Chapter 309 The Dead Sea Lion (Part 1)

On October 6, 1940, the second phase of the "Sea Lion Plan" began to be implemented. The British and Iranian fronts also launched a counterattack at the same time, trying to break the German control of Romania. Hitler had to continue to draw more than 100,000 troops resting in the country to reinforce. These were the most elite German troops, and there were more than 300,000 troops from other countries in Ou Ming.

Germany was already fighting on two fronts at this time, and Germany was on the brink of danger because of Hitler's stubbornness and arrogance. Once Germany loses its air force, the German armored forces will suffer heavy losses under the bombardment of the British, American and Soviet air forces, and it will be difficult to play a role. Germany's "blitz warfare" armored forces are the backbone, the air force is the soul, and transportation is the pillar.

So once Germany causes heavy losses to the air force and cannot support and cooperate with armored forces to launch a "blitz war", it is the end of Germany. Since the air force is so important, Hitler is actually using troops to seek death by himself. Who can save the great head of state? Is it you? or me? - Only God can save him.

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Hitler issued a combat plan to Nazi Luftwaffe Commander Catherine.

"Sea Lion Project?" Katherine murmured to herself.

"Yes, Commander Katherine, I order you to blow up the abominable Britain as soon as possible!"

"The head of state has a high opinion. I will do my best!"

I don't know if it was intentional, on October 10, the third day after Catherine received the mission, he was promoted to marshal. In this way, Catherine implemented Hitler's orders more firmly. At that time, Germany's combat aircraft were far superior to Britain in terms of quantity and quality. Moreover, since the war started, the successive bombings of the Luftwaffe were almost invincible. Although Catherine felt heartbroken in the early losses, Catherine realized the crisis. Catherine also finalized the "Eagle Day", which was originally October 10, and later changed to October 13 due to weather reasons.

In order to carry out air offensive operations, the Luftwaffe concentrated five air force armies, with 5,669 combat aircraft. At this time, Britain had only 2,500 air defense fighters, 2,000 anti-aircraft guns, and 500 bombers, which were at a disadvantage in terms of military strength. The Battle of Britain began over the turbulent English Channel on the ancient land of the British Empire.

German reconnaissance planes found a British fleet sailing quietly towards Dover. "Strike immediately! Sink the British fleet!" With the command of the command, more than 100 German aircraft were divided into three echelons, flying directly into the assembly area with murderous intent, preparing to show off their skills in front of their superiors.

However, with the help of advanced ground radar, the British army quickly discovered the German formation aircraft group and sent 36 "Tornado" fighters to approach the enemy aircraft group under the cover of clouds. Perhaps the Germans were too confident and they did not notice the arrival of British aircraft. At that time, the German aircraft were deployed in three layers, with the bottom of the d-110 bomber group responsible for combat missions, the middle was the e-110 fighter group responsible for close-range support missions, and the top of the e-101 fighter group.

Faced with the situation where the enemy was too small, the British commander Hill knew that he could not fight hard. He ordered his comrades to continue hiding in the clouds, first let the German cover plane pass, and then tried to grab the tail of the bomber group and use it to take action. As Hill expected, things were not as good as Hill expected. When the German formation fleet roared past, a large number of bomber groups were like a big tail dragged behind. "Strike!" 33 "Tornado" fighters suddenly rushed towards the German bomber group. The other three "Tornado" fighters jumped slightly, pointing directly at the German escort aircraft group. The satisfied German fighters seemed to be enjoying the beautiful scenery along the way, and did not notice the British aircraft that was ambushing in the clouds. In a panic, they had to hurry up.

Compared with bombers, the "Tornado" fighter was more flexible and maneuverable. Not long after, the fighter plane flew tightly to a German bomber. After a period of entanglement, Hill aimed and pulled the trigger. The German aircraft was immediately shot and fell head-on with black smoke. Seeing that the situation was not good, the two German bombers hurriedly turned around and fled. Unexpectedly, they collided together and immediately turned into wreckage debris and fell into the sea one after another. Germany lost 58 aircraft in this battle, while Britain lost 28 aircraft.

October 13, 1940

"Eagle Day" has arrived, and Catherine issued an order to attack the entire line. Under the cover of more than 2,000 fighters, more than 2,100 German bombers launched unprecedented fierce attacks on 11 airports in the UK. Although the British army was prepared for this, they still lost 446 aircraft in the subsequent days of battle, 231 pilots were killed and injured, and Germany also lost more than 400 aircraft. Five airports in southern Britain were also seriously damaged. What's worse, 6 of the 10 most critical radar stations in the British deployment location were bombed. The entire communication system was on the verge of being destroyed.

October 15, 1940

Due to the influence of the combat radius of the first-class fighter BF-101 and "BF109", Catherine made a wrong decision: using the second-rate fighter BF-110 twin-engine twin-seat fighter for escort. When the German 100 bombers completed their mission and returned, they were intercepted by the Royal Air Force's "Spraying Fire" fighter. On this day, the German army transferred more than 2,000 combat aircraft, and the British Royal Air Force also dispatched 22 air force squadrons to intercept. Some squadrons dispatched 2 to 3 times a day. In the end, the British army won a great victory, losing 34 fighters themselves, and the German army lost 106 fighters, most of which were heavy bombers. At this point, if the German army did not have first-class fighter jets such as BF-101 and "BF109", they would never dare to bomb during the day.

October 23, 1940

In the evening, during a small-scale bombing operation, a German bomber lost his course due to weather reasons and accidentally flew over London and dropped a bomb. A dramatic turn happened here, and the German bombing target changed from an airport and a factory to a bombing British city.

October 25, 1940

In order to retaliate against the bombing of London, the Royal Air Force sent 101 bombers to raid the German capital Berlin, and carried out small-scale bombings on some other German cities.

On the evening of November 10, 1940

The Royal Air Force's air strike on Berlin angered Hitler. The Luftwaffe, which had completely gained the upper hand, changed the bombing target and gathered more than 1,200 aircraft to carry out large-scale retaliatory bombings on London. It was this move that gave the British army a chance to breathe. Taking advantage of this short opportunity, the British army mobilized a large amount of manpower and material resources to repair the bombed plane runway and repair the damaged aircraft.

November 15, 1940

At noon, under the cover of 1,600 fighters, the German army crossed the English Channel on a large scale and prepared to carry out a fatal last blow against Britain. Faced with the incoming German fighter fleet, more than 2,300 British fighter jets took off in six waves to intercept. Under the sudden attack of the British army, the unprepared German aircraft fleet soon became a mess. A big fight that decided the victory and defeat began. Unfortunately, in this battle alone, the German army lost 1,103 fighter jets, while the British army lost only 826. Seeing that there was no hope of victory, the German army was forced to retreat.

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Chapter completed!