Rise of Australia

Chapter 909 Sea Lion Project
Judging from the current map, excluding Western Europe and the Balkans where wars are ongoing, and Eastern Europe which is still neutral, the former German-Italian group has almost occupied the whole of Europe.

After taking over the three Nordic countries, the German government was in high spirits and full of confidence about the upcoming war.

Where should we go to war next?

The German Chancellor studied the map of Europe for a long time, and finally, to the surprised eyes of the generals, pointed his finger at the huge island country in northwestern Europe, Britain.

Yes, Germany planned to launch a direct attack on Britain to extinguish the flames of France's resolute resistance to Germany.

According to the German Chancellor’s original words: “France’s hope lies in Britain. Without Britain’s support, France would have surrendered long ago.

France had already fallen, but now they are standing up again. The British only need to be anxious for France's continued assistance, and the French who cannot see the situation clearly will be excited to continue the war.

But if Britain is destroyed, France will lose all hope. By then, Germany will become the master of all Europe and the Balkans, so we must destroy Britain.

Ladies and gentlemen, now is the time. Let us end this war, bring the flames of war in Europe to the British Isles, and eliminate this culprit who has dominated and checked Europe for nearly a hundred years! "

If Germany previously still placed its hopes on Britain to see the situation clearly and propose peace, now Germany has already regarded Britain as its biggest enemy and is doing its utmost to defeat Britain.

The German government also deeply understood that if they could not defeat Britain, it would be difficult for them to end the war. Even if France failed, Britain could still continue to blockade Germany, which would be fatal to Germany.

At the insistence of the German Chancellor, the German General Staff quickly formulated a plan to attack Britain. In order to keep the intelligence confidential, this offensive plan was called "Sea Lion Plan" within Germany and was mainly implemented by the German Air Force.

The question is, if it was an attack on Britain, why was it handed over to the German Air Force?
In fact, the content of this Sea Lion Plan can also explain it.

According to the Sea Lion Plan, starting from February 1937, 2, the German Air Force will launch a frenzied air attack on Britain, and determine the specific landing time on Britain based on the results of the air attack.

The Germans' attitude was also very clear. First, they used the Air Force to bomb important British facilities on a large scale to weaken Britain's defense on the coastline.

Why did Germany put all its hopes on the Air Force? Because before the specific content of the Sea Lion Plan was formulated, the German Air Force Commander-in-Chief Goering assured the Prime Minister that the German Air Force would only need four days at most to defeat Britain like it had defeated Poland.

The reason why Goering was so confident was that Germany had built a large number of aircraft during this period.

Combined with the number of aircraft that could be mobilized from Italy, Germany could mobilize up to 3500 aircraft for this attack on the British.

This number of aircraft is already very large, even exceeding the total number of aircraft the Germans had ever deployed in France.

More than 3500 planes attacking Britain was also a huge test for the British, and this was also the source of Goering's confidence.

On February 2, more than 17 German planes took off from the German-occupied area and flew straight to the British coastline.

However, these aircraft are not only targeting the British mainland, but also the escort and patrol fleets in the English Channel.

At present, aircraft still pose a great threat to warships, and the Germans want to use such a large number of aircraft to cause as much damage as possible to the British fleet.

As luck would have it, there was a British aircraft carrier cruising here and it happened to collide with the German Air Force.

Over the English Channel, thousands of German planes and hundreds of British planes engaged in a fierce battle.

Although the German aircraft ultimately triumphed, the loss ratios on both sides were almost identical: the Luftwaffe lost more than 170 aircraft, while the British lost 140.

This offensive began on February 2 and lasted until early March.

After the British discovered the Germans' intentions, they secretly gathered a large number of aircraft to respond to German attacks at any time, and requested support from France and Australasia.

Australasia also attaches great importance to the British mainland. The security of the British mainland means that the European battlefield will not be too bad.

If the British mainland is in danger, it means that the situation on the European battlefield is likely to be controlled by the Germans.

In order to prevent such a situation from occurring, it is necessary to deploy a large number of air forces to support Britain.

The good news is that Australasia has deployed nearly a thousand aircraft in Europe, and together with the French aircraft, it can gather more than 1500 aircraft to help the British resist the German attack.

As for the British, their speed in building aircraft is actually not inferior to that of Germany.

However, because British colonies are spread all over the world, there are only more than 2000 aircraft in the UK, and they are stationed in various places.

