Chapter 407 Our carrier-based aircraft are inferior to the enemy!

When the British tanks were finally about to catch up with Bolt and others, German fighter planes arrived and began to bomb the British tanks on the ground.

"Damn, it's a German tank, get out of the way." The British commander was so shocked when he saw this scene that he almost vomited blood.

This battle was so frustrating.

First, they were attacked by the opponent in the face, and they couldn't even touch the opponent's skin.

As a result, they were bombed by enemy planes and suffered heavy losses.

The morale of the British armored division dropped instantly.

"Sir, we should retreat," the subordinates urged.

"Retreat." Looking at the German fighter planes showing off their might in the sky, the British commander gave the order to retreat.

On the other side, Bolt, who finally returned to his own position, couldn't help wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

It was really a close call. They were almost doomed.

It was really exciting. They only had a few tanks, but they launched an attack on an entire British armored division. It was really exciting.

In other words, the British armored division has not experienced any major battles and its strength is average.

If it were a battle-hardened Soviet armored division, would they, with just a few people, be able to run back?
Basically no play.

After he calmed down, Bolt asked.

"How many tanks did we destroy just now?"

"I don't know, there are probably at least ten of them, or even more." The gunner was also extremely excited at this moment.

Others breathed a sigh of relief. The massive secretion of adrenaline made them go from a brief excitement to a state of fear.

It was just a matter of time. If the fighter planes hadn't arrived in time, they would have been doomed.

You can tell from the way everyone starts wiping their sweat.

They were indeed quite frightened.

"Why are you back?" Seeing Bolt and others retreating, someone couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Hey, man, do you know? Just now, we killed our way to the British army's lair. You won't believe it, but we actually destroyed more than ten tanks." Before Bolt finished speaking, the gunner who came out said excitedly.

"How is it possible? More than ten tanks? This is absolutely impossible."

"That's right. Just for a moment, you thought there were British tanks over there."

The other drivers gathered around, also with a look of disbelief on their faces.

Although Bolt's record was indeed very good, destroying more than ten tanks at one time was indeed a bit ridiculous.

Are all the enemies fools?

Don’t know how to fight back?
Or are these tanks just targets?
Just looking at Bolt's expression, it was obvious that it must be true.

This made them wonder, could it be true?

"Humph, I knew you wouldn't believe it, but you will believe it soon."

"There's an armored regiment over there, no, even an armored division, with nearly a hundred tanks."

"Oh my god, there are so many tanks, and you guys are still alive? It's incredible."

"Are you crazy? You dare to charge in with so many tanks? Aren't you afraid of death?"

"That is, if you want to die, we can help you collect your body."

someone joked.

Hearing this, Bolt said with a look of disdain.

"Those British tanks want to destroy us, but they can only dream about it."

"But we should leave here first. Also, have the air force continue bombing the British tanks. We must not let them get close."

“Is bombing still useful now?”

"Of course, the British army obviously wants to drive us into the sea, so they will definitely launch an attack next." Bolt said confidently.

After hearing this, everyone felt that it made sense.

If the British army is not stupid, they will definitely drive them into the sea.

In fact, the British army did think so.

Originally it was thought that only a small force had landed, but who knew that the German support was far beyond the British army's expectations.

So the British armored division ran away.

They certainly wouldn't be so foolish as to wait until the German fighter planes came and then run away.

The main reason was that their morale had just dropped sharply after being beaten by the German army. They lost fifteen tanks, but the German army did not lose a single thing.

This made the British armored soldiers somewhat introverted. As for looking for trouble?
Are you kidding me?
The British armored troops didn't want to cause trouble for the German army again.

After all, it was just a few tanks that turned their situation upside down.

If they encounter the main force of the German armored forces, I'm afraid they will just be giving away their lives.

So, after some thought, the British commander decided to leave this terrifying grove.

These newly formed British armored troops, including those American armored troops who came to support, finally understood why the German armored forces were invincible.

Their tactics are indeed perfect.

