Chapter 993: The cost of bombing

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In the lobby of the command center of the General Staff of the Luftwaffe, a group of generals were watching their planes flying back to their hinterland airport from the easternmost Sude frontline on the map. A look at the book · 1? K? A? N? S? H? U · cc, the butcher bombers with huge bodies, is the most powerful strategic weapon they can find in their offensive forces.
These planes travelled a long distance to a newly built airport in the south of England, and then entered a state of maintenance and maintenance, in order to maintain a high attendance rate in future battles, compared to the 34o B-17 bombers that the United States finally had to put together. The Germans pulled out 6o8 butcher strategic bombers they could find from all over the country.
The military strength is almost twice that of the Americans. After the US bombed Norway and lost 84 aircraft, the number of bombers mobilized by the Germans exceeded that of its American counterparts. The scope of their bombing is also more concentrated than that of American bombers.
On the other hand, in terms of combat literacy, after a long battle, the German strategic bomber units that once strategically bombed the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and other regions are obviously more experienced than their American counterparts. They are in formation formation, navigation and command. In terms of aspects, there are more or less advantages.
However, after such a long-distance mobilization, it is obviously too ideal to invest in the fight back in the night. These German generals also had dispatchers, radio communications personnel, radar operators, document rooms, logistics support offices, the allocation and distribution of ammunition and fuel, and the messy departments and personnel had been busy working for a whole day and failed to complete the draft. The battle plan to counterattack immediately that night.
"Long live Arcado? Rudolph!" Carrying the phone, General Dick, the second character of the German Luftwaffe in France, standing across from the mountains and rivers, did not stand face-to-face with Akado, he still stood upright , Facing a picture of Akado on the wall, saluted a German hand-raising ceremony.
He only spoke afterwards, and said regretfully to Akado over the phone: "My Yuan, you issued an attempt to try a strategic bombing plan against Iceland tonight. The Air Force has technical problems in the implementation. I read the book so I Please give us some time to prepare for our frontline troops. We will fight tomorrow night. This is the fastest time. "
Akado was silent on the phone for a while, and then he said, "Since you have said so, I can't do anything even if I disagree. Tomorrow night's counterattack plan, this is the guarantee you gave me, then I Trust you and fulfill your promise to me! "
"Yes! Yuan!" Dick stood up again: "Tomorrow night, I will dispatch at least 35o bombers to carry out a covered bombing of various military bases we have detected in Iceland. Then I assure you, if With enough fuel, we can bomb it every other day! "
Akado, who was far away in Berlin, said nothing but hung up his phone. Then he silently looked at the Norwegian iron ore production loss report that was telegraphed to him on the table, staring at the name of Kleist at the end. He deliberately dealt with the general, but he felt that it was not wise to change positions, so he hesitated and finally grabbed the phone in front of him.
"Take me to the Eastern Front, Wolf Point, Marshal Brohich." Akado said softly to the microphone.
Just a few seconds later, a voice came over the phone: "My Yuan! I am Brauchich!"
"Marshal Brousic! I'm curious to know what you think of this time when Norway was attacked by the Allied forces." Akado said softly, while reopening the loss report in front of him with one hand. The pages were turned gently, eyes constantly glancing at them.
Braušić did n’t let Akado wait too long, and he answered Yuan ’s question:
My Yuan! For the question of Norway, I personally feel that the defenders and generals have done their best. After all, we are targeting night attacks Means are limited and cannot be foolproof ... "
Akado heard Brauchich's words, and at the same time the document in his hand turned to the last page. His eyes fell on the name Ewald von Kleist who had seen it several times. Take a look at the book · 1? K? A? N? S? H? U · cc Brauchich to balance the number of noble officers and meta factions in the entire army, this general who was born in a traditional noble family is one party after all The officer is an important bargaining chip that the 6th Army Staff Headquarters is unwilling to give up.
Akado was silent, pondering over and over again, and finally he closed the pile of documents and said to Brousic: "My marshal, I understand what you mean. General Kleist ’s in Norway I will continue to support my work, but I also hope that neither you nor him will let me down! "
He had to reassure his men to continue to fight for himself. After all, maintaining a wonderful balance in the 6th Army was a prerequisite for most generals to fight without worries. Krest ’s compromise on this matter should be the absolute support of the 6th Army General Staff in other respects.
