Chapter 1969 Lessons Learned One
"The bombing by the Germans last night seems to be nothing. The damage caused by the bombs they dropped is not even as great as the damage caused by the air defense sirens disrupting the sleep of the citizens. The uninformed people can easily think that those scattered bombs may be It was an explosion caused by an accidental fire somewhere." When the sun shone on the three roads of England again, Prime Minister Asquith, who had not slept all night, said this to his subordinates.
"The only thing that dissatisfies me is that last night, we didn't destroy any German aircraft! This makes me very disappointed!" Asquith continued.
"Although last night's attack can only be regarded as a child's play, it may also be the prelude or temptation of a major German operation. You know, that prince never fights uncertain battles. Before officially launching an offensive, they always Careful planning and preparation will be carried out. Once an attack is launched, it will be thunderous." Lloyd George reminded.
"What you said makes sense. No matter what, we can't let our people see German bombers acting recklessly over our capital." Prime Minister Asquith nodded and said, "We can send the destination of the sea transport to Change it and choose the safer Normandy area or even the west coast of France, and then we can save some planes to keep the mainland safe."
"I agree. In addition, General Haig has returned to the mainland. When will we exchange our views on the current battle situation with him?" Lloyd George asked.
"Wait for three days. The western front is relatively calm now. The Germans have overdrawn their aviation power, and the prince's offensive is very dependent on aviation power, and the winter offensive also caused heavy losses to the Germans. Therefore, I think The Germans will not launch an attack in a short time, let Haig rest a little longer, I have to deal with some diplomatic and economic matters in the past few days." Asquith thought for a while and said.
To Asquith's surprise, it was because of the delay of the past few days that he and Marshal Haig witnessed the largest attack on the British Empire in history, and in faraway Brussels, the commander of this attack Crown Prince Ruprecht is making final preparations for the attack.
"Now, General Halder, I need to increase the number of bomber fleets participating in this campaign to more than 700. Among them, the number of K8 heavy bombers should be around 250, and the number of accompanying fighter jets should be more than 300. Your previous plans were too small," Ruprecht said.
"Your Highness, there is no problem in sending these planes, but long-term and long-distance bombing will put a huge burden on the bombers, which may have an adverse effect on our next offensive. General Crook of the Army has expressed concern, we are Shouldn't we take care of their thoughts?" Lieutenant General Halder said.
"Before the army goes on the offensive, we can also get a new air wing. We must teach the British a hard lesson that the navy and the English Channel are not infallible. Small-scale sneaky bombing does not What's the use, we must at least ensure that we can drop more than 500 tons of bombs on the heads of the British! Well, that's it!" Ruprecht said decisively.
"Okay, Your Highness, I will follow your order. The list of air teams participating in the battle and the detailed plan will be delivered to your table before tonight." When the Crown Prince made a decision, General Halder could only choose to obey.
"What should come will come after all, British guy, are you ready to accept the air express from Germany? I don't know how this time, what you have done compares with the British in history?" Looking at the picture on the wall A map of London, Ruprecht said in his heart.
Many things have huge historical inertia. Although at the beginning of the war, Ruprecht gave up the use of airships or bombers to attack the British mainland from a military point of view, because the Luftwaffe was not strong at that time, and even in the Disadvantage, long-distance strategic bombing is not worth the candle for the Luftwaffe. But now, when the Prussian and Bavarian air forces are united and have received assistance from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, when the British's original powerful aviation power has gone through a long war of attrition and has reached the end of its strength, the German air sword Finally pointing to the heart of the British!
The so-called use of history as a mirror can tell the gains and losses. Before making the final plan, Ruprecht believes that it is necessary to rethink the gains and losses of the Germans in the air raid on London in World War I in history. Historically, Germany's air raids on the British mainland were divided into two stages.
The first stage is to use airship air strikes. This stage is lackluster. Basically, it can be summarized that when the ceiling of the British fighter jets is not enough, the airship has a good reputation. The airship gradually faded out of the sky in London. There was no way, the over 200-meter-long extra-large mobile cigar was definitely the best target for all kinds of weapons! Moreover, the airship is filled with hydrogen gas... Once hit by an incendiary bomb, it is so sour!
By 1917, German airships were no longer visible over London. The war has also entered the second stage with the development of technology. The German airships left, and then the bombers came! If you want to talk about the German bombers that bombed the UK, you have to mention the Gotha bombers. How to say this bomber, it was considered a good bomber in the Luftwaffe at that time, but if it is compared with the United Kingdom at the same time? Forget it then.
What is the performance of the Gotha GV bomber in 1917? The body length is 12.42 meters, and the wing spread is 23.7 meters. The height is 4.5 meters. Empty weight is 2739KG. The maximum take-off weight is 3967KG. In other words, if the crew, fuel and ammunition are counted, the total load is only 1200KG! And Gotha has 3 pilots. If the equipment is counted, the fuel and ammunition together will not exceed one ton! Therefore, when carrying out bombing missions, the bomb load of 500KG is the limit. If it is bombing London, I am afraid it will have to be reduced. Powered by two 260-horsepower engines, the top speed is 140 kilometers per hour.
And what about the O-400 bomber that the British entered service in 1916? In terms of performance, it can be described as rolling! The fuselage length of this bomber is 19.16 meters. The wing spread is 30.84 meters. The height is 6.71 meters, the empty weight is 3856KG, and the maximum take-off weight is 6060KG. The empty weight is almost the same as the maximum take-off weight of the Gotha bomber, and the load is 1 ton more! And the most worth mentioning is that this bomber uses two 360-horsepower engines with a top speed of 157 kilometers per hour! Bigger than you, more loaded than you, faster than you, and earlier than you... This is the technical advantage of British Airways over the Germans in history! The Germans are full of depression!
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