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Even the bearded general Garland was very excited about Guderian's attack. He could not wait to make a big move, because his troops also obtained a lot of new equipment in this supply. In addition to the usual F-19o and BF-1o9g supply, Messerchmitt also gave him an additional 24 modified BF-219trops (tropical type). After the test flight, he believed that this batch of aircraft was

The absoluteness and high-altitude capabilities are not as good as the bf-1o9 and f-19o, but the medium and low altitudes are hovering, and the rolling ability is particularly outstanding, and the air stagnation time is very long. After adding the secondary fuel tank, it easily exceeded 5 hours or 2ooo kilometers, perfectly overcoming the bf-1o9 problem. This is exactly what he wants - almost the best help to deal with British bombers. As for British fighters, he handed them over to the f-19o to deal with them.

In order to better realize the potential of new aircraft, Garland issued a clear order: only aces with more than 2o of enemy aircraft in the North African Air Force fighter wings are eligible to use them first. General Bearded has left one for himself for public service and prepared an additional special aviation gasoline with the label of 1oo. However, no one mentioned him in this behavior. After all, he is also an excellent pilot with more than 1oo shot down records.

In addition to testing new aircraft, he also planned to take a look at the effects and command capabilities of the new organization of the troops. Hoffmann launched the adjustment of the troops to be fully involved. The 6th Army is a typical "disarmament and division expansion", while the Air Force has experienced similar military expansion methods, and even more radically. After abolishing the two-level institutions of the aviation army and division, it has become a combat wing directly under the air force, and at the same time greatly expanded the wing force.

According to the previous organizational rules, the flight wing was a regiment-level unit and only undertakes tactical tasks, but now the wing level has been upgraded to a level similar to the 6th Army Division. Taking the jg27 fighter wing where Marceyu is located as an example, a squadron consists of 4 aircraft formations (2 dual aircraft formations). A senior lieutenant is the squadron, and a squadron is composed of 4 squadrons. Each squadron is under the jurisdiction of 16 aircraft. The squadron is composed of 4 squadrons. At the same time, the troop unit itself has 4 aircraft. The troop strength is 644 aircraft, and the brigade captain is usually served by a major or lieutenant colonel (combat).

Because the number of combat aircraft is large, it is a lieutenant colonel, and the rest of the wing is major); 4 brigades and the wing headquarters (about one squadron scale) form a wing. When the latest marshal is full, there are 288 aircraft, plus 12 backup aircraft, there are a total of 3oo aircraft. The wing leader is mostly a colonel, and at the same time, the staff, logistics, intelligence and other departments are established with officers in the rank of lieutenant colonel. The number of aircraft in the bomber wing is generally smaller than the number of fighter wings. Take Stuka as an example, generally three aircraft form a small team, so the total number of combat aircraft in the wing is only 228.

After the new organization was promoted, the brigade became a typical tactical unit, with an airport alone. The brigade was promoted to a combat unit and was responsible for combat goals in one direction. Usually the brigade organization was stipulated, but which air force belonging to was variable. Expanding the brigade organization and abolishing the army, the division level was of many benefits. The most intuitive feeling was that the useless personnel in the air force were cleared out. In the past, the army and division level did not actually have combat troops but only commanded subordinate brigades, but the brigade itself had a bunch of officers. The army and division level only acted as setters, which not only reduced efficiency but also often caused distortions in order to defend this group of idle things.

The officers also had to prepare a large-scale guard force - Goren would never let the 6th Army bear security responsibilities in the time and space force organs. After Hoffman's adjustment, the redundant personnel were pulled to Marshal Mirch to take care of the prisoners of war, while the cleaned security personnel were directly invaded into the 6th Army as supplementary troops. The ratio of personnel to aircraft of the Air Force dropped rapidly from 3oo:1 in 1941 (1 combat aircraft corresponds to 3oo Air Force forces), and it is expected to reach 19o:1 by the end of the year. Hoffman's requirement was to reduce it to 1oo:1--according to his target plan. At the end of 1943, the Air Force would reach a scale of 20,000 aircraft, and the force would not exceed 2oo,000.

It turns out that it is quite good to transfer the excess air force personnel to guard the prisoners. They are neither full of consciousness-form hatred like the SS, nor have they had direct combat experience with prisoners of war like the 6th Army of the National Defense Forces. The overall attitude towards prisoners of war is civilized and moderate, and the mortality rate in prisoners of war camps has been reduced to one-tenth of the previous one. `Flight, destruction and resistance behaviors have been greatly reduced.

