The German Flying Team, which attacked the fleet escorted by the British and American forces, was the 10th Rapid Bomber Wing, which was pulled out of the 2nd Air Force, as well as the 77th Fighter Wing, the JG1 Wing of the 3rd Air Force, the 3rd Battalion, and the 122nd Battalion.

"Come on bombing, hurry up! Hurry up!"

Commander Hellion, who had just dropped the bombshell, ordered loudly via radio.

Under his shout, all the JU88 bombers of the 3rd Battalion he commanded were constantly dropping 500 kilograms of bombs from the sky and bombing them as if it was raining stones.

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom..."

While the German bombers desperately dropped bombs, many anti-aircraft guns in the British and American fleets were also fighting back.

So the sound of the explosion of the German bomb hitting the ship and the sound of the bombardment of the anti-aircraft guns of the British and American fleets intertwined with each other, and the sound of the bombardment of the clouds was resounding deafeningly.

While the bombers began to attack, the German fighter troops also faced the British and American P-40 fighter fleets.

Although there were only about 100 P-40 fighter jets escorted this time, and they did not have as many aircraft as the Germans, they still fought to the death.

As soon as the battle began, 10 P-40 fighters were fearless and bitten five Fω-190A-6/R1 fighters.

And they used 2 20mm cannons and 4 machine guns to attack.

However, the biggest weakness of the P-40 is its poor performance at high altitudes. Once it exceeds 6,000 meters, its speed and handling will drop sharply, making it unable to perform the role of a high altitude escort fighter.

So compared with the Fω-190A-6/R1 fighter that can climb to a height of tens of thousands of meters and has superior maneuverability to it, they are simply inferior.

So before the two sides had fought for a long time, these five P-40 fighters were shot down by the air-to-air rockets launched by the Fω-190A-6/R1 fighter jets; or they were knocked out in mid-air, turning into a big fireball that was smashed to pieces.

As for the dozens of US B-17 bombers that assisted in the attack, the Fw190 launched the WGr21 large air-to-air rocket for the first time, and it was destroyed in an instant.

This sneak attack air battle, played by the Fw190A-6/R1 fighter, has brought the Allied bomber damage rate to 20%, or even 40%.

Moreover, the British and American fleets on the sea were also densely loaded bombs dropped by German bombers, sent to the sea one by one to another.

Of course, there are more than 20 torpedoes launched by U-shaped submarines lurking under their sea or on the sea in the nearby areas, which sank the sea.

When the British and American air force and fleets were increasingly unable to resist by their own air force, the German flight team did not evacuate immediately; instead, they entered the ground with a weak attack, increased their attacks and launched a more crazier attack.

The battle was until the arrival of a large number of flying team reinforcements from the British and American Allied forces, and it gradually ended.

Because as soon as the British and American air reinforcements arrived, the German army stopped fighting and immediately followed the sixteen-character guerrilla tactics written by Chen Yanlong: "The enemy advances and we retreat, the enemy garrisons, the enemy is tired, the enemy fights, the enemy retreats and we chases", and immediately evacuate...

Although the German air firepower and number of aircraft are not inferior to the number and strength of British and American reinforcements, their main goal this time is to try to distract the British and American enemies and prevent them from paying attention to Chen Yanlong secretly dispatched troops to Pantelleria Island and Sicily.

At this moment, in Sicily, the Hermann Goring Division (i.e. the Hermann Goring Paratrooper Armored Division) and the 15th Armored Grenadier Division; and the 16th Armored Division are also speeding up the collection of their weapons and equipment; and military supplies, waiting for the instructions of their commander, to prepare for transfer to Pantelleria Island.

The division was organized at this time as a complete armored division, with a tank regiment under its jurisdiction (including two tank battalions and one assault artillery battalion); two armored infantry regiments, one armored artillery regiment, one armored engineer battalion, one reconnaissance battalion and support units.

"Hey! Why were we suddenly dispatched to Panteleria Island where birds do not shit?"

"Hey! Who knows! Anyway, I heard that this is the order of the head of state. Do you want to disobey?"

"Tsk! So you are ignorant! The reason why the Head of State sent us there was not because the British and American troops were going to land and fight there!"

"Oh! Even so, aren't there 10,000 Italian troops on the island? Why do you have to send us there? Can't even win a little British and American troops in the Italian army? How many troops can the British and American Allies dispatch to attack such a small island!"

"God knows! It would be great if Commander Gorene was still there. I believe he would never send us to such a remote place! To be honest, even if it was really occupied by the British and American Allies, I don't think it would be of much use! As long as we protect Sicily, wouldn't that be enough?"

"I think so too! Sicily is tens of millions of times better than that desolate island of Panteleria!"

"Hey! You want to die! You are still talking about this here, and you are talking about Commander Gorene! Have you forgotten that he has been ordered to pursue by the Head of State?"

"Yes! Thank you for reminding us! I really forgot! Fortunately, there is no SS here!"

During the waiting moment, there were many soldiers of the Hermann Goring paratrooper armored division, who were talking bored and curiously.

Under their influence, the 15th Armored Grenadier Division and the soldiers of the 16th Armored Division also started chatting bored.

At this time, the 200 warships and transport ships jointly dispatched by Denitz and Keselin were gradually approaching Sicily, preparing to transport all these German troops, weapons, equipment, and military supplies to Pantelleria Island with the help of the night.

Of course, tanks must be carried by tank landing craft, and on the way of transportation, German night fighters and bombers are also needed to escort.

Of course, in addition to using warships and transport ships for transportation, Chen Yanlong also issued an order to Denitz, asking him to send submarines to carry out secret transportation in batches.

No matter what method is used, it will be fine. The British and American troops will not be able to detect how many troops they have transported to Pantelleria Island.
Chapter completed!