"If it weren't for the fact that the ruins of Florence were still there, I would have thought it would be a nightmare." A Florentine citizen muttered to himself as he cleared the ruins and searched for everything he could use. Since that day when the Germans concentrated a large number of bombers to carry out a strategic bombing of Florence, there has been no new large-scale offensive for a week, and even the Italians are a little puzzled, what happened to those German vultures? Have they all slept in their nests? Don't say it, you really guessed it right, the German strategic bomber unit is really lying in the airfield!

Someone has to ask, didn't it say that the losses of the German strategic bomber forces were not heavy? The complete loss of no more than 10 bombers, that's right. The complete loss of the German strategic bomber force is indeed not much, not even 8%, but this does not mean that the other strategic bomber units have not been damaged, and the lancer wing was attacked by nearly 100 fighters of various types...... The bullet holes made by the bullets of the M2 machine gun were almost all over the entire body, and the saddest bomber had more than 200 bullet holes of various sizes. Two engines were also destroyed, and half of the wing fell when landing. The plane eventually came back alive, but the damaged engine needed to be replaced, a large amount of skin needed to be repaired, and the landing gear was damaged due to various problems during landing, which required a lot of manpower and material resources to repair and maintain ..........

In addition to the aircraft, the loss of personnel is also relatively large, and it is very difficult for machine guns to take down bombers. But like some machine gun towers and so on, there is no armor protection, so many machine gun shooters are killed in this way, and at the same time, because the body is damaged. There are also many cases of being injured and killed by shrapnel, so in addition to the need for maintenance of the aircraft, personnel also need to be replenished. The Germans threw the punch quite hard. But its own loss is definitely not small. Coupled with the fact that it was the first operation, the lack of experience and preparation made the response inadequate, so the time to recuperate was further extended.

In addition to damage to people and aircraft. The enormous consumption of strategic bombing also made it difficult for Germany and Austria, which had not yet entered a state of mobilization, in this operation. Some 300 strategic bombers were used alone (the Lancer Wing was responsible for attacking Florence, and the other two wings were responsible for attacking other targets. Each aircraft uses more than 5 tons of fuel, and 1,500 tons of jet fuel is consumed for this alone. Combined with the other aircraft responsible for escorting the convoy, the consumption of these fuels is an absolutely terrifying figure. And, of course, nearly 1,000 tons of bombs. The Germans said that my plane could fly directly to the Austro-Hungarian airfield, but that Austria-Hungary, as an ally, should always provide bombs and fuel nearby. And this made the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which was caught off guard, a little scrambling, Austria-Hungary did not expect the war to be fought like this, nor did it expect that the consumption of the lancers of the Second Reich would be so large! In short, under a series of human and non-human factors, the German strategic bomber force needed a long time to adjust after the first wave of attacks.........

"The Germans are still not well prepared, otherwise the second blow would have come. But that's fine. It gave me time to adjust. Lin Yongsheng looked at the map and said. It is not so much that the Germans were not ready, but that Austria-Hungary was not ready, and their bases in the Balkans could hardly be used for such a large fleet of aircraft. Tycho's answer was full of unscrupulousness toward Austria-Hungary. This is a country that only knows how to provoke a war and does not know how to fight it. Finally Tycho added.

"Haidongqing Brigade? Before that. You don't think you ever told me about this unit. Looking at the document handed over by Lin Yongsheng, Tycho frowned. …。

"This unit is a heavy fighter unit, but in the beginning we counted it as a ground attack aircraft unit to support the fighting in the north, and now it seems that it is their turn." Lin Yongsheng said.

"I've heard of Haidongqing, it's said to be a small bird of prey. Murderous and swift. He can catch much larger prey, such as swans. Isn't the implication of this that it can be used against the enemy's heavy bombers? Or rather. Teacher Xu has already thought of such a situation that may be encountered in Italy? Tycho asked tentatively..........

"It was prepared, but the response was not sufficient, to be honest, this unit is just an experimental brigade, the planes in it are all night walkers, all models, we have not found a really suitable aircraft so far, he is subordinate to 4 squadrons, and as a result, 3 types of aircraft are used, the Americans think that the 30mm cannon equipped on it is better to hit ground targets, and at the beginning, the Haidongqing detachment did not take advantage of the process of fighting fighters...... So in the end, the Americans expressed their willingness to undertake the prevention and control task of this brigade in exchange for its use as a ground support unit. So....... Lin Yongsheng said with some tears and laughter.

