In the evening, the results of the bombing during the day had been compiled into documents and sent to the Vienna Palace.
Of course, due to the conditions on the battlefield, it is impossible to accurately count the losses of the enemy, and this report will definitely be different from the actual situation.
The error is only a small problem, the key is that the air attack was successful. Looking at the battle report in his hand, Franz was very suspicious that the top British military were all Shinra spies.
Air defense is a joke. This is no longer a problem of loopholes. Instead, it seems to be deliberately opening the door to the Shinra Air Force.
London was better, although no air strikes were detected in advance, but the anti-aircraft firepower still existed. If it weren't for the fog, maybe it would have achieved a lot of results.
Other places are embarrassing. The Shinra Air Force air raided Liverpool. There are so many towns along the way, but I just don't see where the anti-aircraft artillery is.
Of course, it is also possible that the defenders below were timid, and they simply pretended not to see it for fear of angering the enemy and setting them on fire.
It's fine if there is no fire, anyway, send an emergency telegram to my colleagues to remind everyone to prepare.
Others cannot be guaranteed, at least the Royal Navy can go to sea in advance. As long as a large fleet is not assembled, there is no need for an overhead threat at all.
There is no problem in dispatching aircraft from all over the country to participate in the war. Anyway, Britain is such a big place, and it is fighting on the mainland, so there is no need to consider the problem of returning.
But after participating in the war, we will participate in the war. No matter what, we have to wait for the main force to complete the assembly before going to the battlefield!
Blindly in a hurry, the one who arrives at the battlefield first will join the war first. This is really not something that ordinary people can think of.
Since it is a tactic of giving heads, the results are naturally amazing. If it hadn't passively completed the assembly while the Shinra Air Force was in rotation, I'm afraid the British Air Force would have been directly defeated.
Although it has not been completely defeated now, heavy losses are still necessary. As many as 376 enemy planes were definitely shot down, and countless more were injured.
The aerial combat was a brilliant victory, and the bombing also achieved good results. The port of Liverpool, an important military town for the British, was severely beaten, and the sunk warships aside, the key was the damage to the shipyard.
Docks can be rebuilt, equipment can be repurchased, but the loss of engineers and skilled workers is permanent.
The average life expectancy this year is less than fifty, and there is no retirement at all, and reemployment naturally does not exist.
Of course, the British family has a great business, and there is still a talent pool. The big deal is to poach people from other small shipyards, but building warships is different from building commercial ships, and the running-in period is definitely indispensable.
It takes time to repair the shipyard, and it takes time to train skilled workers. It takes only one or two years to add them all together, so don’t even think about it.
It's not that it can't be fast. If the competitors are willing to help, the progress can still be improved. Only this possibility is almost as high as the probability of human beings entering the Datong society.
Of course, today's bombing is not safe, and it is best for the Air Force to patronize for a few days in a row to consolidate this hard-won victory.
By contrast, the bombing of London was very Buddhist. There is no strategic goal, the feeling of all bombers.
The thick fog covered the sky and made it impossible to see the ground clearly. The statistics of the results had to rely on the efforts of the British government.
Compared with the brilliant victory, Franz was more satisfied with the loss. During the daytime operation, the Shinra Air Force paid a total of 27 fighter planes falling and 79 fighter planes damaged to varying degrees.
Among the crashed fighters, except for 3 bombers, the rest were fighters, and 5 of them were lunch boxes on the way back.
Such an exchange ratio can be said to be a miracle in military history. The only regret is that miracles don't happen very often. After suffering such a big loss, the British will definitely learn a lesson and cannot expect the enemy to be foolish all the time.
"The performance of the Air Force is good, and we will make persistent efforts in the future. However, the bombing battlefield needs to be expanded. All cities within the coverage of the Air Force are the targets of bombing.
The bombing of London was changed to a feint attack. Before the British had recovered, they tried to trap and kill the living forces of the British Air Force as much as possible to cover the bombing of other areas. "
I have to admit that London is a good place. Although the ground target cannot be locked due to the smog, the enemy's ground air defense firepower is also abolished by the smog.