The number of aircraft that could actually be mobilized was only more than 1000. Even if the number of aircraft supported by Australasia and France was included, it was actually behind the Germans.

However, in the face of the repeated provocations of the German Air Force, the British did not choose to respond hastily, but played it safe and waited for the right opportunity to attack. Especially when the situation was not too good, the British would only send a very small number of aircraft to fight, and even if they were defeated, it would not have much impact on the air force.

On the contrary, Germany always dispatched large numbers of aircraft each time, which was a severe test for Germany's ammunition and oil reserves.

The air battle between the two sides lasted for nearly half a month, and the total number of aircraft deployed by both sides exceeded 6000.

During the offensive that lasted for a full half month, Germany dispatched more than 4.4 aircraft, dropped at least 5 tons of bombs on Britain, and killed and injured at least 6 British soldiers and civilians.

More importantly, Germany successfully bombed more than one million buildings in the UK and destroyed at least six military airports and five military radar stations in southern England.

The total number of British people who suffered reached hundreds of thousands, causing the British people to suffer heavy casualties and countless property losses.

But these losses were not fatal to the British and were basically a completely bearable cost.

It was mainly the British side, with a total of more than 2700 aircraft, who eventually lost 915 aircraft and 524 pilots.

The Germans lost 3500 aircraft out of a total of over 1543 aircraft, and at least 5000 German pilots.

Yes, the proportion of losses on both sides is so exaggerated. (The historical data is not much different. The British did win in air combat with fewer troops.)
What is even more surprising is that Germany only deployed a total of 3500 aircraft, but lost more than 3000 pilots.

But if you study the Battle of Britain carefully, you will understand why the German Air Force suffered such heavy losses.

In fact, in the first week of the air war, the German Air Force had the upper hand, because at this time, planes from France and Australasia were still coming in continuously, and the number of British planes was almost half of that of the German Air Force.

But starting from February 2, the situation changed dramatically.

First, Goering, the British Air Force Commander who was fond of flattery, forced the German Air Force to carry out a large-scale retaliatory bombing on London in order to flatter his prime minister, attempting to destroy Britain's industrial production at one time and destroy the British people's will to resist.

At this time, Goering was already overwhelmed by the victory that was about to be achieved. Because of the four-day limit promised to the German Chancellor, Goering was a little anxious for success.

He was confident that the British Air Force had lost its ability to fight back within a week, and they could only retreat to military bases and rely on those pitiful anti-aircraft weapons for defense.

But what Goering did not expect was that although the British Air Force did suffer heavy losses, the French and Australasia Air Forces were also arriving in large numbers.

Two days later, in a fatal blow to Britain planned by Goering, more than 200 German bombers, covered by more than 600 fighters, crossed the English Channel in a mighty force.

Originally, the German Air Force thought that this was an attack with no resistance at all. They only needed to arrive at the designated location, press the button to drop the bombs they carried, and then they could easily return to the airport and have a glass of wine to celebrate their victory.

But when they saw the approaching planes from Britain, France and Australia, the German Air Force realized the seriousness of the situation.

Looking at the different planes in front of them with the flags of three countries, the German pilots swallowed their saliva and were a little at a loss.

This is completely different from the script they got. In the script, the enemy is just a soft and defenseless lamb, but the enemy in reality is a tiger with bared fangs.

Germany had more than 800 aircraft, while the air forces of Britain, France and Australia took off to intercept them with a total of more than 600 aircraft.

Although the German Air Force still had a numerical advantage, only its 600-odd fighter planes could inflict damage to the enemy's aircraft.

The bombers became a burden at this time, which is why they needed fighter protection.

More importantly, the German Air Force was not prepared for the appearance of the British, French and Australian air forces, which led to the German pilots in the front breaking up the German Air Force's formation in panic.

Once the formation was dispersed, the pressure on the German Air Force increased. Many guys who had just been trained to become pilots had obviously not experienced such an unexpected incident.

In addition, they are not familiar with the aircraft in their hands, and it is inevitable that problems will arise when flying in a tense environment.

Being unprepared for the battle meant that this war was basically a massacre without suspense.

In the end, the German Air Force left behind hundreds of bombers and more than 70 fighter planes and was forced to evacuate.

On the other hand, the total number of aircraft destroyed by the air forces of Britain, France and Australia was less than 30. This was definitely a resounding victory without any suspense.

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