Chapter 230

The sinking of a destroyer was enough to make the Germans realize that the Royal Navy was serious this time. Therefore, even if it is no longer reluctant, the German high seas fleet will have to fight hard. Stuka bombers with bombs went straight to the south in an attempt to interfere with the British destroyers of the German fleet. The first attack of the German aircraft carrier began in such a bad situation.

Subsequently, the attack of German naval aviation did not achieve impressive results, most of their bombs were lost in the sea. Only one bomb injured a British cruiser, but failed to sink it. On the contrary, a German Stuka dive bomber was shot down by the British anti-aircraft gunfire, and the pilot was killed.

To be honest, the performance of Stuka bombers on land is remarkable, but the effect of attacking targets at sea is not satisfactory. This must also be clear from the operational principle of the Stuka dive bomber.

As we all know, there was no precision guided bomb at the beginning of World War II, so in order to ensure the accuracy of bombing, dive bombers, which had obvious limitations of the times, were born. Dive bombers use high-speed dive to close to and aim at the target as much as possible to ensure the bombing accuracy, which is very effective against roads, railways, bridges, and even mobile tanks.

However, when it is used to deal with warships with intensive air defense firepower, it seems that they are a little weak. The reason is very simple: are you willing to fly a fragile plane straight to one or even several anti-aircraft guns that are constantly firing?

This is also the main reason why Japan's suicide planes in World War II sound to have a super high hit rate, but the actual results were mediocre. Because it's not very wise to rush to a prepared ship with an airplane. You will be shot down and fall into the sea. It doesn't matter if you want to die like the Japanese, but if you want to return alive, you have to seriously consider how to improve your tactics.

The German Navy Air Force's improved method is to install a small device on the top of the Stuka dive bomber, which can predict where the bomb will hit, similar to a simple sight. This device allows Stuka to attack without diving to a very close place, but in a higher place to pull the bomb. Of course, the cost is also great: it makes Stuka's attack hit rate lower.

In addition, this is the first time that the German Navy's carrier based air force has carried out an attack mission under the condition of close to actual combat. In a panic, the ground crew did not choose the appropriate type of bomb for these take-off bombers according to the mission: these take-off Stuka are carrying large bombs to attack battleships, so it will not achieve ideal results to attack destroyers.

On the other hand, the German Navy's determination to fight was not firm. Lutjans's goal was to "drive away the British destroyers and cruisers on the route and ensure the smooth convergence of the fleet". Therefore, the German Navy did not take off aircraft frequently to attack these warships. It just threatened to force them back and then rushed south.

The full power of the German fleet fled south at full speed, and soon joined up with the reinforcement of the first Reidel fleet. The two fleets did not love to fight. After reorganizing the formation, they entered the port of William. Dozens of fighter planes and bombers arrived in time, so that the British Navy did not pursue them in depth. A naval battle that should have shocked the world ended like this.

After a naval battle, both sides were not satisfied with the results they had achieved. On the one hand, because of the desperate battle of German destroyers, the British Royal Navy failed to achieve the set goal of inflicting heavy damage on the German Navy; On the other hand, the German Navy suffered the actual loss of a destroyer, which made the German high-level very angry. Reidel and lutjans were called to the residence of the head of state and ordered to make an in-depth analysis and summary of the operation.

Of course, this defeat made akkado aware of the defects in the German command system, so he followed a lot of unfortunate people. At the summary meeting on that day, field marshal brauchich, submarine commander Donitz, air force commander Catherine and Dick, intelligence department head gascol, and SS commander in chief Reinhart, Even the newly appointed Prime Minister Augustus was asked by akado to attend.

We can't blame the head of state for his anger, because what has been covered up recently is the serious lack of command and coordination. Because of the coordination work, the air force launched the attack one hour ahead of schedule in the war of Poland, and they quarreled with each other, so that a German destroyer was sunk off the coast of Poland; Then, the disgusting incident that the commander of the national defense forces discriminated against the SS occurred within the military; On the other hand, the airborne forces also suffered losses because of the differences in use, and the submarine forces suffered losses again for their own plans.

