"Why don't you bring those slow torpedo planes with you?" After negotiating with the British, Lin Yongsheng hesitated for a moment and said. "Then they can only go to death. Judging from the number of direct guard aircraft that the other side can mobilize, it is enough for us to have the British. Tycho said with a frown. As an outsider, Lin Yongsheng naturally hopes to have more help for the success of the operation, and as an Italian, he hopes to reduce his losses as much as possible, and every unit is very precious.

"The opinion of the commander of the air force is this: if it is simply the British planes who are responsible for luring the enemy, they have a 40 percent chance of breaking through the opponent's defenses, and if there is another lightning strike team, this certainty becomes more than 7 percent." Lin Yongsheng looked at the frowning Tycho, and no longer urged.

"We will try to rescue the people who have fallen into the water as much as possible, and they don't have to fight to the death, just hold back, and if necessary, throw torpedoes into the sea. If it doesn't work, we can get rid of the bombardiers, and we don't expect them to achieve anything. A few minutes later, Lin Yongsheng said again.

"The squadron of flying fox fighters in the Haidongqing Brigade will also participate in the battle, and their range and mobility will also increase after removing excess armor and large-caliber cannons, and if the opponent appears in the predetermined area, they can also fight over the opponent's fleet for about 20 minutes, and they can also be sent out, right? If you don't agree, I don't have a problem, this is already my bottom line! Lin Yongsheng said a little angrily. The Huaxia Navy has been studying the tactics of land-based air attack on the sea, with particular emphasis on long-range navigation and cover. This time, the Italian Navy finally decided to fight each other. In order to temper the contingent and learn from experience, the land-based air force dispatched by Huaxia to Italy will also participate in this battle. Although it is possible to face some casualties. But if you can learn something and test some theories, it's worth it. And the British also asked to send planes to cover their fast bombers during this operation, after all, everyone wanted more people at the beginning of the film.

"Well, that's it, hurry up and arrange, the Austro-Hungarian fleet has left the Aegean Sea and is ready to go to Crete to join the German fleet. They're going to act. Tycho said contentedly.

Tycho's estimate was good, and at this time, the leaders of the Allied Mediterranean theater were indeed sitting together to discuss the next course of action. Three days have passed since the night battle at Port Al-Bayda, and Allied reconnaissance planes appear in the skies over Benghazi almost every day. And the result of reconnaissance in the past few days is that the target fleet is still in the harbor for repairs and has not left. However, this information will not let the Allied high-level direction, they have already smelled the smell of conspiracy from it, but in the face of this piece of fat, they don't want to give up! It's really tangled.

"Even if it's a trap. We also have a chance to swallow it. As long as your fleet acts with us. A single attack was enough to blow three capital ships in the port of Benghazi to pieces. Even taking into account the land-based aviation forces in Benghazi, it is only about 80 aircraft, and we can release at least a fleet of about 160 aircraft in one wave. In terms of time, if we were to complete the rearmament at night and then complete the deck operations, and then release the fleet at dawn, we could have completed the attack in a maximum of three hours and recovered the aircraft. Jordi spoke to everyone in the room about his plan.

"What if the other party withdraws the bait early?" Raeder asked. "For example, the day before our air raid, the other side suddenly evacuated the port under the cover of night. What are we going to do? ”

"We have submarine stalking outside the port, and we have people inside the port of Benghazi. If the target ship evacuates, we cancel the planned withdrawal to the north overnight. However, judging from the current situation, the power of 2 of the cruisers was damaged, and it was really impossible to go. If you can get two cruisers in World War I, it will be a good deal. Holdie said with great certainty.

After a few days of thinking, Jordi finally decided that it was better to fight, several Italian warships in the port of Benghazi were one of the factors, but the more important factor was that Austria-Hungary needed a naval fight, according to internal reports, the German and Austrian air forces had occupied the upper spot in the air attrition war in northern Italy, and the Italian and Entente air forces were no longer visible in the Adriatic Sea. In the eyes of the Austro-Hungarian high-level, as long as the German-Austrian army landed, then the battle of Italy would soon be over, and at this point, the Austro-Hungarian Empire also hoped to show its strength in order to get a bigger share of the future distribution of interests, so the high-level also hoped that the navy could fight on the southern front.

