The German bombers were even worse in this hand-to-hand fight, with Sispano's cannons and powerful thin-shelled shells reaping the lives of the enemy like a scythe of death, and the ultra-high rate of fire and almost defenseless shells made the Mosquito plane's attack bloody. The huge griffin was happily bathed in a shell by a mosquito plane almost at the distance where the muzzle of the gun was on its head, and the dense bullet holes stretched from the nose to the middle of the fuselage. Flames and smoke poured out from the breach, and then the plane shook and fell downward, and before it had even dropped much height, the fragile body had been destroyed by its own gravity, and with the sound of metal twisting and breaking, the behemoth disintegrated with flames and gunpowder smoke all over its body!

The British Mosquito fighters frantically attacked all hostile targets in the vicinity until they were destroyed or ran out of ammunition. There was no mercy or restraint on both sides, and killing and destruction became the main body of this airspace. The explosions of the planes and the neighing of artillery continued for several hours. "I even felt a rain of aluminum in the sky, countless burning debris mixed with flames and smoke falling from the sky, and even several houses in our town were destroyed by crashed planes. I can't describe what I saw, he was like the heavenly punishment mentioned in the legendary epic, and the whole sky was burning. As if the end of the world is coming! An Iranian later recalled. From now on, the RAF's most tragic battle during the Iran War officially begins

With a "snap", Kesselring angrily threw a copy of the battle report aside. "The British are crazy!" In the air battle that just ended, losses on both sides reached record highs. After some preparation, the British Royal Air Force was really not a vegetarian, and in just one morning, the continuous attacks of the British Air Force caused the Imperial Air Force to lose nearly 90 aircraft of various types, of which only about 30 fighters, and the remaining 60 were expensive twin-engine bombers and four-engine bombers!

"The losses of the British were also very large, and they paid no less than ours, at least more than 100 British planes were shot down. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that there were no suitable airports around us, then some planes could land safely. With the establishment of front-line airfields, I think such losses will be reduced. Goering on the side said cautiously.

"The British were quick to deal with it. If they get reinforcements from India, then we will most likely fail this operation. The cost of such a battle is simply too high. How are our front-line airfields being built? I need to deploy more fighters on the southern coast of Iran. Kesselring ordered.

While the Germans were busy remedy, the night also became restless, and British bombers, equipped with night bombing equipment, began to launch air strikes on the field airfields of the Germans. There were no fortified bunkers, no radars, not even searchlights and anti-aircraft guns at these airfields, and the Germans did not expect the British Air Force, which had already been badly damaged, to be so crazy! Most of the Germans were sleeping at the airfield when the dense bombs cut through the darkness of the night, and the daytime battle was too fierce today, and the pilots were under tremendous pressure, both physically and mentally. And for this reason. Most of the German pilots at a certain airfield never woke up again, and a 500KG high-explosive bomb directly blew up the entire pilot's quarters into a pile of rubble!

Kesselring, who hadn't slept well all night, received a second report that made him angry in less than a day. Kesselring still underestimated the resilience and fighting power of the British. The British people of this era are absolutely worthy of the title of great power. Although the strength was not enough, the British still made the Germans very uncomfortable with a desperate wave of counterattacks, and in the following days, even Field Marshal Richthofen, who was connected to the message, sent a telegram asking if the operation Kesselring could go on!

"There is no way back for us, both on the battlefield and in politics!" In his reply to the Air Marshal, Kesselring made his opinion clear in the first sentence! It's been a week since the start of the operation, and the mighty Luftwaffe has also lost more than 200 aircraft, and even more damaged aircraft that need to be replaced! The aircraft repair plant in Basra is full of planes waiting to be repaired, and the large fleet of thousands of aircraft at the beginning of the war can now use no more than 850 aircraft! At such a great price. Did you just give up? Apparently impossible!

Politically speaking, the General Staff received the battle plan jointly submitted by the Navy and Air Force only one day before the start of Operation Sky Garden. To a certain extent, this can be regarded as a prelude, and the army and the General Staff have quite a few criticisms of the actions of the Navy and Air Force. However, they remained silent in the light of the great results that followed, and if the operation failed, the resentment that had accumulated before would erupt even more violently, because someone must be held accountable for the failure of the campaign that lost hundreds of aircraft of all kinds in an unauthorized operation. This responsibility is so heavy, even from the point of view of the two marshals Richthofen and Count Spee! As for the younger brother below, such as himself, I'm afraid he will be pulled out as a scapegoat, right?

"We're tired. But the other side is more tired, and their losses are greater! It is not an exaggeration to say that it is on the verge of collapse. As long as we can control the southeastern part of Iran and cooperate with the navy to control the air corridor between Iran and India, then victory will be ours. All we have to do now is stick to it. Perfect our escort system, and then finally drive the British out of the south-east of Iran! Kesselring then stated in his report the advantages and disadvantages of both sides, and believed that this was the darkness of the dawn and that if he held on, he could win the final victory.

And his inference was then proven by the facts. The British Air Force also suffered heavy losses in this large-scale engagement, and the British still had more than 400 working aircraft after the first air raid, and after this air battle. You can't even make up 250 usable planes! Although only about 100 planes were shot down, almost all of the planes that participated in the war were injured, and some even stopped their engines when they came back, and then found a random place to make a successful forced landing. Repairing the aircraft and replenishing the pilots became a difficult task. Even a number of spare pilots who had only more than 100 hours were pulled on the plane. They were supposed to observe and learn, but they ended up throwing themselves into the war too early.

