Mediterranean Hegemony Road

Time passed quickly. According to Bulgarian air strikes in Taranto, three days had passed, and news began to spread to all directions.

The world is stunned. Can airplanes still be used this way?

This is definitely not a good thing for a naval empire such as the British Empire, which means that the deterrence of the navy will be greatly reduced in the future, and air defense has become a top priority for the British Empire!

Bulgaria can form a strategic bombing formation. Can't other powers?

The answer is obvious, it's just a matter of time!

Subsequently, the major powers based in Britain and Germany began to form strategic bombing teams. To a certain extent, the sea power advantage of the Allies is also a blow.

It's just that the aircraft of this era has a limited range, performance is not up to standard, and cannot effectively hit the target, otherwise the German high seas fleet will not be out of time for the blockade!

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The London government, at this time George V is holding a high-level meeting. George V could not subdue these politicians without the politics of his father Edward VII, but it didn't matter that he could pretend to be an ostrich.

For example, now he is the chair of the meeting, but in fact the decision is made by the cabinet, and the British royal family has gradually lost its rights since he started.

The news of the success of the Bulgarian air raid on Taranto is undoubtedly a good thing for the Allies, which means that the Allies in the Mediterranean situation have taken the lead.

But for the Royal Navy, it is a trouble. In addition to blocking the high seas fleet of the Germans, they have to guard against threats from the sky.

Phase Alquez is now mixed, and he is happy that the Mediterranean war is now very beneficial to the Allies. The Royal Navy was originally planned to send reinforcements to the Mediterranean battlefield, and it is no longer needed.

Even the urgency of drawing on the Japanese navy to participate in the war is now greatly reduced.

When Germany had not yet launched an unlimited submarine war, the **** missions of the Allies were not very heavy.

At the same time, he was worried that other countries would follow suit, especially Germans. With German industrial strength, it may take only a year and a half to build an air force that can threaten the Royal Navy!

"What specific plans does the Royal Navy have regarding the threat of aircraft to warships?" Alquis asked with concern.

Navy Minister Churchill frowned, and then replied: "For the Bulgarian air attack on the Italian Navy, our Navy Department conducted a detailed analysis, and the threat of aircraft to warships is actually not as great as rumors!

A total of more than 350 aircraft were dispatched by Bulgaria. According to their bomb load calculations, about 300 tons of bombs were dropped by air, hitting the Italian navy.

Judging from this intelligence, the main target of their attack was the Italian naval battleship, but as a result, many other warships were killed, and the poor hit rate was poor.

You have to know that the Italians did not have any preparations this time. The Bulgarian Air Force completely targeted the target and dropped the bomb at a height of hundreds of meters, only with this hit rate.

If there is anti-aircraft fire, the Italians will launch the navy again, and it is estimated that even one-thousandth of the shots will fail!

As long as we are prepared for air defense, in fact, the threat of aircraft to warships is not high, but they are more threatening to ports and cities! "

In fact, Churchill's analysis was too one-sided. In order to protect the secrets of the Air Force and let countries relax their vigilance in this regard, the Bulgarian Air Force has never had any actual combat experience. The first time the bombing mission was carried out, the level of volley was naturally not good.

If the Taranto air strikes were to be repeated now, this result would be at least doubled. After all, in the era of low technology, many things depend on human experience and feelings. In this era, the personal quality of pilots is also a decisive factor.

The British attack on Taranto during World War II in history proved this!

The words of Navy Secretary Churchill made Air Force Commander Trenchard very dissatisfied. However, in this era, the Air Force really has no say, and his "father of the British Air Force" is just a small colonel.

If it wasn't for this matter, it involved the Air Force. Under normal circumstances, this level of meeting, he would not even be eligible to attend.

Perhaps after seeing Trenchard's endless words, Alquissin asked intently: "Mr. Trenchard, what do you think?"

Trenchard said stupidly: "Now the technology exhibition of aircraft manufacturing is very fast. The strength demonstrated by the Bulgarians this time has demonstrated the importance of the Air Force!

Since the aircraft can be used to bomb Italian naval bases, it can naturally also be used to bomb cities, factories, Six Army positions, and fortresses.

According to the information we received, the Bulgarians also attacked Taranto's port facilities, such as shore guns and factories.

With the improvement of aircraft performance, the air force will play an increasingly important role in future wars. In addition to attacking fixed targets, it can also attack mobile targets.

