"The first day of air strikes is over, and both sides have a winner. +◆, the pre-war intelligence proved to be true. Some of our bomber groups successfully avoided the opponent's interception, but we suffered losses in the air battle at Karaj

Relatively large. China's heavy interceptors are as deadly as ever. And they are very strong, making it difficult for our fighters to destroy them." A staff officer sent the first day's battle report to Richthofen and Kesselring.

"It seems that the Chinese Air Force has not tried its best. The number of losses today is about 30% lower than what we expected. I cannot think that the Chinese Air Force and the Allied Air Force have regressed in the past few years. Our participating air forces

Taken together, we have encountered roughly

There are about 800 interceptor aircraft, even if you count those that have not been encountered, there are still about 1,000. The opponent still has about half of its forces that have not been mobilized. What are they planning to do? Tell me, "Richthofen

He looked at Kesselin next to him and said.

"There are just two possibilities. One possibility is that China estimates that we will concentrate all our strength on the first wave of attacks. They think they cannot resist it, so they park some aircraft in areas that are out of our reach. The other possibility is that

In order to preserve their strength, they may have to use their limited air force in other areas. It is even possible to launch an active attack." Kesselin frowned slightly and said. "But there is one that is more dangerous.

The signal deserves our attention. In our air raids on the northern front, there were about one-third to one-fourth of the British and American fighter units in the interceptor group. The large presence of the American and British air forces meant that the other side seemed to have completed the development of its aviation power.

Integration, you know, the Air Force is very fluid. This means that with the advantages of unified command and internal operations, they can even launch a pretty sharp attack at some point."

"I think it should be the second possibility. We cannot underestimate the strength and determination of the other party. Especially the latter. Many of China's actions seem to exceed the limits of their strength. But they had the courage to do it and ultimately succeeded.

.We would rather think of each other as stronger."

"You know? The reason why I did not go all out in the first wave of air strikes was actually largely due to fear. I was afraid that the Air Force would lose too much blood in this war. In the Italian War, in fact, except for the Italian Navy,

Neither China nor the Allied Powers have done much. They seem to have a lot of momentum, but in fact it is nothing compared to the size of their huge air force. Maybe they don't want to help Italy, but they think they can't win in the end.

, or because of geographical and economic constraints. But this time, we at least have to work with

One of the powerful countries is conducting a long-term air force battle of moderate intensity or above. The other country is bound to win against Iran, and at the same time it also has the determination and ability to compete with us. You know, if the German Air Force can have the scale and strength it has today, the Empire

and how much it cost us! Iran

The war is just a preview of the final war. We don't need to rest on our laurels. Sometimes the Army needs to learn to solve problems independently." Richthofen would only pour out his bitterness in front of Kesselring. But in front of others,

He is still the air marshal who acts decisively and has a strong style!

"On our offensive side, the opponent can use radar and air defense observation posts to provide early warning. If the opponent is fighting at home, there will be more fuel for the battle. There are also various ground anti-aircraft artillery to provide cover. As long as the pilot successfully parachute, it will be normal

We will all survive. And we have none of the above favorable conditions. Just judging from the exchange ratio of the air force, we are at a disadvantage. And to put it bluntly, the entire Iraq

There are not many targets worth attacking in Langdu. In the end, we can only work for the army. Instead of completely overwhelming the opponent by destroying the opponent's industry and infrastructure as we originally set. This is contrary to the goal of strategic bombing.

"Kesselring nodded in agreement. He fully understood Richthofen's idea of ​​conserving strength. But at the same time, he also knew that simply conserving strength could not fundamentally solve the problem.

"I know you want to ask me what to do next. We must strive for a combat environment as fair as possible for the guys in the Air Force, and we should avoid attacks on the opponent's core areas. We provide fire support for the Army, and the Army should also provide us with fire support.

Provide attack airports. We have to start from the perimeter and slowly

Advance towards the opponent's core area and remove their external early warning systems and air bases one by one. Instead of a head-on confrontation like the original one. Therefore, I plan to target the attack on the southern front to help the army quickly defeat the US-British coalition forces on the southern front. Then I will

The field airfield will be repaired all the way!" Richthofen said.

The biggest problem with this method is that it is relatively slow to take effect. But it is also the most effective way to solve the problem. Iran is not a small country in Europe. An Iran is more than three times the area of ​​France! The long-range fighter BF110 is really not powerful. It is important to throw this thing into the navy.

