more than in later generations.

The Count Zeppelin, in particular, had only been training for more than a month. There is no way to master the flight take-off and landing in a complex environment.

Although the aircraft carrier has a certain degree of stability due to the large number of ships, it has mobility and a certain amount of bumps compared to the airfield on the ground. This makes take-off and landing more difficult.

"General, this is the price we must pay!" Seeing that Lütjans was so uncomfortable, Lindemann said in a deep voice: "This kind of price. We had to give. ”

"I know, but if we had had more time to prepare better, these valiant warriors might have survived......" Ruttejens looked up, his face unsightly.

In fact, the reason why Goering was so embarrassed by the Navy was not unrelated to the fact that Lütjens and they went to poach the pilots of the Air Force. Because of the defeat of the air force in England, Hitler intended to change his approach.

Since it was to support the Navy, then Hitler decided to give it his all. Let's see where the Navy can go. Now it's time to put it to the test.

"This fight. We have to win. Because both the Führer and Germany were waiting for news of our victory. Lu Teyans's eyes became sharp again, and he said, "Notify everyone and bring the fighter here!" Let's keep fighting! ”

"Yes!!"

Since Lu Teyans wanted aircraft carrier operations, he naturally modified a large number of fighters to adapt to the take-off and landing of aircraft carriers during the construction of aircraft carriers. These BF-109s and Tusca are modified. Fighters adapted to aircraft carrier take-off and landing.

On the supply ship that followed the aircraft carrier formation, dozens of fighters were loaded. And at the same time, there are almost a hundred reserve pilots there. They were heading towards the aircraft carrier in a small boat, preparing to take off with their own fighters to fight in England.

"General. The Navy called. They have already started patrolling, and if the Germans do come close to the English Channel they will call us back. There was a pause. Hugh Dowdin's adjutant took a telegram and reported: "According to the latest statistics, the number of airfields damaged and destroyed by the German bombing of our three aircraft factories has reached twenty. ”

"Fifty-three radar stations have received heavy or light blows, and our radar stations are temporarily unable to fully detect the movements of the Germans. The loss of fighters in air combat and on the ground has exceeded 200 in the battle......"

Every point the data says, Hugh Doudine's face becomes ugly. After a while, Hugh Daoding's face was already black to the bottom of the pot, and Hugh Daoding remained silent until the adjutant finished reporting.

"Jingle Bell ......" Suddenly, the phone on the desk rang. Hugh Daudin picked up the phone and said, "I'm Hugh Daudin." ”

"General Hugh Daudin, we now want to know how the battle is going?! Why did the German planes not be repulsed by you for so long?! ”

The oddity of the battle situation also caught Churchill's attention, and he began to call Hugh Daudin to find out what was going on. In general, German fighters retreated on their own after a period of fighting.

This has become a common practice. But this time, the battle in the sky has been going on for hours. The Germans had no intention of retreating, but were constantly flying planes.

"Prime Minister, I don't know why the Germans are so unusual. But what I do know for sure is that they have new technology to support them in their operations. Hugh Daoding was silent for a while, and then said to Churchill on the other end of the phone: "We have communicated with the Navy, and now the Navy's reconnaissance plane has been released." I'm sure we'll get the news soon......"

And at this time. The First Air Fleet was also constantly changing its course. As soon as the attack began, there would certainly be a British navy to investigate.

There is no doubt about it. It was Lytejans who had already prepared for it, and they had planned the route map in advance. At the same time, the range of the aircraft is also precisely calculated.

At each node, where the aircraft carrier will go, the fighter pilots know very well. These routes were all accessible from the British Isles, but it was not easy for British reconnaissance planes to find out.

Unless the British can afford to have their planes fill the entire English Channel between the scouting distances. But this is obviously impossible.

