"Listen, if the confrontation exercises in the past few days were just a battle within the Navy, and we allowed a tie, then five days later, we must not have such a result when we confront those guys in the Air Force. Do you understand? The Entente is our enemy abroad, and the Air Force is our domestic adversary. There is more overlap between the air force and the resources and tasks we need than the army, and we must tell the Reich and the Emperor that we are the sharpest sword in Germany. At the meeting of the Navy's top brass, Count Spee said unabashedly.

Although there are various contradictions between the German Navy and the Air Force, no matter what, the direct relationship between the two sides is still possible, especially since the two sides recently cooperated in the aircraft tender, and the Navy got the coveted fast carrier-based twin-engine torpedo aircraft, while the Air Force kept a project. However, when the German military top brass began to discuss the Iranian strategy, a large-scale conflict broke out between the navy and the air force, and the root cause of the conflict was the difference in the strategic orientation of the two sides.

The Air Force's strategy was to concentrate its forces on the northern part of the Two Rivers Valley, launch intensive bombardment of western and central Iran in the early stages of the war, cut off the other side's transportation industry and destroy the Chinese Air Force in Iran, and then cover the Army's lightning seizure of Iran. For this reason, the Air Force even moved the air force units originally deployed near Faw to the north. The Navy's strategy is different, preferring to start from the south. According to the plans within the German Navy, they were to acquire at least the entire southern coastline of Iran. Because only in this way will the bases of the German Navy in the Persian Gulf be able to gain sufficient strategic depth so that they will not be blocked at home by British planes taking off from India.

The two sides started out arguing. The divergence that arose from the route did not lead to fierce confrontation. Even when it was proposed to let the German Navy defend the airspace over the port of Faou on its own, the German Navy was very dissatisfied. But nothing was said, because the matter was not very difficult in the eyes of the German Navy. But then things changed. Those who are ready say that the British moved! Under the coordination of the Chinese, Iran agreed to the entry of the British Royal Air Force into the southwestern provinces of Iran. And the first RAF squadrons were accompanied by 4 squadrons of twin-engine fast bombers! This made a big change in the shape that the German Navy was facing! And at this time, Richthofen's next mention directly pushed Count Spey to the brink of a rampage!

"This little baron actually demanded that the twin-engine fighters that were originally assigned to the Indian Ocean Fleet be taken away! Is he crazy? "At that time, the Earl of Spee did not show up for the meeting because of other matters, and when he received the report from his subordinates, his first reaction was disbelief. But after confirming it, the count was completely outraged! Because this is undoubtedly the bottom of the kettle for the German Indian Ocean Squadron, which is about to take shape.

Imagine that the air force of the British was already blocked at the entrance to the Persian Gulf. The first time the British were stationed there, 60 twin-engine fast bombers were deployed there, but what about the second, third? According to Germany's timetable, it will take 1 and a half to 2 years for the official start of war against Iran. God knows how powerful the British Air Force will be by then. And the German Navy, on the other hand. Their situation is not promising.

First of all, the total amount of naval aviation under the German Navy is not very large, and the German Navy itself does not have as much as the Air Force, accounting for about 25% of the total expenditure. The Air Force is 40%, the rest is for the Army. And most of these funds will inevitably be spent on the construction of warships and ports, and the rest will be the procurement of aircraft. As a result, the German Navy actually controlled only about one-third of the number of aircraft in the Air Force. And structurally, the proportion of four-engine long-range bombers and larger twin-engine bombers that they have is also lower than that of the Air Force.

And in contrast to the size of the overstretched German naval aviation, the area that the German Navy needs to take care of is simply too large. First of all, the German Navy first had to deploy a certain number of long-range twin-engine and four-engine patrol aircraft on the Ibilisi Peninsula. While the Air Force will be responsible for air defense in this area, they will not be responsible for covering German submarines and finding targets for submarines. As Germany's only naval submarine base group in the Atlantic direction at the moment. Naturally, the German Navy had to deploy a large number of patrol and reconnaissance aircraft to this area.

Secondly, the German Ministry of Defense had already determined a strategic plan to attack France first, the air force was responsible for attacking and suppressing France from the east, and the task of attacking the southern ports of France and covering the landing of the army fell on the head of the navy. Although here is only a secondary direction of the French defense. But in order to ensure the smooth operation of the German navy, it was necessary to deploy a considerable part of the aircraft in Sardinia and northern Italy.

Thirdly, there are carrier-based aircraft carried on the aircraft carriers of the German High Seas Fleet. To date, the German naval aviation has a total of about 1,000 sea-based aircraft. The number of these aircraft accounts for about 4% of the current aircraft fleet of the German Navy! In addition to aircraft deployed in the above two regions and elsewhere in the Mediterranean. Of the approximately 2,500 aircraft of various types under the command of the German Navy, 2,200 were thus used. And then there were less than 300 reserve aircraft.