Perhaps in the near future, whoever has the air dominance will be able to dominate the world! "

Obviously his words made everyone feel surprised. Now the British Empire relies on sea power to dominate the world. Will the Air Force replace the Navy? The first reaction of everyone is: impossible!

But everyone is a person with identity, it is impossible to pull down his face and argue with Trenchard, just passing by with a smile.

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An episode is over. The British Empire in this era was still bullish. Although it did not agree with Trenchard, the British Air Force still received government funding.

The German government, as far away as Berlin, is not in a good mood. Originally, the Italian Navy and the Austro-Hungarian Navy joined forces, and even if the Allies were at a disadvantage in the Mediterranean, it was not without the power of World War I. The difference in strength between the two sides was not large.

Even in some areas, it can still have an advantage. After all, the allies still maintain routes. With the geographical location of Italy, the entire Mediterranean can be turned into a hunting ground for the submarines of the allies.

Unless the British send troops for reinforcements, the sea blockade of the Allies under the cooperation of the Italian and Austrian navies will be dead!

But now everything is different. The Italian navy's main casualties are heavy. It will be at least two or three years later to restore vitality. At that time, daylily was cold.

William II knew that the Italian navy could not be counted on, and he could only hope that the strength of the 6th Army of the Italians would improve, otherwise the battlefield on the western front could only be a German one-man show.

"Your Majesty, we should also increase our investment in the Air Force. Since Bulgarians can use the Air Force to attack the Italian Navy, we can also emulate their use of the Air Force against the Royal Navy!" Xiao Maoqi suggested

Obviously his words made William II's eyes bright. Now it is foolish to dream that the High Seas Fleet defeats the Royal Navy, but if the Royal Navy can be re-created in advance, the result will be different in the final battle.

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When countries decided to increase investment in the Air Force, Bulgaria was not idle. On March 11th, the Bulgarian Navy 6 team raised Taran 6 to Taran.

The reason for the delay is mainly to wait for the completion of aircraft maintenance. Mainly because Taranto's turret has not been cleaned up, with warships and shore guns bombarded, Ferdinand is not so proud.

Anyway, the Italians did not have air defense facilities, and even if they were delayed for a day, they were powerless. Even if they thought of a solution, they could not find effective air defense weapons in such a short time!

Division 1 Major General Christo-Ivanov, the first division of the Bulgarian Navy 6 team responsible for the 6th boarding operation.

Oh, it seems that the Bulgarian 6th team now has only one division, with four infantry regiments, one artillery regiment, and one security regiment, with a total strength of about 12,600.

The Bulgarian Navy Six Corps was formed after the Second Balkan War. The establishment time is very short. This is their first time on the Sixth Battle.

Christo-Ivanov took out his telescope and stared intently at the port of Taranto, where he saw a shell flew across the sea and headed for the port.

At the same time, the shore guns opposite the Italians were also fighting back. Both sides were engaged in fierce artillery battles. At this time, the nightmares of the Italians came again.

The Bulgarian air force screamed, fire tongues ejected from the sky, and a bomb dropped from the sky, causing a lot of casualties to the Italian garrison.

There is no way to shore guns of this age, but there is no ability to defend against sky threats, and Taranto is no exception. Since there are no 6 ground threats, all defenses are against enemies from the sea.

Simply put, the fortresses are too lazy to repair, or they can't afford to repair them! To defend against the attack of the navy main gun, it is not simple fortifications to work. It is certainly not possible without steel plates. Even a reinforced concrete of one or two meters cannot stop a shell!

For the Italians, instead of spending a lot of money to repair the fortress bunker, it would be more reliable to use these money to build two more fearless ships. Anyway, no one has attacked Taranto since the founding of Italy!

Then, this time it was a tragedy, and the Bulgarian Air Force's machine guns could cause them great casualties.

Time passed by minute by minute ~ www.wuxiahere.com ~ The Italian's counterattack was getting weaker and weaker, and finally it was completely mute.

Obviously, the Italians on the opposite side were not stupid. After such a long time, they also knew that the planes in the sky were mainly for bombing shore guns. As long as the fire was turned off, they would not be attacked.

Innate talents taught them the best way to save their lives-pretend to die!

Well, the best way to avoid the bombing of the plane was understood by the Italians by accident!

Seeing that the fire was almost over, Christo-Ivanov solemnly said, "Order the first group to start boarding 6!"

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