When the Luftwaffe began to deploy from the rear to the front, when the German naval fleet once again sailed out of the Mediterranean and then turned to France. When the German radio read in an arrogant tone the Kaiser's ultimatum to the British for the unconditional surrender. The biggest crisis in the British Isles since the English Revolution has finally arrived! For centuries and centuries, Britain itself was almost the safest place in the world, and with the exception of a few rare raids, the proud British always brought war to the rest of the world, while enjoying peace and comfort at home. And this time, the situation has changed, and perhaps in a few days, or hours, the most powerful empire in Europe's history and its minions will launch an all-out attack on the British Isles!

"Ours will fight with these German eagle dogs at sea, in the air, on the ground! We have nothing to fear, because behind the warriors are our families and homes! We have no choice but to win, win, win! "Churchill's speech was still so inspiring and exciting. In the face of the Germans, the British did not have the slightest luck. France that has just fallen is an example of this. In the words of a certain British critic, France went directly from being a world-class power to a semi-colonial country! The power of their government is no greater than that of a king in Germany!

Long before the Battle of Saint-Nazaire broke out, the British began to prepare for war in full force! The first thing they did was to evacuate a large number of industries as well as the elderly and children to the north of England. Some precious metals and other hard currencies were even transferred to the United States. Although Churchill and other heads of government and Her Majesty the Queen remained in the UK, the British sent some dignitaries and royal personnel to Canada just in case. Prepare to form a government-in-exile at the time of the fall of the British mainland.

In this national migration, more than 60% of the aviation industry moved north to the north of the United Kingdom. And in order to ensure the safety of certain critical facilities, such as aero engine manufacturing plants, aviation gasoline storage depots. The British even relocated part of their facilities to Iceland. The British Grand Fleet also left the southern ports and chose anchorage in World War I. At the same time as the relocation of the industry. The British were also fortifying their city defenses. The power of the Germans' strategic bombing was already on full display in Italy, Iran, and France. The British shuddered a little at the thought that one day the Germans would drop thousands of tons of bombs on London, Liverpool, etc. They took advantage of the last period of time to intensify even civil air defense projects, many of which directly turned subway stations into temporary bomb shelters, and through the construction of some new air raid shelters and early warning systems to reduce the losses caused by the other side's strikes. Cities in England have been transformed into fortresses after such improvements. At the same time, in order to reduce population losses, the British also evacuated a large number of workers and equipment to the countryside.

In terms of material rationing, although the British had nearly a year's supply reserves, China and the United States also said that they would do whatever it took to ensure the smooth flow of the North Atlantic transportation route. But in order to prevent accidents, the British still implemented rationing early. The supply of military personnel is a standard, and the ration of adult male workers is a standard, while the ration of children and the elderly is only about 60% of that of adult men. And the rations are also filled with various alternatives such as margarine. The British were about to usher in the most strained phase of supplies in the entire 2 World War.

In order to ensure military production. The British government has maximized the integration of the domestic industrial system. On the one hand, they drastically reduced the production of daily necessities and almost completely suspended the production of luxury goods. to save valuable non-ferrous metals, electricity and other raw materials. In addition to the normal military-industrial enterprises working overtime to produce, even piano factories and bicycle factories are producing the body material of the Mosquito aircraft, and the wooden shell of the Mosquito aircraft, known as the miracle of wood, can be produced even by small workshops! And in order to save gasoline, the British not only limited the fuel rationing of private cars, but even introduced a bill that all cars cannot exceed 30 miles per hour! The reason is that too high a speed can lead to an increase in fuel consumption!

At the same time, the British Air Force and the Chinese and American Air Forces stationed in the United Kingdom were also preparing for the coming storm, and the Luftwaffe still overestimated the strength of the British Royal Air Force at this time, which had a total of 16,000 aircraft, but only about 8,000 single-engine fighters. There are about 2,000 twin-engine fighters, and only 7,500 to 8,000 of the 10,000 fighters can be used in combat! And about 30% of these units are newcomers. The Germans, who could be called a brutal war of attrition, were a little overwhelmed, not to mention the British, whose population base was relatively small! So, in desperation. Churchill even proposed to China and the United States whether it was possible to "import" some retired aircraft pilots from both countries!

You must know that China and the United States have re-recruited some pilots who have retired but are still in the appropriate age for this battle, and the British can only dig up older ones in this way. Already not very suitable for combat personnel! But even so, the British paid quite well. And promised to carry out air interception missions only over the homeland. It can be seen from this that the air defense of the British at this time was indeed somewhat stretched.

However, this is at the most difficult time, and the aviation industry, which the British have already turned, is trying to make up for the lack of fighters and trainers. According to the estimates of the British. As long as it takes one month, Britain's fighter production capacity can reach the standard of 3,000 to 3,500 per month, so I am afraid that the production capacity will of course be at the cost of reducing bomber production, but this at least ensures that the British Air Force has enough aircraft to use.

In addition to the British Royal Air Force, the Chinese and American aviation units bear nearly 40% of the pressure on the British homeland's air defense! The Americans left behind the Eighth and Fourth Air Armies, which together had a total of 4,500 aircraft, including 2,700 single-engine fighters. This time, the Americans did quite a solid job, and nearly 8 percent of these fighters were the most advanced P47D fighters of the Americans. This new aircraft has a great speed advantage over the FW190 at medium and high altitudes, and at least a good climb advantage. (Let's wash and sleep at a low altitude.) The huge fuselage, powerful R2800-8W engines (unlike the ones used in history), advanced exhaust gas turbocharging equipment, and four Sispano cannons and two M2 machine guns make this fighter a complete high-altitude kill. When the altitude rises above 7500, the new Huaxia Shicha Falcon fighter will not have any advantage in front of the other party. The formidable technical prowess of the Americans is undoubtedly revealed in this aircraft!

