Chapter 1935 Powerless
The reason is simple, the German ground has formed a truly reliable armored assault group! And this is something that the British and French do not have, or, in the past, they have achieved it on some secondary battlefields, but unfortunately, they do not have this ability now!
From the perspective of God, Britain and France made a fatal strategic mistake in the previous year's war. Britain and France put a lot of precious technical equipment, such as bombers, tanks, armored vehicles and heavy artillery, into the Balkan battlefield. and Asia Minor these secondary strategic directions.
Of course, you can find countless reasons. For example, the Russians lost millions of troops after experiencing the Polish Pocket War. It has reached the brink of destruction, so Britain and France must contain the German troops to give Russia a breathing space. But there is one problem that cannot be avoided, that is, in the Balkan Peninsula and Asia Minor, the Allies fought a war of attrition with their opponents under extremely unfavorable circumstances! Especially in the half-year melee in Asia Minor, the Allies lost too much technical equipment!
In the Eastern Mediterranean battlefield, the troops of both sides may not be too large, but they have concentrated the most elite combat regiments, and the Bavarian Army is the leader of the entire German army. And the Bavarian troops who came to Asia Minor are the best among the best! Here, for the first time, the Bavarian Legion invested the most advanced technological weapons including Wolf tanks, J4 fighter jets, swallow monoplane fighter jets and K6 bombers on a large scale!
Then, the French used their own understanding to fight the highest level of sports in the entire World War I against the Bavarian Legion with the traversers. Then I won’t say much about the result. Although Bavaria also encountered some difficulties throughout the battle, it still wiped out the most elite armored group of the British and French allied forces in the end! If the lost armor strength is calculated, it is not even much weaker than the armor strength of the British and French legions on the western front.
And then, after losing a large amount of technical equipment, the combat effectiveness of the entire army was hemorrhaged. Fortunately, the British and French allied forces launched another offensive in winter! The equipment that could have been accumulated for several months was consumed on the dry and hard land in winter. Therefore, in the case of many mistakes in strategic judgments, neither the British nor the French have the ability to save a powerful armored group for defense and counterattack.
Marshal Haig attaches great importance to the role of tanks. When most people only regard tanks as infantry weapons to cover infantry breakthroughs, Marshal Haig has already thought that this weapon will rise to the level of strategy and tactics. Becoming a key weapon, in Asia Minor, the iron spearhead of the Bavarian Legion smashed the British and French defenses to pieces. And even if the British and French allied forces had an absolute advantage in infantry and rapid-fire guns, they could not annihilate the small group of German tanks at the breakthrough.
"These steel giants are like armor-piercing cones, easily piercing through our defenses, and tanks completely shattered the combination of infantry and artillery that has been popular since the Napoleon era. The victory or defeat of a war no longer depends solely on the number of troops and artillery , high-tech equipment will play a vital role." He wrote in Haig's diary.
Because of this awareness, Haig realized the plight of the British army in the future. That is, even if you have thousands of artillery pieces, if the Germans concentrate 1,000 tanks to attack, how do you defend? The German artillery is now larger than the British. There are also certain advantages in gunnery. When the artillery is suppressed, the German armored forces can easily tear apart the front formed by the British with trenches, barbed wire, machine guns, and flat-firing guns. Although the British also have 800 tanks, look at the wolves of the Germans, and then look at their own MK series tanks. The result can only be hehe.
After realizing this,
Haig was very worried about the status quo of the British army. The seemingly huge British army was just a fat pig waiting to be slaughtered under the German attack. The bunkers are dead, and the artillery is semi-fixed. The British army lacking mobile combat effectiveness will eventually be divided, surrounded and annihilated little by little! Even the British can't even run! The so-called dead horse is regarded as a living horse doctor. In the end, Haig can only pin his hope that Trenchard's air power can delay for some time.
"You are aware of the powerful role of the armored force in the army. You must also understand the significance of the air force? For the safety of the 1.6 million British troops. My air force also needs to maintain a high combat effectiveness. I will launch some diversionary attacks. However, I must keep my fleet on a safe basis. In addition, the consumption of fuel by the Air Force is terrible. I need at least 1,500 tons of fuel every day. This must be guaranteed. (Not only the aircraft but also There are attached vehicles.)” Haig’s words have reached this point, and Marshal Trenchard can only make some concessions.
"Okay, I will try my best to make sure. However, the fuel consumption must not exceed 1,800 tons. Otherwise, I'm afraid I can only ride a horse." After thinking for 2 minutes, General Haig expressed his support. Fuel is another concern of General Haig. In fact, the fuel stockpiled by the entire British Expeditionary Force in mainland France has never exceeded 15 days, and the lowest time was even only 7 days!
You know, this number of days is still calculated according to the vehicles normally consumed in peacetime. If a battle breaks out, General Haig can only pay attention to hitting the Navy's aviation fuel depot. (At this time, aircraft engines use the same fuel as automobile gasoline engines.)
Although the British army mainly used horses as a means of road mobility, the strategic mobility of the troops was by train. But all tanks still need fuel. Now, except for very few heavy artillery units that need to be towed by tractors or vehicles, almost all fuel must be given priority to armored units. Therefore, General Haig also specifically emphasized fuel consumption.
After some bargaining, Trenchard finally decided to formulate a limited attack plan. This time, the Royal Air Force will avoid the airports, military depots, and supply bases that the Germans mainly fortified. It also no longer enters German-controlled airspace according to fixed routes. The British bomber force set its targets on the main lines of communication. These lines of communication stretching for hundreds of kilometers and thousands of kilometers are like human arteries, constantly maintaining the supply of the front line. So the British strike fleet will be free to attack targets they deem valuable.
And once there is arbitrariness and uncertainty, it will be difficult for the Germans to ambush their opponents. Of course, such attacks will cause confusion at most, and the real damage will be relatively limited!
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