"My Yuan! The 6th Army will always be your most loyal supporter!" Sure enough, Brauchic heard Akado's out-of-string voice, and immediately said: "Please be assured that before the Atlantic Air Battle wins and loses , I will guarantee foolproof here on the Eastern Front! "
Akado nodded and looked away from the loss report. He clamped the bridge of his nose with and rubbed the inner corners of his eyes vigorously. He didn't close his eyes last night, but what he waited for was no longer news of victory. This made him feel a little uneasy, because the failure of Germany began when the war turned into a stalemate. The war that is now stalemate is not the rhythm that Germany is good at.
After a night of fighting, even if the Americans made a big move on the second night, they could not achieve the effect of the first night. First of all, the number of aircraft cannot be guaranteed. After losing 84 aircraft, the American aircraft reserve in Iceland has dropped to more than 2oo poor aircraft, and the maximum number of aircraft that can take off is only 2oo aircraft.
Then came the help of the Norwegian resistance organization that had lost ground guidance. Without any worries, the German and Norwegian defenders could rest assured of organizing air defense operations, and the bombing effect would inevitably be weakened. These two situations add up, and the results of the American bombing the next night can be imagined.
Although the American bomber forces eager to fight eventually flew to Norway the next night, they were closely intercepted by more night fighters. The two sides played 4 to 62 in air combat. The German night fighter forces lost The cost of four Ju-88g night fighters shot down a total of 62 US B-17 bombers.
On the night of the day, the Germans took off a full 9o ju-88g night fighter, facing 198 American b-17 bombers. Although the number is still at a disadvantage, compared to the first night, the proportion of German aircraft and American aircraft has been reduced, and the battle is easier.
Only 1o7 198 U.S. aircraft flew back to Iceland this time. In other words, the U.S. bomber force in Iceland was shot down 175 b-17 bombers within two days. Even the wealthy US 6th Air Force felt desperate for this unbearable loss.
If they knew that they only accidentally blew up a railway to the mine and the transfer station the next day, the remaining bombs would only be considered ineffective. Then the senior generals of the US 6th Air Force will be angry and scolded. Because of the gap in the aircraft, any British and American aircraft that try to detect Norway during the day will be intercepted by the German ta-152 fighter, so the United States and Britain can only use the old maps and rough The indiscriminate bombing of the navigation, together with the intentional interference of the German ground lights, can hit a railway and a small station, which is already a luck.
Two consecutive days of high-altitude bombing, although the United States has interfered with the production of iron ore in Norway, has paid a heavy price. German steel production is threatened, and the originally high-functioning war machine appears to be stuck.
The maximum capacity utilization plan elaborately designed and commissioned by Speer was slightly disrupted, which led to the shelving of the new aircraft carrier construction plan that Germany would have opened this month. The German industrial manager took a few days of hard work to make important German fighters. The tank production plan was not disrupted by these two days of attacks.
At the end of the second night, the United States 2o fighter jets and 7o supplemented b-17 bombers flew to the Icelandic Allied Airfield. This time the addition allowed the number of Allied aircraft in Iceland to pick up slightly. The number of aircraft that lost half of the number has rebounded to 2oo.
It is a pity that when the third day came, the US 6th Air Commanders were frightened by their huge losses. Another reason why they decided to temporarily cancel the bombing plan that night to prevent their actions was that the Norwegian resistance group experienced a After the catastrophe, an intelligence station finally returned to operation, and they passed a valuable piece of intelligence back to Iceland: hurry up and stop bombing! You hit nothing!
After repeated verification of this intelligence, the Americans ultimately did not believe the content of the intelligence, but they still cautiously decided to abandon the third bombing plan. After all, the 7o B-17 bombers that just arrived in Iceland need to be recuperated. If the bombing continues, there will be less than 8o aircraft they can take off tonight.
With 8o B-17s to go to Norway for bombing missions, everyone knows that there is no difference between death and death: those ghostly German night fighters will definitely let these planes go back and forth! So after a short period of hesitation and discussion, the American lowered their proud head in front of Hugh Dowding.
"Maybe you are right! General Douding!" Said the general of the US 6 Airways in a desolate tone: "We must change the plan and adopt a more threatening offensive approach!"-
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