Anti-Japanese Jedi Player

Chapter 347 The Unfortunate Bomber Team

"How could there be such a big loss? Impossible."

"Could it be that the German Air Force organized a large number of fighter jets to ambush the bomber fleet? But this is impossible, the escort fighter jets are already able to fly to the German mainland."

The president's military aide said doubtfully, with an unbelievable tone.

If it was the initial stage of the battle, he could still understand that the Eighth Air Force carried out long-range bombing, attacking from the British mainland to the German mainland, bombing important factories or transportation hubs. In the early days, fighter jets were unable to follow the bombers all the way because of their performance and range. In combat, it can only return after half of the escort, and the remaining half depends on the self-defense firepower of the bomber box formation.

The mobility of the bomber is inherent and weak. Even if each bomber has ten machine guns and the cluster formation takes advantage of its firepower, it is still weak against fighter jets.

But now, after the new fighter jets are in service, the fighter jets carrying auxiliary fuel tanks can escort all the way to the German mainland, accompany the bombing, and then return, during which they can also fight against the German anti-aircraft artillery positions.

"No, although the Germans have ceased fighting with the bear on the eastern front, the main force of the air force is still on the eastern front, and the air defenses on the western front are still those brigades. The threat to bombers is not high. Coupled with the protection of our escort fighter jets, Germany Human fighters actually lost a lot"

"The reason for the huge loss of the Eighth Air Force is because of the German anti-aircraft guns. This time, the shells they used are very strange"

The officer from the air force said doubtfully.

"You mean that the Germans shot down more than 500 bombers with their anti-aircraft artillery alone?" Hearing this, some officers were stunned.

"Well, it is precisely the 88mm anti-aircraft gun. After the war, we conducted a detailed investigation of the damage and found that almost all the fragments came from the German 88mm anti-aircraft gun shells"

The Air Force officer said in a positive tone.

"There must be a problem with this information. The bombing of the Eighth Air Force is a high-altitude bombing. The anti-aircraft artillery mechanism is destined to not pose a great threat to the high-altitude bombing. To achieve this result, unless the Germans deployed around the target. Tens of thousands of anti-aircraft guns"

The president's military staff is also a senior official of the former Army Air Force, who is well versed in air force operations, and he has recently studied the air combat operations in Europe in detail, and he said this with a firm tone.

"No, there is a problem with their shells. It's not the shells with a predetermined height of fuze, but the shells will explode when they pass near the bomber. According to subsequent investigations, they will explode about 50 meters away from the bomber. The 88 shells power, this distance the explosion would be devastating to the bomber's damage"

Air Force officer explained.

"Proximity fuze shells? The Germans also have this thing?" Hearing this, an expert from the technical department said subconsciously.

Everyone immediately turned their attention to this technical expert. Those who can participate in this meeting are top leaders. This expert is also a main person in charge of the military technical department and knows a lot of confidential information.

He then explained:
"According to the description of the air force officer, this is an anti-aircraft projectile that relies on radio detonation. After the projectile is fired, the fuze will send out a radio model to detect the surrounding aircraft. As long as the aircraft is within a certain range, the projectile will automatically detonate."

"Our country also has a similar technology. The technological breakthrough was completed half a year ago, and it is currently preparing for production."

"but"

Speaking of this, the expert paused, his tone full of surprise.

"Our current technology can only fit the fuze into a 127-caliber shell, and the detonation range of the shell is 21 meters. Based on this data, after actual testing, the air defense efficiency has actually exceeded four times before."

"How could the Germans stuff such a small fuze into an 88mm shell and detonate it 50 meters away? It's impossible..."

Afterwards, the expert lost his mind and kept talking to himself: This is impossible, this is impossible...
Everyone ignored the experts who fell into self-doubt, and looked at each other with solemn expressions.

Our own 20-meter detonated shells can increase the combat efficiency by four times, so the efficiency of the German 50-meter detonated shells can be imagined.

Moreover, more importantly, the current war plan for the European continent has been set and is being implemented.

First, destroy the domestic industrial potential of the Germans through the Eighth Air Force, suppress the industrial and technological upgrades of the Germans, and slow down the improvement of their new weapons and domestic industrial systems.

Secondly, it is to concentrate on solving the problem of submarines in the Atlantic Ocean. There is already a solution for this. Through the escort aircraft carrier and airborne search radar, the German submarines have been suppressed, and the loss of transport ships on the Atlantic route has been significantly reduced.

In addition, through the support of polar bears, the most elite German army was contained in the north, and a large amount of domestic materials and troops were consumed.

Finally, look for opportunities, attack Italy and France, and wipe out Germany in one fell swoop.

The plan was perfect. Originally, the four plans were executed smoothly, but all of a sudden, the first and third went wrong, and the second one was actually not very useful for the opponent's weird space technology.

Inexplicably, the Germans suddenly rose up, put the Eighth Air Force on the ground, and held down the polar bear, and the situation in the European continent stabilized.

'So, what's next for the war in Europe?Will homeland bombing continue? '

The president tapped on the table, his tone serious.

"The bombing cannot be stopped, no matter how great the loss is, it must continue"

After thinking for a long time, a military boss answered seriously, and then he explained:
"Our current only effective means of attacking the Germans is bombing, which can effectively reduce the war potential of their homeland. If they are allowed to integrate the industrial base of the European continent, then we may eventually lose this war and retreat to the Americas Mainland, this is a result we absolutely cannot accept.”

'However, considering the huge threat of the new German shells to the bombers, we can carry out low-altitude bombing at night and rely on numbers to bomb the German industrial center of gravity. In addition, the B29 bomber can also be deployed on a large scale in the UK. This bomber is fast. The flight altitude is higher and the crew is less, which can effectively reduce losses'

"Then you have to be prepared. If you continue the bombing, there may be a large-scale loss of crew members," said an army aviation officer.

"Fix this issue, let's strengthen the recruitment of pilots from other countries." Another officer immediately gave a suggestion, which was unanimously approved by everyone.

"Just do it this way, we can't lose this war..." At the end of the meeting, the president knocked on the table and made up his mind.

(End of this chapter)