That's right, the BF109 has not enough range. We have just pushed the attack front near Tehran. If we continue to bomb the east, we will probably have to let the bombers fly by themselves. In a country with strong anti-aircraft firepower

In front of China and the Allied Powers, unprotected bombers are simply sending meat. This kind of tactics is intolerable to the German Air Force. Although the Allied Air Force currently has the advantage, it cannot be sent like this! So no matter what the attitude of the Kaiser is, the German General Staff

What did the Ministry think and how did the Army go berserk? Anyway, Richthofen made up his mind. After launching several large-scale symbolic attacks, he immediately transferred the Air Force to the south, and then urged the German Army to quickly advance northward to get closer to the airport and battlefield.

distance.

"Should we take action against the Chinese transport ships on the Caspian Sea? Now China has only this route to send urgently needed supplies and equipment to Iran. The Navy even plans to use trains to transport parts there, and then establish a pocket submarine force to attack China

On the Caspian Sea route, won't our Air Force take some action?" Kesselin said cautiously. "I know.

It is said that this is very dangerous and may even touch China's bottom line. But judging from the current situation, if China concentrates its air power to attack the Transcaucasus, under the cover of the Imperial Air Force, it may not be able to achieve any results in a short time. If we

If it operates better, it may still greatly consume the Chinese Air Force. In addition, we also have petroleum weapons."

"Hiss..." After listening to Kesselring's words, Richthofen took a breath of air-conditioning. He had to say that the former's words were indeed very tempting. Although he knew that this was a risk, he was also a person who could compare with others.

The quickest way to solve the problem is that as long as the bet can win, China's route to Iran will be cut off, and the failure of the Iranian and Chinese armies after losing foreign aid is only a matter of time. This is also the least costly way for the German Air Force.

But just a few minutes later, Richthofen again

This risky plan is suppressed in my heart for the first time, because the cost of failure of this plan is also huge. In order to ensure the pressure on Iran, the German Air Force has invested nearly half of its air power. If you want to defend the Caucasus again, you must do it again.

Invest additional troops, but look at the French Air Force and the British Air Force, which are watching eagerly. Richthofen must leave enough reserves to ensure deterrence! God knows what the Allied Powers will do when China and Germany officially break up!

"Let this plan go first. It has exceeded the empire's current capabilities. We can only consider implementing this plan after we have fully reduced the opponent's air force combat range. The purpose of this plan should be to tell China that they will lose Iran sooner or later. Let them

Stop as soon as possible. The deterrent effect is greater than the actual effect, understand? Our fleet of aircraft used to attack ships is not large. And the opponent will also cover the fleet, so this tactic may not be easy to use." Richthofen saw the opponent.

There was disappointment in his eyes, but he put it aside for the time being.

"Let's talk about something else. Is it true that we can't solve the problem of fighter range? Can't we find a balance between tactical performance and range?" Richthofen saw that the atmosphere was a bit solemn, so he decided to change the topic.

This was originally just a coping move, but who knew that the other party was well prepared. Dornier's new aircraft design was sent to the Air Force Ministry a few days ago, and the above aircraft made Kesselring's eyes shine.

"Dornier has proposed a very original design. In this new twin-engine aircraft, they abandoned the conventional layout. In order to ensure speed and reduce wind resistance as much as possible, they decided to place the two engines separately.

At the front and rear of the fuselage, a continuous pulling and retracting propulsion method is used to increase the power of the aircraft. But unfortunately, they regarded this aircraft as a fighter-bomber and actually installed a built-in magazine that can accommodate 500kg bombs.

!This is the biggest failure by far." Kesselring said.

"I understand what you mean. You are saying that it weighs too much, so it is best to reduce the empty weight? Removing the built-in magazine will indeed reduce a lot of weight. The rest needs to be reduced from the landing gear and other places.

It's heavy. This aircraft is very good. Except that it cannot be used as a specialized bomber, it will perform well whether it is used as a long-range fighter or an interceptor. It should be at least better than the bf110," Richthofen said.

If Xu Jie could also see this document, he would be shocked by the huge historical inertia. Because the idea mentioned in this plan is nothing else, but the historical DO335 twin-engine fighter. In history

This aircraft, which was finally designed but not put into combat, appeared in this dimension in advance, and due to time constraints, research on this aircraft had already begun before the final war broke out. So there was no problem in catching up with the war.

, maybe he will serve before the outbreak of World War II!
Chapter completed!