For the sake of the face of the British who had just handed over their territory in Southeast Asia to Huaxia, Huaxia's support for the British was also strong. In just 2 months, the British were supplied with up to 22 aviation wings. A total of nearly 3,000 single-engine and twin-engine fighters of various kinds, all of which were drawn from the front-line aviation units in China, were mainly equipped with Shicha Falcon 3 fighters and Foxbat twin-engine aircraft, the latter of which had a low-altitude climb and speed no less than the German's FW190A fighter after replacing the new engine. Of course, more importantly, Huaxia once again helped the British optimize their air defense system.

In essence, the British air defense system is no different from the French, except that the British have more radars and a tighter air defense network. Air operations are still very dependent on guidance from the ground, and the entire command system is very cumbersome. There is a serious lag in the speed at which information is delivered. Although it is very difficult to use radar sentry aircraft for reconnaissance and then command and coordination in this era, one more perception method still makes air interception more timely. More importantly, the command system in the air can more easily exchange information with fighter pilots. And it is possible to issue new orders in response to sudden changes in battlefield conditions, and this flexibility is not comparable to simple ground guidance.

Before the Chinese technicians came to Britain, both the British and German night air defense systems relied on ground guidance, and after the long-range early warning radar discovered the opponent's aircraft, it would mark the opponent's position on a sand table. Intelligence is then sent by radio to night planes on standby in the airspace, and finally the planes themselves are used to search for opponents and then attack. And now it's different. AWACS aircraft carrying large radars search for opponents in the air, and then directly command superior night fighters to intercept them. At the same time relying on the maneuverability of AWACS. The radar position changes at any time, and it is even more difficult for the other side to find loopholes or countermeasures. The advantages are not only these, but the most important thing is that the AWACS itself can receive navigation information from the Germans. Even direct jamming, this maneuvering jamming setup would be very troublesome for the German aircraft group bombing at night. It is more difficult to circumvent than interference settings on the ground.

The British included the mainland, the island of Ireland, and Iceland in their defenses. The area of England and Wales is classified as a zone of heavy engagement. The Scottish Quarter is classified as a safer area, while Iceland and Northern Ireland are classified as rear bases. British aircraft were deployed in echelons according to the distance of the voyage in various military bases. The Spitfire has the closest range, so it is deployed at the forefront, followed by the P47 and the Huaxia Shicha Falcon and the twin-engine fighter. Backward behind is the only remaining bomber unit of the British, although it is now mainly carrying out air defense missions, but the bomber units of the British are still in a high state of combat readiness, and their fuel, personnel, and logistics are always in good quality and quantity. It's a bit confusing.

The RAF was responsible for the air defense, and the ground defense was also intensively prepared, and in the final period, the British seized the time to build a large number of temporary air defense positions around important targets. High-strength reinforced concrete bunkers have even been built in some important areas. And the artillery is equipped with a new fire control radar and high-performance VT shells. At the same time, in order to cope with the special circumstances that may arise, the British also urgently changed a batch of mobile anti-aircraft guns. Throughout the southern part of the UK. The British deployed more than 2,000 batteries of anti-aircraft guns, and in order to make up for these guns, the British even transported the navy's stock of anti-aircraft guns and some old guns out of storage. In addition to anti-aircraft artillery and aircraft, the British also made a large number of anti-aircraft balloons over major cities, and tens of thousands of hydrogen balloons in each city were suspended in the air with wires.

"The Royal Navy has been the strongest shield in Britain for centuries, and today, the Royal Air Force, which is only 30 years old, has taken over from us. However, this does not mean that we can sit idly by in the future battle of England! The Royal Navy must prove its existence in the midst of war - we will be the most important strategic force in Great Britain! "Although the Royal Navy was evacuated to its original position for safety, and even to ensure the strength of the home air defense, not only some of the new aircraft that should have been allocated to the Navy were intercepted. Even part of the Navy's land-based aviation forces were incorporated into the Air Force's operational sequence.

Seeing that these things, which originally belonged to the navy, were accepted by the Air Force, Marshal Pound had mixed feelings, and there was a trace of frustration and decadence in his heart. But this does not affect the high fighting spirit of the British Royal Navy! At this time, Britain had no way to retreat, and the same was true of the Royal Navy, which had a more targeted and offensive combat plan than the Air Force!

At this time, the British wanted to rush to the Atlantic Ocean to fight the German High Seas Fleet, which was to find death, and to bomb the German mainland was another way to find death. All the British could do was to attack the German naval blockade network, and the Germans would not keep their main fleet at sea, with the largest number of submarine and auxiliary cruisers at sea, and occasionally some aviation cruisers. Some time ago, the break of diplomatic relations with the Germans caused a lot of trouble for the British. The British fleet was never free to deal with these guys because of its lack of strength, but as the battlefield moved from the South Atlantic to the Atlantic, and the United States and the Chinese Navy pinned down the main German forces. The British are finally free to do their hand at these pirates who are running rampant in the oceans!

The British dismantled their fleet, splitting the huge Grand Fleet into a small formation consisting of a fleet carrier, a light aircraft carrier and 2 cruisers, as well as a formation of one or two destroyers. The formations would be home in Ireland and Iceland, with the support of shore-based aircraft and submarines, to hunt down German destroyers. Even the British will take the initiative to release some civilian boats as bait to attract the other party to take the bait. In line with the principle of piecemeal and accumulation, the British Navy's operational plan has taken on a new stage!

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