And now, Germany is going to make a move in Iran. The participation of the Navy is for sure. It is certain that troops will be drawn from other places, but the lack of numbers is even more certain! As previously planned. The German Navy was already somewhat stretched thin to deal with the Anglo-American air forces in southern Iran alone, after all, it was not just a matter of strength, the short range of the BF109 and the lack of heavy bombers greatly reduced the combat effectiveness of the German naval aviation. Originally, the Luftwaffe planned to solve this problem with the newly allocated twin-engine aircraft, but at this moment, Richthofen's sudden request naturally made Count Spee unacceptable! It is not surprising that it was even seen as a provocation by the Earl!

Although when getting along, the bigwigs on both sides will also make some small jokes to sweep each other's face without harm, but this time, Richthofen really didn't intend to provoke the Earl! The fundamental reason why he came up with this construction was that he had already smelled some terrible smell from Huaxia's deployment! It would be nothing if Huaxia was simply deploying its air force in Iran. But if you build a large number of air bases on the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea, you will have to guard against it. When the Red Baron received this message, he quickly realized what the other party thought, they were attacking the idea of the Caucasus oil fields! Thinking of this, the Red Baron didn't sleep well for a week! It's scary to think about!

Although the unspoken rule set by the two sides at present is that as long as they do not attack Germany and the Chinese mainland, there will be no big trouble, according to this theory, it is nothing to attack China's bases in Central Asia. However, judging from the strength that the Luftwaffe can draw at present, there is no problem in blowing up Huaxia's air base in western Iran, but if you want to attack the base in Central Asia, it is better to wash and sleep. A fleet of aircraft from the Middle East across northern Iran and the Caspian Sea and then attack? That bomb load must have been a rather sad number.

As for the deployment of strategic bomber forces in the Caucasus, this is even more a bad idea, first of all, no country is stupid enough to directly pull its most important oil fields into the war. What Huaxia was doing so far seemed to the Germans to be just an attempt. If you really send the air force from the Caucasus to bomb China's bases in Central Asia, then whether it is for the sake of face or lining, China will decisively take action against the oil fields of the Transcaucasia! Another important issue is that the deployment of the Allies' oil fields in the Transcaucasia has always been a defensive strategy, and there are many antiaircraft artillery positions and fighter airfields, but it is impossible to say that it can accommodate a large number of strategic bombers. The pressure caused by the stationing of a strategic bomber force was too great. Much higher than the consumption of ordinary fighter units. So, before that, the Luftwaffe did not think at all about deploying an offensive air force here. What's more, it's far from the time to tear your face with Huaxia.

Since this problem cannot be completely solved, then the only way is to increase the anti-aircraft firepower, the German strategic air force in Italy also taught the Germans how to defend against these big guys, in the face of these air giants, the best means of defense is naturally the twin-engine heavy fighter with excellent firepower and protection. Thus, the contradiction arises. Germany's latest BF110 fighter has just been put into production, and the number is not enough, and it will definitely not work to wait slowly, so the best way is to snatch the twin-engine aircraft allocated by the German Navy. The Red Baron had already imagined that such a backlash would be met with a strong backlash from the German Navy, but it seemed to him that the German Navy did not need such things in the Middle East. Well, the Air Force is responsible for the northern part of Iran, and the Navy is responsible for the south. So far, Richthofen has not known much about the RAF's new deployment. But even if he knew about it, Richthofen would still insist on his deployment, because he believed that he was concerned about the lifeblood of the Empire! The opposition is only looking for tactical superiority.

However, due to the time constraints, Richthofen did not have time to communicate with the navy through personal contact. Or maybe he didn't realize the impact of the British Air Force on the German Navy. After all, their air force is more concerned about air-to-ground, and naval combat has always been a topic for naval aviation. So the Air Force missed the last chance to explain. And so the conflict between the two sides broke out.

As for the outcome of the conflict, the air force had an undisputed advantage this time, on the one hand, because the army believed that Iran's greatest enemy was the Chinese forces entrenched in northern Iran, and in order for the offensive to proceed smoothly, they needed to concentrate their air power in the north. After all, twin-engine fighters can also be used as light bombers. So they support the Air Force. On the other hand, naval aviation is too poorly based in the Middle East. The air bases controlled by the Indian Ocean detachment of the German High Seas Fleet were limited to the coast of the Persian Gulf. The German General Staff did not think they needed to "fill these bases as full as sardines" for the time being! So, Comrade Count was angry!

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