After some exchanges, Raeder also had insight into the other party's thoughts, compared to the old and high-ranking Holdie, he really couldn't stop this action, and it was impossible for Germany to watch Austria-Hungary go it alone. After all, allies, and in such a well-founded situation, the German fleet also had to enter the war. Now that the fight is a foregone conclusion, then you need to think about how to fight.

Although the Allied fleet has the advantage in terms of the strength of maritime aviation, this time the Allied fleet needs to engage in combat within the operational range of the opposing shore-based air force, and the aircraft group departing from Crete, which is closest to the combat area, is also very limited in combat effectiveness, and the enemy is in the dark, and if the Allied Powers want to attack the Italian fleet in Benghazi, they must enter within 300 km of the target area. 600KM round trip, plus the fuel required for air formation and climbing, even with the auxiliary fuel tank, the fighter range is very tight, so after research, the Allied Navy plans to enter a distance of about 240KM to launch an attack, and this distance is already within the reconnaissance and attack range of the opponent's shore-based aviation. And it's a bit far from Crete.

On the other hand, the position of the other party's actions can be roughly determined, and only God knows where the other party will appear. The Austro-Hungarian and German fleets also did not have enough submarines to deploy a submarine cordon that would completely keep the opposing side out of range of attack aircraft. In the event that the target cannot be found, even if the range of the attack aircraft is sufficient, how useful can the land-based aircraft of Crete be? You can't let an attack aircraft empty of fuel at sea with bombs and auxiliary fuel tanks, right? If that's the case, there's not enough fuel!

"Don't keep thinking about packing up with the Italian fleet, this idea is not realistic, there is a saying in Huaxia that people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants. Our four main aircraft carriers and one aviation cruiser can use no more than 400 aircraft, and after sending out the first wave of aircraft to attack the port of Benghazi, and then throwing away the planes on air alert and the planes that cannot be on duty, it will be difficult to break through the opponent's defense line even if they find the opponent and barely launch a second wave of attacks. Rather than this, we should concentrate our forces on defense, and as long as I can destroy the target in the port of Benghazi and evacuate safely, then we will have achieved our goal. Raeder spoke his mind.

"I support General Raeder. From the point of view of the land-based air force, many of our original veterans were transferred to Egypt, and the training level of the newcomers was not enough, and the general ground bombing could still be carried out, but it was probably too difficult to hit a fast-moving warship. However, the long-range fighter unit in Crete can provide cover for your fleet as much as possible, and with auxiliary fuel tanks, we can hopefully keep two squadrons of twin-engine fighters hovering above your fleet at all times. Although these twin-engine aircraft are not good at fighting fighters, they are not much of a problem to attack bulky bombers or torpedo planes. "said the commander of the Cretan Air Force, Goering.

"In that case, let's choose an attack position." Holdie understood the other party's thoughts very well at this moment. Germans just take it when they want it. It is not beneficial for him to continue to entangle when the other party agrees to participate in the battle, so he also acquiesces to the other party's construction.

"Considering the presence of the other side's shore-based aviation forces in Libya, especially the fast planes provided by the British, I think we should try to stay as far away from the coastline as possible, which have launched attacks on sea targets, which are difficult for fighters to intercept and have a certain threat, so I would like to be in a position to the east-northwest of Banga as a position for us to release carrier-based aircraft." Jordi pointed to a point on the map.

"Can't we first deploy the air fleet in Bayda and then go to the theater of operations?" After half a ring, Goering asked. He also knew a little about the night battle in Al Bayda, the port did not suffer as much damage, and the airfield did not even fly a single shrapnel into it, so why did he have to take off from Crete at a distance?

"The port facilities and airfields are indeed fine, but in the night battle that night, we were sunk several transport ships, many of which sank directly into the port channel, making the already not wide waterway even narrower, and it is difficult for large ships to enter, and there are already many army forces there, and it is very difficult to transport the army's equipment and supplies, not to mention supporting the entry of a larger air force, the fuel that has been transported in is very tight, and in order to intercept the British planes that run here almost every day, Fuel consumption is fast, not to mention supporting the stationing of larger air forces. An Austro-Hungarian admiral said with embarrassment.

"Look at what you did!" Goering muttered to himself. From an air commander's point of view, this kind of overt and covert and fighting in the opposing sphere of influence was the last thing he wanted to encounter, and now he had to participate in such a battle.

"General Raeder, I advise you to place the main reconnaissance force in the northwest, northeast and Libya to do reconnaissance." After the meeting, Goering also spoke specifically to Raeder.

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