Chapter 1939 Storm VS Lightning II
Another problem also forced the British to concentrate their bomber forces, that is, the quality of the current British bomber crews is too low, and inaccurate bomb throwing is the biggest problem. It also drove the FB27 bomber. At its peak, the British bomber crew could enter the battlefield from the height of the mast to bomb the German battleship despite the intensive anti-aircraft firepower on the ground.
And now? For more than 60% of British bomber pilots. Not to mention facing dense anti-aircraft artillery. I haven't even experienced shallow dive bombing below 150 meters. For the other 20% of British bomber pilots. It is possible to drop bombs at this height, but the bomb is estimated to fall somewhere within a circle with a radius of 200 meters from the target. It is currently estimated that less than 10% of pilots can really do relatively accurate bombing. According to the standard that Trenchard commanded the British Air Force to attack the German fleet in the Mediterranean, no more than 4% of the bomber crews can meet this standard!
Although it was intended to harass, in some key areas, facing some key opponents, such as the German car transport team and artillery team, the British Air Force still needs to concentrate its forces to launch a surprise attack! It is also common for 3 to 4 bomber squadrons to be concentrated on a certain battlefield. These grouped bomber units are the sharpest long swords in the hands of the British, and the German counterattack also started from here!
"Today is a good weather." Colonel Dai Lun sat in his FB27 bomber and said very comfortably looking at the clouds below. For the British bomber force, which is about to steal chickens and dogs and leave in one wave, today is indeed very good. First of all, today is a sunny day. Well, it goes without saying. Secondly, although it is sunny today, the cloud cover is very low, only less than 3000 meters. For the FB27 bomber under heavy load, it is very difficult to reach a height above 4000 meters, and the lower cloud cover can provide the aircraft Cover, at least the air defense observation post on the ground is very difficult to find the aircraft above the clouds, unless you have a cloud-piercing radar in World War II...
As for the specific tactical arrangements, the British are also ingenious. Perhaps it was stimulated by the "torch massacre" that the Bavarian Air Force suddenly came to the Western Front last time and then launched. The British are also afraid of directly hitting an anti-aircraft artillery ambush circle of the other side or being ambushed by a German fighter force with superior numbers. Therefore, this time, the British are very careful in their actions. For example, this one is commanded by Colonel Darren Raven bombers. In this fleet, it consists of 4 parts.
Among them, the core is naturally 3 squadrons with a total of 48 FB27 bombers. And 2 fighter squadrons responsible for covering a total of 27 camels and DH8 fighters. In addition, there is a reconnaissance aircraft detachment and a security detachment. The former is modified from fighter jets with reduced weapons and increased fuel tanks. The latter is an improved aircraft similar to DH9. It does not carry weapons, but it has relatively complete radio communication equipment. .
After the war started, the reconnaissance plane first entered the battlefield to conduct reconnaissance of the area where an ambush might be set up. These reconnaissance aircraft injuries are generally composed of three pilots, one is the pilot, one is a radio operator who also serves as a navigator, and the third is an observer with rich reconnaissance experience. They will compare the ground scenery, such as ruts, personnel Traces and other clues to judge whether there is an ambush. Also identify worthwhile goals.
Then, after the security of the airspace has been determined, the bomber unit will enter the field under the cover of the fighter unit. The fighter force will also be divided into two groups, one of which is on alert at high altitude, and the other is responsible for cover. At this time, the improved security squad aircraft with more fuel will be scattered around, and a peripheral security line will be arranged to defend against the opponent's sneak attack.
As the command of the entire fleet, Colonel Darren's FB27 bomber has also been improved. This plane does not carry bombs at all. The huge magazine of this plane has been improved into a crew compartment. The FB27 bomber that originally carried 5 people has now been put into 8 people. It is equipped with 3 radio transmission equipment, which are used for navigation, team communication and command. department liaison. In order to prevent being intercepted, the wavelengths and passwords used by different contact methods are different.
The deployment of the British is actually quite effective. At least in the past few days, the relatively complete alert system of the British made several sneak attacks by the German Air Force fall short. But there is a saying, the height of the devil is one foot and the height is one foot! The Bavarian Air Force also played the British system back then, so now, when the offensive and defensive trends are different, the Bavarian Air Force naturally has a way to deal with this system. And this time, the Raven fleet ran into it!
"To the southeast, there is a large-scale fleet." On a hill, something like a set of huge horns pointed obliquely at the sky. Behind this listening group with a height of more than 5 meters is a group of Luftwaffe technicians who perform early warning tasks through special earphones and sound wave receiving equipment. Of course, if it is just one piece of equipment, the error and error rate will be very high. Therefore, the Germans have established an early warning network with multiple sets of equipment and complex telephone communication equipment. Now, this system has been used in the periphery of the German army. It is specially used to perform air reconnaissance missions when visual early warning is inconvenient.
The location of these listeners is also very important, at least the side must be relatively quiet. And the terrain will not block the transmission of sound. If these listeners are just ears, then the command system that collects the information is the brain of the system. They are responsible for screening and processing the information. Why don't you go over and have a look?
As for the accuracy rate? So-so, according to wartime statistics, if you only rely on this system, then the probability of a British bomber group being detected entering and leaving German airspace is about 30%. The efficiency is not even as good as the aviation observation post. After all, the sound is too easily affected. But sometimes, like today, when the cloud level is too low, you can only rely on things to find out. And for the Luftwaffe, sometimes, it is enough to catch the opponent once!
"Immediately arrange to track and guide the crew, and the Stone Kestrel Falcon Brigade is ready to attack. If it is confirmed that it is a large bomber fleet, then immediately notify the Fox Hunters Wing on standby at Airport 135. Tell them, the horn for counterattack has directly sounded." As for the aviation command in Brussels, Major General Harrell gave the order to attack.
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