Chapter 89 The Commander of the Eighth Air Force of the U.S. Army roared in pain
After a fierce air battle, the British bomber group finally realized that without the escort of fighter jets, it would be a miserable end to face the siege of the German fighter jets.
120 German Fω-190A-6/R1 fighters rushed into the British bomber group. After the air battle, more than 280 British bombers were shot down and injured, accounting for more than half of the total number of aircraft participating in the battle. This result made the British stunned and insane.
In addition to them, the Americans were also rampantly killed by more than 160 German Fω-190A-6/R1 fighter jets in the US bomber group. After the air battle ended, more than 200 B-17 air fortress bombers were shot down and injured, accounting for half of the total number of aircraft participating in the battle. This result also shocked the Americans to open their mouths, unable to believe it, as if they were ashamed of the wooden chicken, and they were in tears.
If they hadn't had a small number of fighter jets escorted, they would have probably been wiped out by their 398 B-17 air fortress bombers.
Faced with such a bad start, and the fact that the entire army was almost destroyed; the British and American armies were suddenly disorganized in the wind, shocked, and painful at the same time.
Although the losses of these aircraft, with the extremely powerful industrial production capacity of Britain and the United States, can be replenished soon, facing the German air massacre, the Eighth Air Force and the British bomber fleet will definitely not be able to launch a new large-scale air strike within half a month.
Although the British and American armies have deeply understood in this profound and painful combat practice, they have a deep understanding of the lack of escort from fighter jets; once their bombers face the siege of German large-scale fighter jets, they are so vulnerable and suffer heavy losses.
Two hours after the air battle ended, the Hermann Goring Paratrooper Armored Division, the 15th Armored Grenadier Division, and the 16th Armored Division, who were dispatched from Sicily to Pantelleria, were successfully landed one after another.
The armed SSs who were dispatched from the Eastern Front to Sicily were still halfway because the journey was relatively long.
These air force operations information and the information on the troops' march there were all sent to the intelligence receiving office in Chen Yanlong's Berlin Prime Minister's Office in the form of telegrams.
Then the intelligence officer took the telegrams to Chen Yanlong's office for him to read.
After reading these telegrams, Chen Yanlong finally relaxed.
Because the number of aircraft in the German army and pilots now are not as many as that in the United Kingdom, the United States and the Soviet Union, he has always been uneasy about the German army's air supremacy issue.
However, he also knew very clearly that although the German army has temporarily won one or two air battles, the British and American Allies will be able to replenish such air battle losses soon, and they can easily dispatch a large number of planes to fight with pilots.
Maybe by then, the fighter jets dispatched by the US military will be the new P-51 Mustang fighter, B-47 "Thunder" fighter, and B-29 bomber.
"Everything is still industrial capabilities, resource capabilities, and strength, which is the real way to strengthen the army!"
After reading the first batch of telegrams, Chen Yanlong sighed softly.
Then he read two other telegrams, one of which was sent by Navy Commander Denitz, who asked him about the aircraft carrier he had given him last time, the origin of those carrier-based aircraft, and whether there were any good things, could he be assigned to him.
Finally, he asked how to recruit Japanese aircraft carrier commanders and come to Germany to train them with excellent aircraft carrier officers.
After reading these questions from Denitz, Chen Yanlong also frowned deeply in depression.
Because at that time, he really didn't think about how to explain the origin of these carrier-based aircraft and aircraft carriers to the other party.
Moreover, at that time, Denitz and his submarine troops did not ask questions on the spot, so no one mentioned this matter for a while.
But now that Denitz's telegram of doubt has been sent, he has to give a better answer, otherwise it will cause new trouble to himself.
So after Chen Yanlong thought for a while, he replied to the other party: "The matter about aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft is our latest research project, so for the sake of confidentiality during wartime and sudden attacks on the enemy; so you cannot disclose it to you for the time being, but you can wait until our output is too high and the war with Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union eases, and you can tell you the detailed situation. I hope Marshal Denitz understands my suffering!"
After receiving this reply from Chen Yanlong, Denitz also closed his mouth more eye-catchingly and stopped asking questions.
Because he was also worried that if he accidentally leaked the secrets of these important weapons and equipment, it would cause significant losses to the rise of his navy, and he was worried that Chen Yanlong would no longer give him new aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft to increase the strength of his navy because he talked too much.
After replying to Denitz, Chen Yanlong read the last telegram.
This telegram was given to him by Italian Prime Minister Mussolini, and his purpose was to ask him to supplement the plane, ships, and military supplies as soon as possible. If these supplies were not received within a week, then Italy would not only transfer all the troops stationed in Sicily back to Rome, but also no longer participate in the war and withdraw from the Axis powers.
Seeing Mussolini's sudden threat, Chen Yanlong was both angry and embarrassed for a moment.
Because at that time, in order to rescue the German army besieged on the Bangkok Peninsula, Chen Yanlong deliberately asked Kesselin to lure Mussolini and let the other party send troops to assist in the rescue, but after the matter was completed, he could not cash in on the other party's weapons and equipment supplements.
So after thinking about it, he still agreed to Mussolini to try to replenish some of the weapons and equipment within a week.
Of course, these weapons and equipment are all aircraft, tanks, and armored vehicles that were eliminated by Chen Yanlong...
After processing these annoying telegrams, Chen Yanlong suddenly discovered that the energy point of his smartphone suddenly flashed.
Soon, the silver light disappeared.
So Chen Yanlong took out his cell phone and opened the redemption mall to watch it.
After a while, he found that there were 300,000 more energy points in his redemption system.
Chen Yanlong was also shocked when he saw such a sudden and amazing energy point.
Because what he unexpectedly could have so many energy points by shooting down hundreds of enemy planes; that was much more than killing ordinary army people. Such a surprise discovery did not make Chen Yanlong happy.
When there was an energy point, Chen Yanlong's first idea was to exchange the machinery and equipment for mining oil first; so that he could mine the oil from Germany and France.
Only in this way can the German mechanized troops, aircraft and other troops be provided with a large amount of oil, allowing them to operate normally and fight on the front line.
While Chen Yanlong was excited, Carl Andrew Spatz, Eisenhower, and Arthur Travers Harris were gloomy at this moment, gathering together in anger and holding an emergency meeting in the temporary command center.
"Damn it! The German guy actually shot down so many of our planes and was with the pilot! We must take revenge immediately!"
After getting his own bomber fleet suffered heavy losses, Carl Andrew Spatz, after discussing with Eisenhower and the others, he roared in pain and heartbrokenly.
Chapter completed!