This time, the expansion of the wing size is only the first part of Hoffman's vision. He originally wanted to organize the wing into a hybrid combat force and cooperate with the operation of the aviation base, so that the lieutenant generals of the same wing will have both fighter units and bombers, reconnaissance aircraft and other units. The overall combat capability will be more prominent and the coordination will be better. Unfortunately, this idea has been opposed by many people. The reason is obvious - the wing captain of the Luftwaffe is usually promoted by front-line pilots, and there is a lack of hybrid aircraft types and

Commanders who execute multi-format missions have too high requirements for their command, and they cannot downgrade the aviation captain to the wing captain. Senior officers from fightership backgrounds like Garland are typical. It is okay to command fighter units, but if he is allowed to coordinate the command of bombers and other units, he must be blind. But this direction is undoubtedly correct - the aviation commanders on the aircraft carrier must command all formations, and no aircraft carrier formation has ever said to be equipped with a single mission flight formation.

Just as he was thinking about how to provide air cover for the attack, Guderian said stunned him because the other party was clearly saying: "... According to the weather, two days later, on November 3, the entire Cyraniga region will usher in heavy rain. The rain is quite heavy and may last for two to three days. I am going to take advantage of this opportunity to attack..."

"What?" Everyone was shocked. Everyone knew that after receiving supplies, the attack was bound to be imminent, but they didn't expect to choose such an opportunity.

"Do you think I'm not going to choose well?"

"This..." Many people looked embarrassed. Although their vision was blocked on rainy days, it could cause the greatest suddenness of the attack, but this impact was a double-edged sword, which would also affect the development and advancement of the team.

"If it rains, the Air Force will not be able to provide air cover." Garland advised him, "Whether there is air cover is crucial to whether the gap can be opened quickly."

"No! My point of view is exactly the opposite of you." Guderian smiled, "From the battle of Alamein and the tug-of-war over the past month, the comparison between the tactical capabilities and strength of the enemy and us is very clear. Although we generally have fewer troops than our opponents, our combat capabilities, equipment level and coordination are stronger than our opponents. As long as we concentrate our efforts to assault, we can easily defeat Montgomery's layout on the periphery defense line regardless of whether there are Tiger tanks involved. But in the same way, the British can calmly mobilize reserves to fill the gap with their military advantage. In addition, their air force aircraft are also more than us. Under the threat of air forces, it is difficult to expand once the ground gap is opened and consolidated, so the first step must be to find an opportunity to eliminate the opponent's air superiority."

Although Garland wanted to say that his fighter unit could rule out the enemy's advantage, he thought it was unreliable after thinking about it - this guarantee cannot be messed up, otherwise it would have to kill people.

"Sir, if this happens, the road will become muddy. Will it cause inconvenience to movement?" Chief of Staff Bairlein reminded, "I am worried that I will fall into a similar dilemma as the Eastern Front."

During the Battle of the Eastern Front, Baierlein was an old subordinate of Guderian, known as "Scud Heinz", and complained deeply about the conditions of the roads that rotted into mud in the spring of the Eastern Front.

"The inconvenience is obvious - but we are inconvenienced, and the British will naturally not be too convenient. On the premise that we find the right direction of the assault and assemble in advance, the inconvenience is on their side - the troops they have to withstand the attack cannot stop us, and the rear troops they can reinforce cannot break through quickly. This is a good opportunity for us. Whether we can catch them depends on that time." Goodrian dispelled his subordinates' concerns and explained, "I was the most worried about the maneuverability of a heavy tank like the Tiger, but experiments show that the Tiger can withstand this test..."

Now everyone understands why Guderian, who just received the new tank that day, couldn't wait to let them perform in the mud. He thought he wanted to see the maneuverability of the new tank, but now it seems that he has been planning this good move.

"As for the plane..." He smiled and comforted Garland, "Don't worry, the rain in the desert is not long, it's already very rare for two days. Two days later is the critical moment for us to expand the gap and consolidate the position. I hope the Air Force can withstand the attack of the Desert Air Force - I can not ask the bombers to cooperate with us to open the gap and hinder the British's subsequent reinforcements, but I ask the fighter to control the scene and not to hinder us. You don't want the new tank that Yuan has worked hard to transport to the sky by a 5oo-pound aviation bomb, right?"

"Of course!" Garland patted his chest and promised, "We will do our best as long as the weather permits."

"Now, are there any problems with your two battalions? Can you fight in the first batch?" Guderian turned his gaze to Major Rüdel and Major Merkel.

"No, we have fully adapted. The whole camp is highly morale and equipped, so we can be dispatched as soon as possible!"

"Then, the heavy armored battalion is responsible for tearing the gap open, and the rest of the troops follow up quickly. This time our goal is..." Guderian tapped on the map and quickly drew a circle, "It's this division!"

Everyone was shocked after seeing it clearly, and then fell into deep thought - the commander was going to sweep his surprise to the end!

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Chapter completed!