Chapter 102 Dawn (11)
The reconnaissance plane's return was normal, and Mashar and others finally felt relieved. When they remembered that it was only mid-October and there were still two weeks before early November, he was extremely anxious and wanted to let the second batch of troops to reinforce the Ma Island on the way to go faster and faster.
The head of state spent a lot of money to reinforce the Cabernet Island this time. On the one hand, the ground forces mainly consisting of the Armored Division and the 92nd Infantry Division will be sent over to form the South American Expeditionary Force (also known as the "Mandofir Battle Cluster") with the first two marine brigades that have arrived in Argentina and Cabernet Island. On the other hand, a whole aviation gang was sent over. However, this time it is not an ordinary air gang, but a force that has been stationed in the Mediterranean and North Africa. It has rich experience in sea attacks. Hoffman hopes to effectively play the role of the Cabernet Island, the never-sinking aircraft carrier, to make it move into the navy in an organized manner.
After this action is completed, the Cambodian base will be officially listed for operation. The number is so large that the German Empire's South America and South Atlantic War Zone Command seems to be at the same level as the Western Europe and North Atlantic War Zone Command (in fact, the latter is the real Western Front Command of Germany, and the old commander Longdested serves as the commander-in-chief), but in fact, it only has the organizational scale of the group army, with Mashar serving as the commander-in-chief. In addition to these two theaters, Germany also established several commands, including the North Sea and Local War Zone Command, the Mediterranean and African War Zone, the Eastern European War Zone, the Russian War Zone (excluding the Soviet War Zone), the Middle East and Indian Ocean War Zone.
This is not Hoffmann's dig out his mind to play the word game or to enthrone the officials and make wishes, but that until the World War is in the present, Germany's battlefield control scope has been too large, far exceeding the dispatching ability of the General Staff, nor is it that the Supreme Command can directly control it. It is necessary to establish a theater system for division of labor and cooperation. At the same time, as the war progresses, the cooperation of the three armed forces of the army, navy and air force becomes increasingly important, and the use of the theater-based command form can exert synergy effect, especially the power of several outer war zones is weak. If there is another friction between the sea, land and air, the consequences will be unimaginable.
As a front-line battle zone against Britain and the United States, the South Atlantic War Zone has few troops, but they are all elite. In addition to traditional commonly used aircraft, including joint attack aircraft, aviation power also brought the latest me-262 jet fighter. After several months of production adjustments, the production of me-262 has been steadily increasing. More and more excellent troops have begun to be equipped, which is more deterrent and easier to stabilize the morale of South America. After political turmoil in Argentina, Uruguay, and Bolivia, Paraguay also launched a military coup a few days ago. In addition, Chile, which has a strong attitude, has now moved closer to the axis countries or shown goodwill to nearly half of South America's countries. Hoffman urgently needs to boost their confidence.
Of course, the day for jet aircraft to dominate the world is far from here. Facing the pressure of p4p51, Germany continues to make efforts in traditional propeller aircraft. Dr. Tan Ke has finally made significant progress in building the Ta-152, which has been for a long time, has finally made significant progress in September. This means that if the trial production goes well, the model will start mass production in the spring of 1944. This is 10 months faster in history, and the production volume will be more than in history. As for the D-412 (Purple Electric Reform), which has been restricted by the engine, finally produced the first batch of 24 trial production models, and is undergoing rigorous testing and training. Everyone is optimistic about this. Although the Fierce Wind Reform Project hosted by Jiro Horikoshi started the latest, it has absorbed the lessons of many early models and bypassed the aircraft pit. The overall propulsion speed is not slow, and the time progress gap with the D-412 has narrowed to about 4 months.
The industry has different opinions on which model should be used for the next generation of carrier-based aircraft. Relatively speaking, Zipin Reform will be more advantageous in air defense combat because of its excellent interception capability; while Liefeng Reform's performance is very balanced in all aspects, and it is expected to perform better in escort operations. Therefore, the sea and air force have different opinions, but no matter what, everyone's ideas are consistent. In the future, the main fighter jets of the sea and air will be best to be mutually compatible with each other. The main air-optimal fighter jets should not exceed one model at most. Not only should the performance be considered when equipped, but productivity should be considered.
In the morning, the US Army Airlines still dispatched heavy bombers to conduct reconnaissance. Although the Axis Fleet had left the Bermuda Islands, it was impossible for the Bermuda defenders to truly go far, so the location was still noticed that it was about 120 kilometers away from the US mainland. But to the surprise of the fleet, the US military discovered that the location of the fleet did not launch a large-scale attack like yesterday, which made several senior officials puzzled. It was not until the afternoon that the answer was revealed.
