Chapter 22 Strategic Shortcomings

Even the British may not have openly torn their faces with China and stuffed these people into their heavy bomber units with heavy losses, partly solving the idea that their long-range bomber pilots have always been insufficient because of the high casualty rate.

In any case, in the eyes of the British, the Chinese were 108,000 miles away from Britain, and there were no British colonies around Manchuria, and they could not threaten any interests of the British. As long as there is no threat from the Japanese, the British will not care what the Chinese think. For the British, this qiē was just some aviation gasoline for Lang, and it was almost a non-capital deal.

It's just that the British are very good at this new abacus, but they don't know that compared to their equipment, which is destined to have a considerable part of it, it can only be symbolic assistance, but what Yang Zhen values most is the British Air Force's unique long-range bombing capability. In particular, as an island nation, it has a unique transoceanic bombing capability.

The Germans bombed Britain directly from France, Holland and Belgium, and their combat radius was not very far. It can be said that crossing the English Channel, which is not wide, is the British mainland. But if the British wanted to attack Germany, they would have to fly over the entire North Sea and most of the Baltic Sea, or over most of Western Europe.

The British bombed Germany for the entire voyage, far above the Germans. Compared to the Germans, the requirements for navigation and flight skills are higher. However, whether it is navigation technology or the long-range bombing capability and experience that the British now have, it is the most urgently needed and lacking in the entire strategy of the Anti-Japanese Alliance.

At present, the bombing carried out by the Anti-United Nations is basically tactical bombing. Even an aircraft like the Il-4, which can barely be used as a strategic bomber, is used for tactical bombing, and almost no strategic bombing is carried out. There is no way, the targets that can be strategically bombed at the moment are all the cities of the Chinese. If you want to bomb, this is really a rat thrower.

With the exception of an air raid on the Japanese naval base in Arthur in the first half of the year and several air raids on the North Korean Cheongjin Iron and Steel Base in the first half of the year, the anti-union air force could only temporarily restrain itself, even if it had great ambitions. There is no way, if a large-scale air attack is really taken, let alone whether the current resources can be sustained. If a bomb goes down alone, more Chinese will die.

The Japanese could bomb Chinese cities indiscriminately and according to their strategic needs. How many Chinese died, they naturally did not care, and could only be even happier. But the Chinese themselves cannot distinguish between me and make their own flesh and blood compatriots as bombing targets.

Because in that case, I am afraid that the Japanese will be even happier. The main role of strategic bombing is not only to destroy the enemy's war resources, but also to maintain the potential of the war. The greatest effect is to psychologically destroy the morale of the people of the enemy country and completely disintegrate the determination of the people to maintain the war.

Don't look at the fact that the Japanese have occupied the northeast for a full decade, but they know very well that the vast majority of Chinese are not of the same mind as them. The current obedience is just a situation under high pressure. The Chinese have never been of the same mind to them, and today without the protection of the bayonets of the Kwantung Army, tomorrow this Manchurian imperial government will have to fall.

The state of Manchukuo, founded under the bayonet, was just a clump of duckweed floating on the water, without roots. When a Lang head comes, it is empty. If the Chinese bombing can break this resistance mentality, it will naturally be the best choice for the Kwantung Army.

As for how many Chinese were killed or injured during the bombing, it has nothing to do with them, let alone affect the determination of the Japanese to fight. They will not waver in the slightest for the sake of the death figures of the Chinese. And for the Japanese, the more China dies, the better.

If the Anti-Japanese Union also targets cities in Manchuria, it will not only fail to break local morale, but will chill the hearts of the Chinese themselves and more likely to stir up internal disputes among the Chinese. In relation to this, even the bombing of the South Manchurian industrial base would have certain benefits in weakening the combat potential of the Kwantung Army. But the greater backlash makes this benefit insignificant.

In the first half of the year, the air force dispatched Il-4 bombers to attack the Anshan Showa Iron and Steel Plant, the Benxihu Iron and Steel Plant, the Fengtian Arsenal, and the Fushun Petroleum Refinery. The Chinese among the steelmaking and ordnance production workers there are an invaluable treasure for the future of China. The Japanese can not feel distressed, but the Chinese themselves cannot but feel distressed.

If you bomb this one, you can guarantee that all the people killed are Japanese? Accidentally injuring a skilled worker is a huge loss that cannot be repaired. If it is not a strategic necessity, it is beyond the reach of a temporary whiplash. But if there is a possibility, Yang Zhen is eager to get these workers over. And give them permission to bomb indiscriminately?

After such a ruthless training, the aviation units were even more constrained when formulating plans and carrying them out. When formulating the bombing target, of course, as long as it is Chinese, it does not dare to put it in the plan. After such a long time, the anger of the No. 1 is still fresh in the memory of the air force, and the air attack on the DPRK, after all, there are not many valuable strategic targets there. Therefore, the strategic air attack capability of the anti-coalition air force has not been improved by leaps and bounds under the training of actual combat as the tactical combat capability. Although it is not nothing, it is also a blank in too many aspects. And the long-range navigation ability is the biggest weakness of the Anti-United Nations at present.