Even the most aggressive British Air Force commander had to admit that the British Air Force in Iran could no longer fight its opponent head-on. The final battle exhausted all the essence of the British Air Force in Iran, and they hoped to use it to deter their opponents and buy time for reinforcements, but this time they met Kesselring, a determined and equally no-go opponent, the Luftwaffe did not retreat, but tried their best to collect the noose in their hands!

The Germans were rapidly perfecting their front-line airfield system, and field airfields were rapidly expanded. Even BF110 fighters can take off and resupply here, and their task is to search for British fleets rushing to Iran from India under the guidance of sea-based and land-based radars. Although there were many loopholes in this radar early warning network, several successful sneak attacks still caused heavy losses to several British second-line air fleets that took off from India. After all, with a drop tank and an opponent PK is not conducive to dancing with shackles. The combat effectiveness has dropped several notches directly.

And the Luftwaffe temporarily abandoned large-scale air raids on airfields behind enemy lines, and switched to squadron mode to attack small airfields deployed by the British at the front under the cover of fighters. These airfields are simple in facilities, but they are the most important bases for receiving fighter jets from the UK. Without these airfields, then it would have been impossible for Spitfires to reach the British rear airfields in Iran, even with drop fuel tanks!

Kesselring caught the sore spot of the British, as long as the number of fighters did not increase significantly, then sooner or later the Luftwaffe could grind the other side to death! The German Navy had already gained a foothold on the southern coast. As more and more fighters entered the airfields in the south, the British could only end up being driven out.

"Transfer all the mosquito planes, India is still safe, the front line needs the best weapons!" The British were unwilling to concentrate the remaining forces in their hands, and even sent a request for help to the Americans. In the end, thanks to the efforts of the air force stationed in India, more than 100 planes successfully arrived in Iran, including 30 Spitfire fighters, more than 50 Mosquito twin-engine aircraft, and the rest were some planes with night flight equipment, which flew to the target under the cover of night. However, with the interference of the Germans with the night navigation of the British. Many of the planes were lost in the darkness of the night, and some of the pilots parachuted out of fuel, some of whom were successfully rescued, while others ended up in German prisoner-of-war camps.

(Historically, the Germans have indeed succeeded in jamming the Allied night navigation system, once causing a fleet of P38 fighters to deviate hundreds of miles off course.) Although Germany's electronic warfare technology was far inferior to that of the Allies in general, there were some successful cases. ）

However, even with the large assistance of the air force in India, the decline of the British on the battlefield became more and more obvious, and after obtaining the forward base, the safari tactics preferred by the elite of the Luftwaffe were better displayed, and some of the elite hunting aircraft groups were active in the Iranian sky. They even used friendly forces as bait to lure the British Air Force to attack, and they drifted like assassins, slowly letting the British Air Force's blood drain.

The scope of the battlefield has further expanded, but the density of troops has continued to decline. In order to ensure the safety of the key places, the British had to disperse the already scarce aircraft in their hands, and then gave the Germans a chance to break through, not only in the air battle The British had no chance to make any more waves, but the British were also losing ground control. The marines of the German Navy and the airborne forces of the Air Force gradually took control of the nodes and drove each other to the north. British power in southeastern Iran could not stop the expansion of the other side. The battle had reached this point, and it was meaningless for the British, so it was better to end it as soon as possible.

"Stop it, if you continue to fight, you will lose everything!" The British insisted that they were not victorious, the Germans were slowly depleting the British air force while bandaging their wounds, and the Chinese were busy preparing for a new offensive against Manstein, while the Americans continued to stare at Guderian on the other side. After nearly 20 days of Operation Sky Garden, the British Air Force chose to give in, and the remaining less than 300 aircraft flew to the Chinese-controlled airfield, so that the history of the RAF Air Force in Iraq as an independent aviation force has come to an end.

A month later, the German Army began to take over the nodes of naval and air control, and formally, the Germans had taken control of the entire southern coast of Iran, opening a land passage to India. At this point, the Luftwaffe could finally proudly announce the successful conclusion of Operation Sky Garden. The Luftwaffe completed the pre-war plan, although the losses in the war were somewhat tragic! But after all, they still won, and the bigwigs of the Navy and Air Force can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"The British Air Force in Iran has finally fulfilled their historic mission, helping us withstand a wave of fierce attacks by the Luftwaffe, depleting our opponents and helping us." In the conference room of the Ministry of National Defense, Xu Jie's opening remarks were unusually off-the-beaten. However, this humorous opening statement could not dilute the worries of the Chinese military bigwigs, and now the situation is obvious, and when the Luftwaffe recovers, then the spearhead will be aimed at Huaxia. It won't be long before Huaxia will have to bear all the pressure of the Allies!

Xu Jie and others had long expected that the British Air Force would be killed by the Germans, but what they didn't expect was that the British Air Force in Iran would be cleanly defeated by the other party so early! Although the latter also vomited blood. But after a period of rest, then it was Huaxia's turn. Imagine that the Huaxia Air Force is facing pressure from both the western and southern directions at the same time, Xu Jie can't help but shudder.

"The attack on Kirkuk cannot be delayed. Taking advantage of the Luftwaffe's readjustment, we must start the war as soon as possible, and now we have in front of us mainly the Austro-Hungarian and Turkish armies, and if we wait a little longer, then the Germans can mobilize 1 or 2 more armored divisions and several separate armored battalions through the Eastern Railway and sea transport lines. When the time comes, it will be difficult. Xu Jie said. By the way, what's going on on Su Mo's side? ”

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