Xu Jie really thought of the situation of German strategic bombers, so he specially arranged for this unit to be stationed in Italy, and also gave it a rather domineering name, Hai Dongqing! The implication is to let them take down a few big guys. And in order to distinguish it from the other brigades, it was set up as a heavy fighter unit. However, after being stationed in Italy, the commander found that the situation of this unit, known as the heavy fighter group, was really poor, although the loss of relying on strong armor was not large, but it was also difficult to defeat the opponent, because the mobility and climb were really miserable, (nonsense, the armor and firepower went up, and the maneuverability was good. And against ordinary twin-engine bombers, it does not show much advantage, so it looks quite chicken on the battlefield!. …。

Until one day, this unit finally played an important role when it was invited by friendly forces to participate in a ground attack. The 30mm and 20mm guns on the planes continued to suppress a retreating convoy, demonstrating the high rate of fire of weapons against unarmored targets. So when the Germans started bombing, the brigade was in the north, and the two sides did not meet. As a result, when the Italians suffered losses and were beaten, the people in charge of front-line air command in China remembered that they seemed to have such a unit equipped with heavy armor and heavy artillery in their hands, which was more suitable for dealing with bombers!

"Bring them over, we need these heavy firepower guys to clean up the Luftwaffe, and we need to make sure that we have enough fighters to pin down the opposing escort forces, but unfortunately we lost too many fighters in this battle. Several important airfields were also destroyed, and in this case, this gap could only be filled with sea-based aviation. Tycho knew that now was not the time to dwell on the problem of the wrong use of the Haidongqing troops, and what it needed now was to mobilize all forces to fight back against the German strategic air force! …。

"We now have 3 aircraft carriers, with about 180 fighters of all kinds, plus our spare aircraft, which is enough to make up for our losses in this battle, the Austro-Hungarian fleet will not launch a new offensive in a short time, then this air force can be used to support the battle at home, of course, I am not saying that it will be deployed on ground airfields, we have to give full play to the advantages of aircraft carriers as a mobile airfield, on ground airfields, our deployment is easy to be detected by the other side, And if we were at sea, they would not have noticed a new increase in the number of aircraft available to us. Fortunately, Italy is not very wide, and our range is still sufficient. Tycho was also distrustful of the Italian military's secrecy, so he came up with such a solution, and Lin Yongsheng was impressed by this. …。

"Ordinary people use land-based aviation to support the sea-based, but you have done the opposite, but you have brought the advantages of sea-based mobility and concealment to the extreme! Awesome, really awesome. Lin Yongsheng gave a thumbs up. With these 180 fighters and the Haidongqing Brigade drawn back from the northern front, Tycho now really has the strength to fight the other side head-on!

"No way, there are only a few people in the entire Italian Navy who can be of great use, and if I am more lazy, the Italian Navy will really be finished. The Italian Navy didn't have that much money to pay for teaching...... There is also not so much time to develop new people. Iyakino is good, I put it out just in case we can't get out, the Italian Navy has a good commander anyway. Without your help, this bombing would have been enough to break our bones. Tycho's answer was full of helplessness and bitterness.........

"But then we'll be emptying almost all of our reserves. Apart from one wing on my carrier, I'm afraid it's going to be hard for us to find a full wing as a reserve. Lin Yongsheng reminded. Also, whether this operation is successful or not, I think we should be ready to evacuate. Even if this battle can inflict a certain blow on the German strategic bomber force, its own losses will definitely not be small, to put it bluntly, it is to kill 1,000 enemies and lose 800 self-losses, after all, the opponent's strategic bomber force has escorts. And Huaxia, a unit that can be called an experimental product, is not yet mature. It's hard to say what it will be. And according to intelligence, with the entry of the other two air armies, the balance of power will inevitably be tilted in favor of the Allies, and the defeat of the Entente and the Italian Navy will accelerate.

"Okay, I'll arrange it. I must teach the Germans a profound lesson! Tycho nodded. Until now, he has also felt powerless, and to say that this attack is a return to the light.

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