Not only that, the hit rate is also frighteningly high.

The two sides are not on the same level at all.

.........

"Looks like I'll have to go to Portsmouth."

General Rundstedt, who was far away in France, could not help but feel emotional after receiving the battle report from Portsmouth.

The German army defeated the British armored forces that came to support and successfully advanced deep into the territory.

And the remaining three German infantry divisions also began to advance into the depth of the British army.

In addition, the Bolt crew once again became the most eye-catching presence in this battle.

"We have a new hero, and a superhero at that," said General Rundstedt with a smile.

"This result should rank first, right?" the adjutant also echoed.

"Well, from the current perspective, we probably won't be able to get first place. We live in an age where heroes emerge in large numbers. However, destroying more than a dozen tanks at once is indeed a good result. This is comparable to the record of several ace crews."

"It seems that we have to work hard too." Rundstedt shook his head and said.

"Arrange a plane. I'm going to go to the British Isles. I'm going to award this crew with a medal to commend their contributions in this landing operation."

"Yes."

Not long after, a telegram requesting credit also reached Field Marshal Keitel.

"Fifteen tanks." Field Marshal Keitel sighed and agreed to General Rundstedt's request.

"Heroes are emerging one after another. It's only been a short time since the new record was broken."

"It should be that the British Armored Division has no actual combat experience, otherwise it would not have been defeated so badly." The adjutant next to him said at the right time.

"Well, although the British army has expanded a lot of troops during the two years of peace, its combat effectiveness has seriously declined. It should be far inferior to the British army in Dunkirk." This time, Marshal Keitel did not refute his subordinates' words, but agreed with them for ten minutes.

Normally, when a few tanks face an entire armored division, it would be difficult for them to destroy a large number of tanks, let alone escape unscathed.

As a result, the other party did it.

"How is the progress of the landing troops now?"

"The attack is currently being carried out according to the combat plan." said the adjutant.

Upon hearing this, Field Marshal Keitel nodded. This was originally a detachment, and its purpose was to attract the attention of the Allied forces and divert their attention from North Africa to the British Isles.

In this way, the pressure on the North African troops can be reduced. After all, the Allied forces in North Africa are increasing.

If this continues, I'm afraid there will be problems in North Africa again.

"What about logistics?"

Apart from the combat effectiveness of the troops, the rest of the landing operation is logistics.

"Thousands of fishing boats have been mobilized to transport supplies, which are expected to support their operations for a month."

"It's not enough. We must be prepared for a protracted war." Marshal Keitel shook his head.

"The offensive is still not strong enough. The Allied forces' attention has not been fully attracted. The pressure in North Africa is still very high. The main forces of the Allied forces are concentrated in Morocco. I am afraid that once they have completed the assembly, they will launch an attack to the east."

"Not enough?" The adjutant was stunned.

Originally they were planning to fight once and then retreat, but now they want to continue fighting?

Over time, this is not good news for them.

After all, the Allies are not fools.

After a while, you'll know what's going on.

Now the British army does not know what the situation is and dare not send additional main forces.

Once the true intentions of the German army are figured out, I'm afraid that will be the time when these tens of thousands of people will perish.

"Yes, the Allied troops have not been mobilized to the British Isles, so their mission has not yet ended." Marshal Keitel sighed.

Hearing this, Keitel nodded, and then the adjutant suggested.

"If that's the case, I'm afraid we'll have to send more troops."

"Well, how are the preparations for the second landing force going?"

There was no so-called second landing force at all.

And even if the German army really wanted to land, they would definitely choose Dover Port as the landing site.

Who knew that the British army did not transfer the troops from Dover Port at all.

Instead, they remained on the sidelines, which somewhat thwarted Marshal Keitel's plan.

"We're ready, but there's no sign of movement of British troops in Dover Port," the adjutant said quickly.

"Then continue to increase troops in Portsmouth."

"Yes."

.........

When Churchill finished reading the report submitted to him by the British commander in Portsmouth, his face was calm, without any expression of sadness or joy.