This means that the Shinra Air Force of the labor expedition can fight fairly against the British Air Force fighting on the mainland.
If you don't take advantage of the current opportunity and kill as much as possible the living forces of the British Air Force, the good days will end once the winter ends.
To put it bluntly, it is still taking advantage of the arrogance of the British. The people could not tolerate the Shinra Air Force running wild on their heads, while the government did nothing.
As long as the British Air Force is crippled, the next battle will be easier. The three German empires dare to play the "Sea Lion Project", and Shinra, who has a greater advantage, can also follow suit.
In the original time and space, the British Air Force can attack the strong with the weak, which does not mean that it can now. You know, American aunts are still playing in the mud these days, and they don't have the ability to transfuse blood at all.
Now that the main force of the British Air Force has been attracted to London, bombing other areas is simple. Although London is the core of the British Isles, and other areas are leftovers, Franz does not dislike it at all.
If it weren't for the fact that the Air Force could not cover the entire British Isles, Franz would have ordered bombs to be dropped on every city.
Not to kill the enemy, but to scare people.
As long as the people of Britain are in chaos, the next battle will be easy. Now the Air Force can't cover the entire British Isles, but it's no problem to cover half of the cities.
As long as you secretly guide, so many citizens of the city start to make trouble together and ask the London government to organize air defense, then it will be fun.
Air Force Minister Conrad said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, there is no problem in continuing to bomb the British Isles, but it may be difficult to trap and kill the main force of the British Air Force.
We've battered the RAF in daytime combat. According to the information collected on the front line and the previous intelligence comparison, the British Air Force has lost a quarter of its fighters, and it may be less than half of the fighters that can continue to enter the battlefield tomorrow.
Having suffered such a big loss today, the British will definitely learn from their experience and they will not make the same mistake a second time.
If the British had studied carefully, they would have found that our bombing did not have much effect on London, but the air war did more damage.
After calming down, I am afraid that the British Air Force will directly admit it. Even if the people put pressure on them, they will only offer symbolic resistance.
Then, quiet down and slowly accumulate strength, waiting for the opportunity. "
No matter how good a plan is, the enemy must be willing to cooperate. It was too hard during the day, which directly damaged the vitality of the British Air Force.
If the British Air Force does not learn its lesson and continues to choose to fight head-on with the Shinra Air Force, I am afraid that it will not be long before even the establishment will be defeated.
After thinking for a while, Franz said indifferently: "Then find a way to continue to stimulate them, the arrogance of the British cannot be exhausted by one failure.
It really doesn't work, so they threw leaflets on the British Isles and let the British people make decisions for them.
I don't care what you do, in the next month, at least 20,000 tons of bombs will be thrown over the heads of the British. "
No effort, no bombs have a shelf life. The Vienna government has been preparing for this war for too long, and the ammunition reserves are a little too much.
If it weren't for the fact that the Russians were the takers, and the international market could be dumped, I am afraid that the expiration of weapons and ammunition would be a big problem.
There is no way, the plan does not change fast. The original plan of the Vienna government was prepared according to the worst situation, namely: the British wooed France, Russia and other countries to besiege Shinra.
The diplomacy of the shit sticks is indeed powerful, but they are human beings not gods, and they cannot change the overall situation either.
In the efforts of the Vienna government, not only did the worst not happen, but the situation went to the other extreme.
The enemy that was originally guarded against is now an ally. So the ammunition that was reserved for the French and Russians in the past can only be borne by the British family.
As for the Oceanic Alliance that the British fiddled with, Franz the Great said he could not see it. Anyway, I can't reach it now, and I want to find the bad luck of these guys, but it is also a matter after the war.
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Another sleepless night in London. The bombing during the day refreshed the cognition of many people and deeply touched everyone's nerves.
"It turns out that the Royal Navy is not omnipotent, and London is not safe!"
What followed was endless anger. The enemy threw bombs on top of their heads, and the government did not see any action. It was clearly dereliction of duty and incompetence.
Fortunately, the fog was thick enough that ordinary people did not see the air battle during the day, otherwise everyone's anger at the moment would have been even higher.
Once bitten, twice shy.