Like the United Kingdom, Japan is an island country facing the sea, and you have to fly over the sea to get in and out. Compared to the English Channel, which is not very wide, the route from Tohoku to Japan requires a flight across the entire Sea of Japan, and the distance on the sea surface is much wider. But after all, the British are much more experienced in this area.

Moreover, although the British are not the originators of strategic bombing, they attach far more importance to strategic bombing than ordinary countries can compare. Moreover, it also has its own uniqueness in the study of strategic bombing. The theory of that Duhei brother, they studied it quite profoundly.

Don't look at the fact that they are almost powerless to fight back now by the Germans on the ground, but in the air, except for the beginning of the war, the British suffered a little loss because of some conservative concepts. After the Battle of Britain began, he did not suffer too many losses. Since the outbreak of war in Western Europe, the bombing of Germany has not stopped since the beginning of the British campaign.

The development and development of its heavy bomber is also the most important among all the participating countries at present, and it is also the fastest development. Compared with Germany, Italy and Japan, which paid more attention to the development and development of medium bombers and tactical bombers, or did not have the ability to build similar bombers, the bombers of the British were the real strategic bombers.

The Halifax bomber that entered service last year, the Stirling bomber that entered service at the beginning of this year, and the Lancaster bomber, which has now begun mass production, are all strategic bombers with excellent performance. In particular, the Halifax bomber and the Lancaster bomber were the main force of strategic bombing against Germany throughout the war.

Although the Stirling bomber is slightly insufficient in terms of bomb load for a large range, it is compared to whom. Compared with other heavy bombers of the British army and the American army, it is a little worse. But at a combat radius of 1,500 kilometers and a bomb load of 1,500 kilograms, all Japanese bombers can only be dwarfed.

Moreover, although this bomber has a large range bomb load, it is slightly inferior to other British bombers. Especially because of the structure, it is impossible to mount large aerial bombs or some special bombs, but its solid Cheng dù is also second to none. It is also the strongest and most resilient among all the strategic bombers of the British Army in World War II.

The British were indeed somewhat conservative in their vision of developing tactical aircraft, and until the outbreak of war in Western Europe, they were still using bulky two-seat fighters. However, this vision for developing strategic aircraft can still be said to be quite first-class. In a short period of time, three strategic bombers with excellent performance were developed.

Coupled with the strong foundation of the aviation industry, electronics and communications industry, the real comprehensive level of the British Air Force is actually above the Americans. It can be said that in the entire World War II, it was the best air force. Don't look at the Luftwaffe has always been extremely good, but in some respects there is still a distance compared to the British.

Compared to the British, the Germans could only be considered a tactical air force. For Yang Zhen, he has always believed that the British Air Force is the most outstanding air force in the entire World War II, and it is a real strategic air force. Although his tactical air force is not the best, the strategic air force is definitely superb.

As for the Asian theater, compared to the bombers of the British, the so-called heavy bombers of the Japanese army and navy were not even gross. Except for some bombers that can be compared in terms of range, the rest are very different in terms of protection capabilities and bomb load. The maximum bomb load is only one ton, which is the standard of a medium bomber compared to the British bomber.

The naval aviation of the Japanese is indeed first-class, but relying too much on elite tactics doomed this aviation force to be unable to withstand the high-intensity attrition of the war. The tactical use of their naval aviation is more suitable for dealing with a local war than a world war.

In addition, since the outbreak of the war in Western Europe, the British have developed a number of excellent navigation equipment on the basis of a strong electronic industry, as well as a series of effective strategies and tactics trained by the navigation personnel trained through the war. Not only the Germans cannot be compared, but even the Americans cannot be compared.

As for the British experience, strategy, and tactics, it is precisely because they have begun to prepare for air raids against Japan, but in addition to the lack of corresponding bombers and resources that can support long-term bombing against Japan, what they lack most is long-range bombing experience and corresponding navigation technology.

If we can gain these experiences, we will lay a good foundation for the anti-Japanese coalition to launch a full-scale strategic bombing campaign against Japan in the near future. It also provides a pretty good platform for the development of its own navigation talents, as well as for the development of some special equipment, and saves a lot of time.

For Yang Zhen, who had already made up his mind to launch a bombing campaign against Japan, he didn't care much about the bombers of the British. The question of the source of bombers and the resources to support the bombing of Japan can be solved in a short period of time as the day gets closer and closer.

Although it is a meal shared with others, it is not impossible to solve it after all. However, the navigation technology urgently needed for strategic bombing against Japan, as well as the experience of strategic long-range bombing, were very difficult to obtain from the Anti-Japanese Union. The Anti-Japanese Federation does not have the abundant capital of the Americans, and exchanges equipment for experience.

What's more, the strategic bombing of the United States in World War II itself started by relying on the experience of the British. Although Yang Zhen, who has always been wary of Britain and is even above the Soviets, seems to have ulterior motives. However, there is no doubt that this construction of the British has solved the most urgent strategic shortcomings of the Anti-Japanese Federation.