It was normal to be defeated by the German armored forces.

After all, more than one million Allied troops were defeated, and the Soviet army was also defeated so badly, so it was not surprising that a mere armored division was defeated.

Not to mention, German fighter planes carried out bombing from time to time.

Failure is really normal.

This was the judgment made by the British army after summarizing the offensive of German fighter planes.

After all, the British army suffered such a great loss, so although it seemed to be at ease in the past two years, it was actually constantly summarizing the German army's tactics.

The Minister of War even believed that the German blitzkrieg was based on the German army's use of air superiority to compress the opponent's fortifications and destroy most of the enemy's defensive forces.

Without air superiority, the effectiveness of the German blitzkrieg would be greatly reduced.

Because, after simulation, they thought what would happen if the German air superiority was gone.

Then the results of their armored forces would be at least halved, or even less.

As for why they suffered a crushing defeat, it was because the combat effectiveness of the German armored forces themselves was extremely strong.

Even Churchill had to admit that the German armored forces were definitely the most powerful forces in the world.

This is mainly because their crews have rich combat experience, advanced combat concepts, and are extremely tenacious and ferocious.

Often in some local battles, bold responses are made.

In terms of combat effectiveness, it is definitely capable of defeating any opponent.

The only way for the British army to win was to defeat the German Air Force and gain air superiority.

Only in this way would their armored forces have a chance of victory.

Otherwise, everything will be in vain.

"This is a force that often creates miracles. They have strong combat effectiveness and can advance forward even when facing numerous armored forces." Churchill looked at the report handed over and shook his head.

"Mr. Prime Minister, could it be that the real landing destination of the German army is Portsmouth?" the secretary suddenly asked.

"Impossible." Churchill retorted immediately.

"What can a landing force of tens of thousands of people do? Even though the German army is fighting fiercely at the moment, as long as our main force arrives, we can easily defeat them."

"Don't forget, we still have a large amount of U.S. military aid, and we can mobilize more U.S. troops at any time."

"The cunning German army wants to force us to withdraw the troops stationed in Dover Port."

"Once they are drawn, they will definitely land at Dover Harbor. The cunning German army is very good at destroying the enemy during movement."

"We must not fall for this."

"But are we just going to watch the German army plunder our territory?" the secretary asked unwillingly.

"Then let the American troops that have just arrived block the German offensive. I believe they will not refuse." Churchill said lightly.

"Yes."

……

Compared with the army's results, the performance of the four countries' navies was somewhat disappointing.

Especially Nanyun Chuichi was unwilling to give in and just watched the show.

So began the search for the Royal Fleet.

Because he knew that the Royal Fleet must be destroyed as soon as possible, otherwise the Allied naval strength would become stronger and stronger over time.

But there is still some gap in the strength of the two sides.

Especially in terms of naval gun battles, the Royal Fleet is still relatively strong.

At least in the exchange of fire between the two sides, the Royal Fleet gained a lot of advantages.

As for the Allied forces, only the French warships had a slight advantage.

Darlang, in particular, has rich command experience.

If it weren't for him, the coalition forces would have lost many warships.

"It seems that our naval gunnery engagement level is still not as good as that of the Royal Fleet." said Chuichi Nagumo with emotion.

If it weren't for the trump card of submarines, this naval battle would have been very ugly.

"Don't blame yourself. After all, the Royal Fleet has dominated for hundreds of years. Their naval gunnery skills are very high. It's normal that we are not as good as them." Darlang was very open-minded.

For him, being able to engage in a head-on firefight with the Royal Fleet was already very good.

Who would have had the courage in the past?

"Our carrier-based aircraft are still too poor," complained the Italian commander.

This statement has attracted the approval of many people. Their carrier-based aircraft level is indeed not as good as that of the other side.

The Japanese Navy's carrier-based aircraft pilots were the only ones holding the fort, but as time went on, the Japanese Navy's carrier-based aircraft also suffered heavy losses.

As he spoke, everyone looked at the German commander.

(End of this chapter)