Chapter 1945 The British Response
"Your Excellency, Commander, the Crozier plane launched an attack. At least 100 or more bombers launched an air attack on the plane. The ammunition depot and oil depot were attacked by heavy armor-piercing shells and have been destroyed. The entire plane lost more than 40 planes. There are no more than 5 planes that can take off now! The loss of personnel is being counted, but there have been more than 400 casualties now."
"Dunkirk 2 attacked. The 30 Camel fighter jets we had just arrived from the mainland were destroyed on the aircraft carrier. The Germans even attacked nearby ports."
"Air force reconnaissance planes found a large number of heavy three-engine bombers, which were modified versions of the German long-range patrol aircraft that appeared in the Shetland Islands. We just thought it was a German special aircraft, but today, our at least found There were 200 bombers of this type involved in the bombing, their load situation and flight range were similar to our V1500, because these planes definitely did not fly from the front line, they were used in the east of Belgium, and they also carried more than 1 ton The super bomb, so the flight performance is similar to the V1500. In terms of speed and defensive firepower. The Germans are even better."
One after another of bad news came like snowflakes, making Trenchard feel exhausted, deep despair and incompatibility spontaneously emerged. Although the specific losses are not yet known, Trenchard knows that after this battle, it will be difficult for the British Air Force to have a significant impact on the ground battle situation, because, in this wave of German counterattacks, the British lost Too many bombers, front-line planes and supplies ⊥ Let’s just talk about Crozier Airport. If Trenchard remembers correctly, three days ago, at least 600 tons of aviation fuel and automobile oil were stored here!
"Your Excellency, Marshal Haig's call." At this moment, the words of a staff officer broke Trenchard's contemplation, and after stabilizing his emotions, Trenchard took the call.
"I want to know what's going on now? The German bombs have all been dropped next to my headquarters!" General Haig's words contained a rare trace of tension and panic. What happened today was too much for him. This morning, the British concentrated hundreds of various planes to attack the Germans. As a result, at noon, the overwhelming German bombers enveloped the British people like black clouds. Position, the backhand easily killed several key airports, and at the same time bombed other targets like a rabbit.
And Marshal Haig's British Expeditionary Force Headquarters is among them! Of course, it wasn't that the Germans knew the specific location of Haig's headquarters. As a veteran who had fought against the Germans on the Western Front for more than a year, Marshal Haig still possessed this bit of war literacy. First of all, he minimized the frequency of radio use, and most of the orders and intelligence were transmitted through the phone, and some false targets were set up around the headquarters to confuse the opponent. And this time the German bombing was not aimed at General Haig, but there was a parking lot of the Army Group Army next to it. Seeing the precious cars, the Germans decisively dropped the bomb.
"The situation was very bad. We were caught off guard. The Germans have been preparing to launch a strategic air strike against us. Now, they have accumulated strength and found a suitable breakthrough." Trenchard is worthy of British Airways The strongest strategist in the team, he has already figured out the ins and outs in the past period of time!
"Before, although they had a strong force, they couldn't find our real core airport from hundreds of aircraft bearings. Therefore, they set up a trap. After our large aircraft group launched an attack, the German interception forces intentionally Letting a way out, while the reconnaissance planes followed the returning fleet and guided the follow-up bombers to launch a deadly air strike on us. We were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses.
From now on, the British Empire Army Air Force may only be used as a tactical force. said Trenchard.
"Well, let's not talk about the bomber issue for now, but at least, now, the fighter jets of the air force keep us safe! We can't let the German bombers wreak havoc on our sky anymore, you know, before, we When we had an advantage, the rear units did not make any anti-aircraft preparations, but now, thousands of German planes are dropping bombs on our heads, do you know how terrifying this is?" Marshal Haig also knew the current situation, So he didn't ask too much, at least in his opinion, this request is really not too much.
"It's hard, Your Excellency Commander. Now we don't know anything about the bombing targets and offensive plans of the Germans. You know, there are thousands of valuable targets behind the front line of hundreds of kilometers. The Germans can choose at will. This is the target of the attack. He hit our airport today, maybe tomorrow it will be the railway station, military depot or artillery position. It is impossible to simply send fighter jets to stop us. We need to wait and analyze the German plan , and then concentrate our forces to launch a surprise attack on one of their bomber units and severely damage them! Mass killing of their personnel and aircraft is the only way for us to contain the opponent's bombing!" Trenchard said.
The offensive side has the initiative, they can launch an attack at any time and place they think is suitable, while the defensive side gets the news with a lag, and it is lagging behind to make a counterattack. Therefore, in the case of weak strength, being caught by the opponent's nose is definitely a dead end. The only way is to bear a certain loss, concentrate on injuring the opponent, and then turn from passive to active.
"I understand the tactical reasoning," General Haig said. "But the entire western front is not only the air force, we also have key parts such as the army, logistics and transportation. Some important nodes cannot be missed! I can tolerate some of your unconventional transfers, but I have a request, if when I When you decide to send the air force to fight, you must concentrate your forces and launch an attack!"
"Okay. I'll do my best," Trenchard said. After chatting about the situation of the battle, the two sides ended the phone conversation, and the first thing Trenchard did next was to quickly pull all the frontier fleets to the second-tier and third-tier airports in the rear and reorganize. Moreover, Trenchard also ordered that, except for individual wings, all aircraft cannot be easily launched into the air for combat, and he also requested that some light bombers be converted into interceptors!
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