"The enemy's large-scale airborne, with nearly 000 troops, and land-based aircraft for air control, with fierce firepower, and our headquarters urgently needed air cover..." After witnessing the telegram, Mashar, Ze and Krank knew that they were in trouble. The situation is very uncomfortable now. If the carrier-based aircraft are not sent to support, the Marines will easily be able to gain a foothold by the enemy's airborne troops without air cover. If they go to rescue, it will consume a lot of carrier-based aircraft. Although the fleet has many spare aircraft, the number is not unlimited. Any aircraft and ammunition must be used for saving. If the enemy's army aviation fights all the troops, what should we do after the US fleet comes up? At that time, the fleet cannot win and the Marines cannot run away, and everyone can only be taken over.
This was the second major mistake Mashar made. The first mistake was that he did not make a quick decision in the Caribbean to seize the opportunity to eat the vanguard of the US military. He originally hoped to use the Marines to force the US fleet and landing troops to appear first, and he could use the plane to fight a round. Now the United States has used airborne troops to curb his attempts and has become a difficult situation in the axis.
To solve this difficulty, he thought for a while and said, "The fleet cannot provide air support for the time being. I hope the Marines can use armored forces to launch a counterattack after dark and drive the enemy into the sea."
Crank advised him: "If the US airborne troops can establish a foothold in Bermuda, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow they will send more airborne troops down. One day we will not be able to withstand and must think about ways to retreat."
"Pull the main fleet over to support?"
"Using the night to pull the shelling fleet over and let the destroyers take the Marines out. No, it is the same way as the joint fleet retreats on Guadalam." Crank smiled bitterly, "As for equipment, I can only give up, and saving people is important."
"Tokyo Express?" Mashar was at a glance.
Ze nodded awkwardly, but his suggestion was different from Crank. He suggested that the Marines of this battalion were given up and that they would attract the US military's will. The fleet used the night to turn to the northwest and then found a way to attack the US mainland. This was more shocking than saving people. Then he turned back to South America. He believed that the strategy of luring the enemy to the north and forcing the US military to divide the troops was completed, and these battalions could be abandoned decisively.
Mashar shook his head: "This doesn't work. It doesn't matter if you give up equipment. People must be rescued. It's very meaningful to save people. Many of them are heroes of the Battle of Holm. I can't easily throw them on Bermuda Island, otherwise I will not be able to explain to the army in the future. Once the enemy captures a large number of marines, it will also be a huge blow to us."
"Watch another day, there is a battalion on the island, and the armored forces, and the enemy is about 000 people. I think the Marines have the power to fight. We can prepare to respond tomorrow night. We still have to transfer positions to avoid being discovered by the enemy..." Crank made a compromise.
Of course, this compromise is not ideal. It is nothing more than delaying the situation of being a difficult situation for one day to see the situation. Mashar was lucky and agreed to this approach. Although Ze was determined to object, he could not think of a way to not give up on the Marines and get rid of it quickly. So he agreed to look at the situation again. Maybe a miracle would happen. What if the Marines wiped the Americans at night?
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Just as the fleet's top leaders were discussing solutions, the battle on Bermuda had entered a state of intense heat.
Although the Marine Corps described the situation seriously in the telegram, it was not ruthless to fight. Li Qiwei's 82nd Airborne Division suffered enough during the landing: Because the Bermuda island was too large, part of its troops were blown into the sea by the wind when it was airborne. Many people inexplicably died, and the lucky ones who swam to the shore almost lost half of their lives. The troops that successfully landed on land had no ability to fight back at the beginning because they did not get the equipment, and were swept to the ground by the German firepower like autumn wind sweeping leaves. The most damage to them was not Germany's most famous 88 anti-aircraft guns or No. 4 tanks, but the mg42 aircraft and the main air defense equipment of the main air defense equipment, whirlwind self-propelled anti-aircraft guns. Especially the latter, many airborne troops were directly hit by the fierce 20 shells in the air before landing. The scene was extremely bloody.
Although the German army was also subjected to fierce air strikes, they were determined to kill all the American airborne troops in a fierce attack against artillery fire.
It was not until the equipment and the desperate cover of the aircraft that the Airborne Division had gained a foothold in the southern part of the island and had a foothold. When Bazukka's muffled voice sounded, it often meant that the German armored forces were being subjected to snipers.
The fierce battle situation was much beyond Li Qiwei's expectations, and it was several times worse than what he expected. In just one afternoon, he lost two battalion commanders and four company commanders. The airdrop team of nearly 000 people finally gathered together less than 1,500 people. The others either died in the sea or had been killed by the German army, or they didn't know which corner they hid. Fortunately, they were all British and American residents on the island, and the paratroopers could still get some treatment and cover. (To be continued.)
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