The excitement during the day is so great that the British Cabinet government is still working in a bomb shelter at the moment. If it wasn't for the fact that the place wasn't big enough, it's estimated that everyone brought in their families together.
Since you can't bring it in, you can only send it out. London is very lively at the moment, and the dark night can't stop everyone's enthusiasm for moving.
From princes and nobles to ordinary people, as long as conditions allow, they are now running to the countryside.
If there is no office, it is no longer suitable to live in. Originally, the smog was enough for everyone, but now there are bombs falling in the sky.
Not to mention air defenses, the power of a plane crash is far greater than the power of an enemy bomb explosion. The sky is full of iron lump dumplings, and no one can stand it.
Never experienced bombing, air defense facilities are infinitely approximately equal to zero. Even the air-raid shelters used by the cabinet government are made up from the basement.
For the sake of life, everyone unanimously decided to run away. Anyway, no matter how rampant the enemy's planes are, it's impossible to bomb the countryside, and that's not enough fuel.
Those who were forced to stay were also apprehensive. I just hate that my net worth is not enough, and I have to stay to make a living.
Everyone else can run away, but not government officials. If they also leave, I am afraid that the order in London will soon be completely out of control.
Looking at the compiled battle report, Campbell almost fainted. This is no longer a matter of heavy losses, but a matter of the outcome of the war.
Having personally witnessed the power of the Air Force, Campbell's confidence in the Royal Navy has also been shaken.
The English Channel is only so short, and once the air dominance is lost, no one can guarantee that the enemy will not forcibly land.
The strength of the Shinra Navy is not weak, and there are navies from various European countries. If coupled with the cooperation of the Air Force, can the Royal Navy really withstand it
At least the Royal Navy stationed in Liverpool told him with practical actions that it was powerless to face the enemy in the sky.
After forcing himself to calm down, Campbell asked cautiously, "If there are preparations in advance, will the Air Force be able to protect the safety of the British Isles?"
As if being tortured by his soul, Attilio, the Minister of the Air Force, was speechless for a while.
If it was before today, he would have guaranteed to say "can"; but the fact is in front of him, and to say "can" at this stage, it is not known.
After hesitating for a while, Attilio said slowly: "It's difficult! The battle during the day has proved the strength gap between the two sides. Our young men are very heroic, but the performance gap between the fighters is too great.
Everyone has seen the battle report. In just one day of confrontation, more than a quarter of our fighter planes crashed, and nearly half of the fighter planes needed major repairs.
At this stage, the Air Force is essentially broken and needs to rest, and it is not suitable to fight the enemy in the short term.
All I can say is that the battle won't be so one-sided if you prepare in advance. To defeat the enemy, we also need more and more advanced fighters. "
This answer, not unexpected, but the result is still very depressing.
The facts are in front of us, and this is an unequal battle. The failure of the Air Force is not only the performance of the fighter jets, but also the tactical application and battlefield response are not qualified.
The only advantage is probably being brave enough that no one runs away. Of course, this is not brave, because all who fled have seen God.
The performance of the aircraft can not keep up, it is such a tragedy. Even if you want to run away, you can't run away from the enemy.
There is still a chance to participate in the battle, turning around and running away is to leave your back to the enemy and let the enemy shoot and kill.
Even in the later period, the British fighters had an advantage in number, but the situation of passive beatings still did not change.
The main reason is that the coordination between the fighters is not in place. Although there are more of them, they are at a loss on the battlefield.
If these problems are not solved, if you want to turn around, you are simply dreaming. But the reality is that it is easy to find problems, but difficult to solve them.
Whether it is fighter performance or tactical accumulation, it takes time to build up, and it cannot be made up overnight.
Prime Minister Campbell: "The government can try its best to find a way to solve the problem of the aircraft. The domestic factories are really working overtime, and the other problems have to be solved by the military itself.
rest…”
The words suddenly got stuck in the mouth. There was no way, and Prime Minister Campbell had no idea in his heart, so he didn't dare to make promises indiscriminately.
The atmosphere in the room was suppressed again, and no one could be optimistic about the current situation. No one thought that an air battle would put Britain in an embarrassing situation.