Chapter 1939： Storm VS Lightning II

Another problem also forced the British to concentrate their bomber forces. That is, the quality of the current British bomber crew is too low, and inaccurate bombs are the biggest problem. The FB27 bomber was also driven. At its peak, the British bomber crew could brave the dense air defense fire on the ground to enter the battlefield from the height of the mast and bomb the German battleships.

And now? For more than 60% of British bomber pilots. Don't say you have to face dense air defense artillery. I have not even experienced a shallow dive bombing below 150 meters. For the other 20% of British bomber pilots. It is possible to drop the bomb at this height, but the bomb is estimated to fall on a certain position within a circle of a 200-meter radius of the target. It is estimated that less than 10% of the pilots who can really do more accurate bombing. According to Trenchard's standards for commanding the British Air Force's air strikes against the German fleet in the Mediterranean, no more than 4% of the bomber crews can meet this standard!

Although it was a harassment plan, in some key areas, facing some key opponents, for example, the German car transport team, artillery team and other targets, the British Air Force still needs to concentrate its forces to launch a surprise attack! It is also common to concentrate 3 to 4 bomber squadrons on a certain battlefield. These grouped bomber units are the sharpest long swords in the hands of the British, and the German counterattacks started from here!

"Today is a good weather." Colonel Dai Lun sat in his FB27 bomber, looking at the clouds below, and said very comfortably. For the British bomber units who are ready to sneak around and go after a wave, today is indeed very good. First of all, today is a sunny day, um, needless to say. Secondly, although it is sunny today, the cloud level is very low, less than 3000 meters. For the FB27 bomber under heavy load, it is very difficult to reach the altitude above 4000 meters, and the lower cloud cover can provide the aircraft. Cover, at least it is very difficult for air defense observation posts on the ground to find aircraft above the clouds, unless you have a cloud penetrating radar in World War II...

As for the specific tactical arrangements, the British are also very original. Perhaps they were stimulated by the "torch massacre" that the Bavarian Air Force suddenly came to the western front last time. The British were also afraid of directly hitting a certain anti-aircraft artillery ambush circle or being ambushed by a German fighter unit with a numerical advantage. Therefore, this time, the British were very careful in their actions. For example, this one was commanded by Colonel Darren. Group of raven bombers. There are 4 parts in this fleet.

Among them, the core is naturally 3 squadrons with a total of 48 FB27 bombers. And 2 fighter squadrons responsible for cover, a total of 27 camels and DH8 fighters. In addition, there is a reconnaissance unit and a security unit. The former is modified from fighters reducing weapons and increasing fuel tanks. The latter is an improved aircraft similar to the DH9. It does not carry weapons, but has relatively complete radio communication equipment. .

After the war, the reconnaissance plane first enters the battlefield to conduct reconnaissance in areas that may be ambushed. These reconnaissance aircraft injuries are generally caused by three pilots, one is the driver, the other is the radio operator and the navigator, and the third is an observer with extensive investigation experience. They will compare the ground scenery, such as ruts and personnel. And other clues to determine whether there is an ambush. Also confirm valuable goals.

Later, after deciding on the safety of the airspace, the bomber unit will enter the battlefield under the cover of the fighter unit. The fighter force will also be divided into two groups, one of which is on alert at high altitude, and the other is responsible for cover. At this time, an improved security unit with more fuel will be scattered around, and a peripheral security line will be arranged to defend against sneak attacks.

As the commander of the entire fleet, Colonel Darren’s FB27 bomber was also improved. This aircraft did not carry bombs at all. The huge magazine of this aircraft has been improved into a crew compartment. The FB27 bomber that originally carried 5 people has now been put into 8 people, and it is equipped with 3 radio transmission equipment, which are used for navigation, team communication and command. Ministry’s liaison. To prevent interception, the wavelength and password used by different contact methods are different.

The British deployment actually worked well. At least a few days ago, the British's relatively complete alert system made the German Air Force's several sneak attacks fall short. But there is something to say, the devil's height is one foot and the other is high! The British were also played by the Bavarian Air Force back then. Now, when the offensive and defensive forces are different, the Bavarian Air Force naturally has a way to deal with this system. And this time, the raven fleet ran into it!

"There is a large fleet in the southeast direction." On a hill, something like a group of huge horns pointed diagonally at the sky. Behind this listening group with a height of more than 5 meters is a group of Luftwaffe technicians who perform early warning tasks through special earphones and sonic receivers. Of course, if it is just one device, the error and error rate will be very high. Therefore, the Germans used multiple sets of equipment and complex telephone communication equipment to establish an early warning network. Now, this system has been used outside the German army. It is specially used to perform air reconnaissance missions when visual warning is inconvenient.

The location of these listeners is also very important, at least it must be quieter next to it. And the terrain does not block the propagation of sound. If these listeners are just ears, then the command system that gathers this information is the brain of this system. They are responsible for screening and processing the information. At the same time, they are equipped with direct reconnaissance aircraft units, so when you encounter uncertain things directly Can't you just check it out?

As for the accuracy rate? Just so-so. According to wartime statistics, if only this system is relied on, the probability of a British bomber group entering and leaving German airspace is about 30%... The efficiency is not even as good as the aviation observation post. After all, sound is too easily affected. But sometimes, such as today, when the cloud height is too low, you can only rely on things to discover. And for the Luftwaffe, sometimes, it is enough to catch the opponent once!

"Immediately arrange to track and guide the crew. The Stone Kestrel Brigade is ready to attack. If it is determined that it is a large bomber group, then immediately notify the Foxhunter Wing on standby at Airport 135. Tell them that the horn of counterattack has been blown." At the Aviation Command in Brussels, Major General Harrell issued an attack order.

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