When the US and Japanese fleets became fierce, a larger-scale fierce war was staged in Europe.

At 5:20 am Reykjavik time, the German fleet dispatched more than 200 aircraft to strike Iceland again, blowing the planes and airport facilities that the US military finally cleaned up at night into ruins. More than 20 US fighters that took off to resist were torn to pieces by German escort fighters. Before the battle was fought, Smith had lost only 6 aircraft that were intact, and the aviation facilities were seriously damaged. Fortunately, the remaining ones that were not discovered and could only accommodate dozens of them through emergency repairs.

After hearing the news, London had to temporarily change its combat plan. Pound originally dispatched 300 fighter jets to prepare for reinforcements in Iceland as promised. In addition to short-legged Spitfire, Sea Spitfire and the introduced American fighter jets, the Royal Navy has also developed several new fighter jets in the past two years, with good performance and large range, such as Fireflies and Storm, among them, especially Fireflies can not only be boarded, but also act as versatile. The UK believes that it is stronger than the US F6f and is the scheduled main aircraft carrier-based aircraft. Unfortunately, there is no aircraft carrier that can be carried now, so it can only step up training on land.

The Storm fighter, which uses a saber engine, was improved on the basis of the Typhoon fighter bomber. It was originally intended to improve the high-altitude and high-speed performance and range of the Spitfire. It basically has the same idea as Germany's development of the Ta-152. The maximum speed is nearly 700 kilometers per hour, and the development process is similar. It is only because of the limited input of materials and cannot be equipped in large quantities.

If we evaluate it fairly, these aircraft are better than the same type of American aircraft, and they are not much better than their German counterparts. The British Empire still has a foundation in the aviation field, which is nothing more than the restrictions of raw materials and fuel, which makes various new equipment difficult. In Hoffman's mind, in addition to the Merlin engine, there are also a lot of good things hidden behind the British Aviation Industry: Fury (Sea Rage), Sea Poisonous Fang, Griffin (Griffin) engines, etc. are all good things. However, Germany now has the do-412, Ta-152 and B-319, and there seems to be no more technical reserves in the propeller fighter field.

But Americans don’t think what the British are like, they still keep trying to do the p-47p-51, and shamelessly use the 12.7mm heirloom that has not changed for thousands of years. Didn’t the British find a way to replace their Sispano machine cannon as soon as they got it?

Of course, Pound still reserved it. He would not take out the most precious carrier-based pilots to consume them. They were all naval land-based fighters. Even the Americans forced the United Kingdom to provide 100 carrier-based pilots and refused to take out the trump card in their hands. He kept claiming that there was no, and even if there was one, he would leave it to two armored aircraft carriers! Even Churchill had no choice but to deal with him. In the end, he forced 100 pilots from the Royal Air Force to deal with the Americans. This matter has a lot of opinions on him until today, but Pound also had his own statement: the Navy gave the most precious fleet, shipbuilders and technicians to the Americans. What else do you want? The old marshal has a bad temper and has a high degree of support for him within.

This statement has also been supported by a large number of parliamentarians. The British Empire has always been the first in the navy, and the world status is achieved by the navy. There are many pro-navy members than pro-aircraft members, and the army with the largest number of members has no say. When competing for budgets and resources, the army sent MPs to dare to say a few more words. The navy sent MPs immediately refuted: "Who rescued you from the beginning when you were surrounded in Dunkirk?"

So after hearing that the Navy agreed to send 300 aircraft to support and agreed to hand over 20,000 tons of aviation fuel to the Air Force, the Navy and Air Force all resolved their past grudges. Last night, Porter prepared more than 1,600 aircraft of various models in one breath, intending to gather 2,000 aircraft to conduct coordinated operations. He had a good plan and had a large group of aircraft covering bombers to attack the German fleet, and then the bombers returned and the fighter landed nearby to Iceland. However, the destruction of the Iceland airport forced the British army to adjust their strategies, and all the tactics were disrupted.

"If it really doesn't work, let the pilots go to Iceland to make a forced landing or parachute." Brooke pondered, "Air supremacy is the key to curbing the German offensive, and attacking the landing fleet is the key to whether it can ultimately defend Iceland. As long as the Germans land successfully, they will not be able to fight later."

As soon as this sentence was said, the two men's faces changed drastically, which was equivalent to treating the plane as a disposable consumable. There were still planes, but if the pilot couldn't come back, it meant that there were fewer and fewer opportunities to be dispatched in the next few days. Moreover, this kind of long-distance attack relies heavily on the quality and experience of the pilot, and it is not possible to get on the battlefield by just pulling a new recruit.

"Okay." Pang De gritted his teeth, "I still saw 300 Navy aircraft. Whether it was skydiving or forced landing, I accepted it. It was provided in 2 days, but there was no more!"

"For this tactic, the Air Force can only launch 500 aircraft, and the others must be kept for local air defense. What if the Germans go to Ireland or land in the local area?" Porter cried with a sad face, "Although Iceland is important, no matter how important it is, it is not the local area..."

