"General! The battle damage statistics have been calculated. It is true that one aircraft did not return. A Stuka dive bomber numbered 80095 crashed." In the busy Air Force headquarters, an officer reported the battle damage situation to Brahim. .
"Has the wreckage been disposed of?" Brahim's first reaction was the technical leakage of the aircraft! This was a very important confidentiality issue. He didn't want his enemies to build a fighter jet that could fly in the sky so early.
Even a backward camel fighter is a real threat! Once these damn old-fashioned aircraft appear in the sky, there is a high probability that Brahim's fighter force will not be able to perform ground attack missions.
However, although subconsciously he was more concerned about the wreckage of the crashed plane, Brahim still followed up and asked: "Which pilot was sacrificed?"
"Those killed were Second Lieutenant Truman and flight apprentice Sergeant Faraday." The officer reported: "Wingman pilot Halsey and flight apprentice Braco who were on the same plane confirmed that the plane completely crashed and burst into flames."
"Has the cause of the accident been investigated clearly?" Brahim asked again.
"The investigation is clear. The speed brake was damaged during the dive. The flaps failed when pulled up, and the aircraft went straight to the ground." The officer immediately replied.
The people below have been dealing with this matter for two or three days, investigating testimonies, and sending planes to investigate and confirm.
After diving at low altitude to reload two bombs and finding that the effect was average, the pilots of these planes also brought back the exact news: the wreckage of the plane had indeed been damaged and could no longer be damaged.
Of course, the accident investigation was also conducted very thoroughly. Engineers checked their design drawings, and ground crews overhauled all more than 160 Stuka dive bombers on the front line.
"This star really wants to retire"
It was not until it was confirmed that there were no problems with these aircraft that the Stuka dive bomber unit resumed operations.
Yes, that's right, after almost a month of fighting, the number of Stuka dive bombers of the Tang Army has increased instead of decreasing, with nearly forty more.
The main reason was that there were almost no battle losses and there were a lot of reinforcements from the rear. The number of pilots on the front line of the Tang Army is also increasing, so the size of the fleet is also expanding.
If you include the B-17, which has been frantically expanding production recently, the Tang Army's more than 300 aircraft on the front line have increased to more than 440.
The number of B-17 bombers has increased from 100 at the beginning to 150 today, making it the largest increase in the number of combat aircraft.
On the contrary, the number of Butcher fighter jets, which have no combat escort mission, has only increased by less than 30, because it has been used as a bomber, which is obviously not suitable.
The Tang Air Force, which was in urgent need of ground attack weapons, wanted the B-17 and Stuka the most, and was not very fond of butchers.
"It is indeed not a design problem, it should be just an accidental failure." After briefly introducing the ground handling troubleshooting process, the officer finally concluded.
Because the aircraft Tang Mo took out were all mature models, there would definitely be no problems in design, so these weapons and equipment were quite mature from the time they were installed.
Tang Mo's golden fingers effectively helped Datang Group's designers avoid the risks of exploration and experimentation, and infinitely shortened the time for technology accumulation and adaptation.
Therefore, Datang Group can continuously introduce new weapons and equipment while ensuring the maturity and reliability of the technology.
"Be more careful! Prevent our aircraft technology from being leaked!" Brahim warned again.
He knew that even if he put a biplane fighter like the Camel on the market, countless buyers would flock to it.
Datang Group's aviation technology is so advanced that it is at least two generations ahead of the entire world! Such technological leadership is the guarantee that he, the air force commander, will be invincible, which is why he is so worried that his advantage will disappear inexplicably.
"In addition, where is the position of the engineering troops... We want to build an airport in Nanye, and we must ensure speed! Until the war is over, we still don't have a forward base!" He paused and finally put down the matter of the crash. , changed his focus, and talked about the airport construction issue to his subordinates.
"Don't worry, as long as our engineering team and ground crew arrive at Nanye, the airport over there will be ready for use in two or three days." Another air force officer in charge of this matter immediately replied.
Before the war between the two countries began, Tang's intelligence department bought a manor on the outskirts of Nanye and secretly began to level the land there.
Anyway, even if someone saw the construction, they would not guess that the land being leveled was to build an airport. Because at that time, no one in Qi State knew there was such a thing as an airport runway.
Because of the advance construction, the airport in Nanye only needs to add some buildings to be used, which is very convenient.
It was precisely because of this advance arrangement that the person in charge of the construction of the air force airport was so confident and could easily assure Brahim that his men could complete the construction tasks quickly.