"General Hugh Doudin is making too much of a fuss, how could the Germans build an aircraft carrier so quickly and use it in real combat." On the sea, Captain Holland, the captain of the British Ark Royal, said to himself: "Does General Hugh Daudin think? Can anyone control an aircraft carrier as a weapon?! I don't think the old-fashioned Germans are capable of this. ”

"Maybe, who knows?!" Lieutenant Colonel Nelson, who was on the side, sighed: "After all, General Hugh Daudin is an Air Force general. Even if his judgment is unwarranted, we have to obey orders, don't we?! ”

As he spoke, the two looked at each other and sighed helplessly. Neither of them believed that the Germans would be able to build an aircraft carrier so quickly and put it into actual combat.

To know. Even if the Japanese succeeded in a sneak attack, they trained for a year to carry out the operation after they had an aircraft carrier. How long did it take the Germans to start the war in Europe?! It is simply incredible that combat power has been formed so quickly.

"Actually, I believe that the Germans modified their short-range fighters." Colonel Holland lowered his binoculars and said, "Perhaps, this would be the appropriate explanation. ”

By this time, the intensity of the battle over England had been greatly reduced. The German pilots had achieved their tactical goal, which was to raid the airfields, bases, and radar stations of the British army.

At the same time, cover the bombers for bombing. Now that the combat mission has been completed, they naturally chose to evacuate. At this time, the British army did not have time to take care of the withdrawal of German troops.

No way, they still have a bunch of things to clean up themselves. The airport has been bombed, and the losses in all aspects are not small. Hugh Doudin, when he learned that there were other fighters to cover him when the Germans withdrew, chose to stop the pursuit.

I have to say. Lütjans was extremely accurate in his choice of routes. The British navy, which came out to make rounds, did not even find a trace of the German fleet.

After evading the British navy, Lütjens returned to his intended port without incident.

"Hahaha...... That's great! It's great to be able to achieve such a result! In Berlin, the mustache, who had already received the war report, jumped for joy.

The naval commander on the side, Raeder, also smiled. Only the commander of the Air Force, Goering, smiled a little reluctantly. There is no way, the original Goering was going to embarrass the navy.

But now the achievements of the Navy slapped him directly in the face. More than sixty radar stations were heavily damaged or directly destroyed. Fifteen airports are chanced. More than 200 British warplanes were destroyed.

The Germans lost less than eighty aircraft, which was undoubtedly a huge victory.

"Tell me to go! Hurry up and build 'Ship B' now! What we in Germany need is that aircraft carriers can be built continuously, and we want our German warhawks to soar over England! ”

The mustache smiled toothlessly, and in the first half of the time he tried to get Churchill to surrender. And the telegram sent to him by the other party was extremely embarrassing, which made the mustache angry.

Now the navy finally breathed a sigh of relief for him.

"Tell Lütjans to let them fight well! When he returns to Berlin, I will put a medal of glory on him with my own hands!! Hitler waved his hand, full of ambition.

"Goering, don't always calculate what you get! You should think more about the interests of Germany. As if knowing what Goering was thinking, Hitler snorted: "You elect another group of pilots...... No! I'm going to take the test myself, and I'm going to do it myself! He'll be with me on the test, and I'm going to select the best pilots to carry out the mission! I'm going to take the damn British Isles! ”

"Hey! Hitler!! ”

Compared to the excitement of Berlin, London is a gloomy fog. Churchill was listening to Hugh Doudin's report with a gloomy face. The loss of that item made him cramp in distress.

"Well, don't say that much! General Hugh Dodding, I just want to know if we will be able to hold the British Isles if the Germans attack like this again?! ”

Churchill waited a while, but finally got a little impatient. He waved his hand at Hugh Dou Ding and said, "This is the most important question for us. ”

Indeed, the most important issue, if it did not work, Churchill would have tried to move the British government to the United States or the colonies. Even the government-in-exile had to guarantee the existence of the British government.

The British royal family, in particular, would have a huge impact if any of them were captured.

"I don't know for sure now, ......Prime Minister," Hugh Doudin said with a wry smile, "We don't know where these Germans came from, how they got to England by avoiding the radar." If I don't know that, I don't know how to deal with them......"

ps: alas...... The things in the shop are busy, and I came back late, and the code word was late. I'm sorry! Tomorrow will be stronger, you look forward to it!