After 6 o'clock, the mosquito reconnaissance aircraft, which was the pilot reconnaissance mission, took off first, and the Royal Air Force's large aircraft group also began to take off in the early stage. In order to deal with the Iceland landing war, the Air Force took out all the guys at the bottom, and various B-17b-29 Halifax Lancaster p-47p-51b-24b-25 Blenheim's handsome soldiers were dispatched in full swing, with great intention to knock the German fleet down.

But the trouble came soon. Before 7 o'clock, the reconnaissance planes had not yet been transmitted back to the German fleet's distance, and the radar station prompted a large number of German aircraft crossing the strait.

“How large?”

"300 aircraft in France, 500 aircraft in Belgium, and 400 aircraft in the Netherlands. Judging from the speed, at least 400 jets..." Just after the report was completed, the phone ringing there rang again. It was reported by the radar station on the Aberdeen line in Scotland. "The Norwegian Luftwaffe launched a massive invasion..."

"How many planes?" Potter asked, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

"More than 600 aircraft, very fast, some of which are jets..."

It has reached a scale of 1,800 aircraft. Several military leaders looked at each other and quickly formed a decision: all fighter jets took off and intercepted, and the attack aircraft then took off and attacked towards Iceland, waiting for the corrected position in the middle.

Hoffman, who is in charge of the Air Force Commander-in-Chief, also heard Yeshunnek's report at the Supreme Command: "Today, the Norwegian Air Force (Fifth Air Force) has launched a total of 2 waves, mobilized more than 1,200 aircraft, and is expected to be dispatched 2,000 times; the Imperial Air Force (local) has launched a total of 2 waves, mobilized more than 1,300 aircraft, and 2,200 times; the Western European Air Force (3rd and 5th Air Force) has launched a total of 3 waves, mobilized more than 1,700 aircraft, and 4,000 times; at the same time, the Southern Airlines (2nd Air Force) and the Italian Air Force are also allowed to serve as reserve forces, with more than 1,000 reserve aircraft, and can be dispatched 1 wave in emergency situations."

"Is this sure?" Hoffman asked worriedly.

"It is difficult to completely suppress the British Air Force, but I think there is a lot of confidence to restrain it from allowing the other side to attack the fleet on a large scale."

After the adjustment of the general mobilization system, according to the deployment of Marshal Keselin, the first deputy commander of the Air Force, the Air Force was divided into three theaters (East Line, West Line, and South Line). The local area, as a second-level independent defense zone, is managed by the Western Front War Zone, and the organization of 6 air fleets is adjusted and expanded to 10 air fleets. As the wars on the South Line and even Africa gradually win, the strength of the South Line war zone gradually weakens. After the establishment of each joint war zone, the relevant air fleets were expanded to 14, and they were gradually included in each joint war zone.

Marshal Kesseling served as commander of the Mediterranean-Africa United Theater (focused on German East, West Africa and Madagascar) and was in charge of the 2nd and 12th Air Forces; after Marshal Bok became the commander of the Indian Ocean-Middle East Joint Theater (covering Turkey), the head of state Austria's fellow head of the head of state, General Alexander Leal was in charge of the commander of the 10th Air Forces, and was also acting as commander of the war zone during Marshal Bok's "repair". General Leal, like Marshal Kesseling, was a figure who was very good at both the army and the air force.

The North Atlantic-Western European Union Theater (regions include France, Spain, Portugal, and Azores) where Marshal Longdested served as commander is the top priority of the Western Air Force. It has a total of 4 air teams. The former commander of the Western Air Force, Jurgen Schtoneff, is in charge of the 3rd, 5th, 8th, and 11th air teams. Among them, the 3rd air team is mainly in the direction of France, the 5th air team is in the front line of the Netherlands, Belgium, and the 8th air team is in the front line of the Spanish-Portuguese Portugal, and the 11th air team is mainly in the Azores, Cape Verde and the Canary Islands. Because the 11th air team is particularly important, Hoffman personally told the Air Force General Gent Korten to be responsible for it (this brother has served as the chief of staff of the Air Force in history, and was killed in the 720 incident).

Originally, Western Europe also included the 9th Air Force stationed in Norway, Norway, but at the extraordinary moment of the Battle of the UK, the 9th Air Force and the Imperial Air Force were directly under the command of the Supreme Command. The air force was under the charge of Alfred Kohler, and the Imperial Air Force and its affiliated training air force were under the charge of Yeshunnek.

The Eastern European War Zone where Marshal Blomburg served as commander and the Eastern United War Zone Aviation Team where Marshal Manstein served as commander were both responsible by Gram, the former commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front Air Force. Due to his military achievements in recent years, General Gram, General Model, and General Mashar of the Navy were promoted to the marshal. The promotion order has been officially issued, but the official promotion ceremony was postponed to the end of June due to fierce preparations for war. Marshal of Gram was in charge of a total of 6 air teams, including the 1st, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10th, accounting for half of the Third Reich Air Force. Except for the 7th Air Force serving as a reserve team on the Eastern European front, the remaining five were all fighting on the Eastern Front.
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