Chapter 1,220 Tracer Going South
Chapter 1220 Tracer Going South
"Even if it is purely for the sake of the Ottoman Turkish Empire as an ally, the empire should send three aviation brigades to assist in the battle." The count thought for a while and added a few more words.
Damn it, what the count wrote is completely false, at least it has nothing to do with the prince directly. To be honest, after Turkey joined the war, the German high-level officials have provided Turkey with some aviation fleets. Although the aircraft are relatively old, but In the place forgotten by this giant, it is okay to make do with it, but these air fleets are not assigned to the count.
And even if the air force is not enough now, does it have anything to do with the prince? Does it matter half a penny? Originally, it had nothing to do with it. The Bavarian Air Force only had to run the Eastern Front well. Even if the Kaiser needed to be mobilized, it could only be resolved through negotiation through the German General Staff. After all, the county magistrate is not as good as the current one. As long as the Eastern Front is unwilling to give, the General Staff cannot force the deployment. After all, the Eastern Front almost has the final say alone.
In fact, not only does this matter have nothing to do with the prince, but the establishment of the aviation force of the High Seas Fleet also has little to do with the prince. After all, the High Seas Fleet is the emperor's fleet, and the emperor's fleet requires the emperor's own money to build... But the problem was that the prince was nosy and agreed to provide part of the aviation fleet. In this way, when Earl Spee asked the prince for the aviation fleet, it was difficult for the prince to refuse.
It’s not that I can’t refuse, it’s that I can’t justify it in terms of face! The High Seas Fleet has given hundreds of aircraft, so it doesn't make sense for Count Spey not to give them at all, right? What's more, Su Xiong is so far away from Europe, and the prince has provided supplies and some accessories for Su Xiong to contact the Americans. Count Spey has to show his respect no matter what. And, most importantly, in the future, when conquering Ukraine and the Caucasus, the prince will need the help of the Spey fleet!
"How many do you want?" the prince's telegram was simple. It is winter now, and the Bavarian Army is preparing for preparations. The number of aircraft on the entire Russian front is estimated to be more than 300, while the Bavarian and Bohemian Legions have more than 1,300 front-line aircraft. In this case, provide some for the latter. Aviation help is also possible. On the one hand, it will give the count a face. On the other hand, as an important squadron with more than 10 battleships, it really makes sense not to have an independent air force.
"I want Tracers, at least 3 squadrons! Deploy two in Constantinople and one in Port Ereli! We also need a seaplane squadron to monitor the Black Sea Fleet." The so-called three The group just asks for a lot of money. A group has three squadrons, and each squadron has 18 to 24 aircraft. If there are three groups, there will be nearly 200 aircraft and nearly 5,000 various ground staff and auxiliary personnel. It's not that the prince can't give it to him, but it's just that deploying it is a hassle.
So when really needed, the Earl just hoped that he would have some resistance to the sudden and frequent appearance of British bombers (reconnaissance planes). Single-engine fighters were not easy to use against these big guys.
At present, the best ones are Tracers modified from K-4 bombers. Of course, the current Tracers are not the first time that they are an elite force composed of elite crews. Rather, it refers to a specialized interceptor force.
"Give it to him." The prince's reply was very simple, and he sent a telegram directly to Prince Leopold who was in Romania. Let him first allocate 4 Tracer squadrons to the Count. As for the subsequent situation, the aircraft and crew will fly directly to Constantinople. The relevant equipment is mobile via rail and waterways. At this time, there were less than 10 days before the British officially launched the bombing!
What future generations would never expect is that this and unexpected transfer was not discovered by the British. After all, this was the transfer of 4 squadrons of Tracers, a total of 80 twin-engine K-4J and L-type fighter jets flew from Bulgaria to Turkey in batches!
Even though the wings of these aircraft are spread out to nearly 20 meters and the length of more than ten meters can only be regarded as a gadget in the air, the airport that provides support for these aircraft is a behemoth! Ordinary, hastily established field airports simply cannot provide sufficient support for these big guys. You know, according to the internal requirements of the Bavarian Air Force, an airport for two squadrons of Tracers must have at least four runways of more than 800 meters. It has a hangar that can accommodate 30 aircraft, and a bunker warehouse that can accommodate 100 tons of aviation fuel and more than 80 tons of ammunition. and a certain level of mechanical maintenance. These things are not a small place to pile together, and in order to clear the site, the surrounding vegetation has to be cut down, making it almost impossible to hide it from the air. But why did the British ignore this point?
"This seems a bit far from the port of Constantinople." Captain Harley of the Night Scythe Squadron, who had arrived earlier, was flying his plane to perform patrol missions between the base and Constantinople. Looking at the distant port and the distant base behind him, the captain couldn't help but shook his head.
Naturally, it was impossible for the Count to ask Turkey to provide an airfield for the upcoming German aviation squadron with his consent. In fact, this is impossible, let alone Türkiye now. Even if you ask the United States in World War II to build an airport without sufficient preparation and without enough manpower and machinery, it will not be completed in a few days. Therefore, the method proposed by the earl was to occupy the magpie's nest.
Before the rise of airplanes, when the Zeppelin airship was still the undisputed king of the air, as Germany's most important ally, considering some future connections between the two sides, the German government funded and the Turkish government funded the outskirts of Constantinople. The people and places created a huge airship field for these massive airships. This airship field can accommodate up to 4 Zeppelin airships at the same time. You know, these airships are behemoths with a length of about 170 meters! And since such a huge airship can dock, the space of this airship venue is naturally large enough. So, the earl thought for a while, why not make use of this place first?
Then, the two squadrons of Tracers that first entered Turkey, Night Scythe and Scimitar, used these airship bases codenamed Wolf's Lair as their foothold. And this airship base is 80 kilometers away from Constantinople! It is precisely because of this distance that they avoided the British aerial reconnaissance. At the beginning, the British actually visited here, and then found out that it was an abandoned airship base, and ignored it. What they didn't expect was that the Germans deployed the first two squadrons of Tracers here just before the air raid began!
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