If these problems are not solved, in the foreseeable future, the problem of coordination among various services will eventually paralyze and collapse Germany, a seemingly powerful war machine.

With his hands on the conference table, akkado looked at the German command team he had accumulated little by little. All of them bowed their heads and seemed unwilling to be the first to speak. The conference room was strangely quiet, as if a needle could be heard when it fell to the ground. The atmosphere is not so good. Everyone thought to themselves.

"Tell me all about it." It seems unrealistic to expect these subordinates to summon up courage. So akado broke the silence in the meeting room and took the lead in saying: "we are all old acquaintances, so there is nothing to be embarrassed about." Silence, or uncomfortable silence“ In ancient times, it was a shame that officials could not share their worries for the king. Now we can be regarded as the cronies promoted by the head of state. Do we have to do such tasteless things as shirking responsibility? " Augustus sighed and said, "we all know that it's disgraceful. We have to find a way to avoid this disgraceful problem in the future."“ The intelligence department will strengthen liaison and cooperation with all departments. " Gascol is a loyal member of acardo. At this time, he should be the first to stand up and say: "I haven't thought about other aspects, but I will submit a relevant report to the head of state as soon as possible." Reinhart nodded and echoed: "the SS has always been the most loyal force to the Fuehrer. We obey all the arrangements of the Fuehrer. So there is nothing to say. If the head of state wants us to go to the battlefield hungry, we will go without food. "“ As commander in chief of the Navy, I personally have to review it. I'm willing to be responsible for the fact that the two operations failed to achieve the intended objectives, and in the second operation, the fleet suffered unnecessary losses. " "I'm willing to resign as commander-in-chief of the navy if the head of state approves," he said with a heavy sigh Donitz's face is not good-looking, after all, this battle failure, the loss of warships, he also has a certain responsibility: "my head, the advance movement of submarine forces, is my order, this battle failure, also has my responsibility..." "OK! Don't say it one by one. " Akado interrupted Donitz, waved his hand and said, "you first divide the responsibilities, then hand over your power and leave the mess to others... This is the solution you think of?" Akado stood up, his eyes swept over his generals, with dignity and ferocity: "you are all promoted by me. I hope you can follow my steps and move forward towards the bright future of Germany. And now? For the sake of your big interests, you forgot your oath to me? "“ You don't have to shirk responsibility from each other or take responsibility from yourself! Augustus and I have worked out a solution. " Akkado hammered twice on the table with his hand and gave a thumping voice: "from now on, the supreme military commander of the Third Reich of Germany will be established, and I will be the supreme military commander of the country. All arms commanders will be directly responsible to me. "“ This... "Blauchich obviously didn't want his commander-in-chief of the national defense force to become an empty shelf, and hesitated to make a few remarks. But akado didn't give him the chance. Akkado stopped blauchich's attempt to speak with his hand, stared at him and said, "I'm very satisfied with marshal blauchich's work, but your experience and ideas on the military coordination of various arms of the sea, land and air are too conservative, and you don't pay much attention to the air force and the Navy. I believe you also admit that." Blauchich has nothing to say. These problems do exist: as a general of the old army, he pays more attention to the construction and development of the army and regards the commander-in-chief of the national defense force as the commander-in-chief of the Army (of course, on the other hand, it is also the reason why he tries to cooperate with the development of the air force and Navy)“ Don't worry too much. " Akkado then comforted: "the supreme command of the Empire only supervises the formulation of large-scale operational plans that need the cooperation of various arms in all directions of the Empire. I hope you can rest assured that we will not interfere in the formulation of specific campaign plans and that there is no such problem as laymen interfering in military plans that you are worried about. "“ I agree to the establishment of this supreme headquarters, which can coordinate the problems between the various arms. " As the shadow of akado, Prime Minister Augustus was the first to make a statement: "in addition, with this supreme headquarters, your loyalty to the head of state will be more intuitive."“ There is no doubt about the army's loyalty to the head of state. " Brauchich stood up and saluted: "I agree with the arrangement of the Fuehrer."“ Yes, my Fuehrer Everyone stood up and stood at attention.