"Very good! This is good news." Brahim's face looked better, and he looked at the officer who had come to deliver the pursuit analysis report: "Let's continue as planned."
"Then do we still need to cancel our bombing of the Eastern Railway this afternoon?" The officer asked a question that concerned him.
"No! Go ahead as planned! After all, we are using the Flying Fortress." Brahim waved his hand and said. Flying Fortress is the official name given to the B-17 bomber within the Tang Army, and this name was also given by Tang Mo.
As the commander-in-chief of the Air Force, Brahim knows that his troops are now big consumers of fuel. Every time these B-17 bombers take off in groups, they consume a large amount of aviation fuel.
This kind of fuel is much more expensive than the gold burned by tanks and cars, and the proportion of substances mixed with it is also different. It is simply ridiculously expensive.
If it weren't for a wealthy country like the Tang Kingdom, there might not be a financial backer willing to use air power on such a large scale and boldly. In most countries, even armored forces are reluctant to use them.
"Yes! Got it!" The men immediately went to deliver the news. They were going to bomb the Eastern Railway, and the bomber force had to start preparations in a few minutes.
Thousands of bombs need to be mounted on racks in the belly of the aircraft. Ground crews need to check the aircraft and add fuel. The aircraft need to take off in formation. It will take time to fly to the bombing zone...
There are actually not many railways in Qi State, and they are generally in the shape of a "gate". Starting from the lower left, they are Luozhen, Nanye, Wangcheng, and Beiyuan.
The royal city is probably at the "point" of the word "men", and the encircled imperial guards went to the middle of the "vertical" to rescue Nanye.
Beiyuan Port is probably at the intersection of Hengzhehook and the railway extending from Beiyuan to the south, which is the location of "Hook", which is the Eastern Front Theater and the residence of the Second Prince.
It is precisely because of the "vertical" character in the word "men" that the section from Luozhen to Nanye was cut off by the Tang army from west to east, so Qi King Jiang Xian ordered the distant second prince to lead the second army to bypass Beiyuan. Rush to the aid of the royal city.
Now, Brahim is preparing to use a bombing to block the Qi Railway south of Beiyuan and create some trouble for the retreating Qi Eastern Group.
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On the other side, in Anpu City, the headquarters of the Tang Army, an important town in the north of Tang State, Tang Mo was listening to Loew's report: "Your Majesty, the 4th Armored Division has captured Nanye, and they have surrounded the Qi Army's Imperial Guards. If we can continue By heading north along the railway, our army can threaten the enemy's royal city."
"Your Majesty, our military operations in Qi State have been quite successful. If the 2nd Armored Division can maintain the supply line along the railway, then the 4th Armored Division can enter the King's City of Qi and capture it." The general in charge of logistics supplies continued to add said.
"The following troops are moving north. Everything is going smoothly, except for a slight confusion at the beginning." The infantry general said immediately.
Tang Mo held his chin and listened to the introductions of his men. He had been studying battlefield command recently and finally had some understanding and opinions of the entire war.
At this time, the liaison officer of the Air Force also spoke: "As for the Air Force, we once again launched an air attack on Qi's Wangcheng Industrial Zone. Now the only place they can rely on is Beiyuan City on the coast."
"We still don't like Beiyuan's little production capacity." Tang Mo still held his chin and expressed his opinion: "Leaving it to Qi State will not have any impact on the war situation, but when Qi State surrenders, We can use it right away, so we don’t need to bomb it there.”
"Don't the Air Force have a plan to cut off the railway going north to Beiyuan City?" When Tang Mo said this, he raised his head and looked at Loew.
"Yes, according to the plan, the flying fortress will be launched today to bomb and destroy the railway." Loew replied.
Tang Mo nodded with satisfaction: "Yes! That's enough! Letting go of some Qi troops won't change the war situation. What I want is to paralyze the vast majority of Qi's troops on their original border defense positions."
As he spoke, he pointed on the map: "The more Qi troops who cannot move on the border defense line, the easier it will be for our armored forces."
As the founder of the Tang Army, Tang Mo had no worries that Qi's 2nd Army or 1st Army would cause trouble for his troops. The only thing he didn't want to face was the hundreds of thousands of Qi's troops gathered in the royal city to fight with him in the streets!
As long as the Qi army was exposed in the wilderness and as long as they did not use the most primitive scorched earth policy, Tang Mo would not worry that the war would escape his control.
After saying that, he placed his palm on King Qi's City: "Now, the only problem left is this! Take King Qi's City and end this war!"
