"The Germans' bombing last night did not seem to be much. The bombs they dropped were not even as much as those caused by air defense alarms to disrupt citizens' sleep. Uninformed people can easily think that the scattered bombs may be an explosion caused by accidental fire somewhere." When the sun shone again on the three British roads, Asquith, who had not slept all night, said to his subordinates.&1t;/p>

"The only thing that dissatisfied me was that last night, we didn't destroy any German planes! This disappointed me!" Asquith continued.&1t;/p>

"Although the attack last night was only a joke, it could be a prelude or temptation to a major German action. You know, that prince never fought a battle without confidence. Before the official attack, they always make careful plans and preparations. Once the attack is done, it will be thunderous." Lloyd George reminded on the side.&1t;/p>

"What you said makes sense. No matter what, we cannot let our people see German bombers acting recklessly over ours." Asquis nodded and said, "We can change the destination of maritime transportation, choose a safer Normandy area or even the west coast of France, and then we can save some aircraft to ensure local safety."&1t;/p>

"I agree, in addition, General Hager has returned to the local area. When will we exchange views on the current situation with him?" Lloyd George asked.&1t;/p>

"Let's wait for three days. The Western Front is relatively calm now. The Germans have overdrawn their aviation power. The prince's offensive relies heavily on aviation power, and the winter offensive also caused heavy losses to the Germans. So, I think the Germans will not attack in a short period of time, so let Hager take a rest. I will deal with some diplomatic and economic matters in the past few days." Asquith thought for a while and said.&1t;/p>

What Asquith could not have imagined was that it was because of the delays these days that he and Marshal Heg witnessed the largest attack on the British Empire in history. In the distant Brussels, the commander of this attack, Crown Prince Ruprecht, was making final preparations for this attack.&1t;/p>

"Now, General Halder, I need to increase the number of bombers participating in this battle to more than 7oo. Among them, the number of k8 heavy bombers should be around 25o, and the number of fighters accompanied by escort should be more than 3oo. Your previous plan was too small." Ruprecht said.&1t;/p>

"Your Highness, there is no problem in sending these aircraft, but long-term bombing will have a huge burden on the bomber, which may have an adverse impact on our next offensive. General Crook of the 6th Army has expressed his concern. Should we take care of their ideas?" Lieutenant General Halder said.&1t;/p>

"Before the 6th Army launched an offensive, we can also obtain a new Air Force wing. We must leave a profound lesson for the British to know that the Navy and the English Channel are not absolutely reliable. Small-scale bombings are of no use. We must ensure that at least one time can throw more than 50 tons of bombs on the British's heads! Well, that's it!" Ruprecht said firmly.&1t;/p>

"Okay, Your Highness, follow your orders. The list of air teams participating in the battle and detailed plans will be delivered to your table by tonight." When the crown prince made his decision, General Halder had no choice but to choose to obey.&1t;/p>

"What should come will come after all, British man, are you ready to accept air express from Deutsche? I wonder how what you did this time compare to the British in history?" Looking at the London map on the wall, Ruprecht said in his heart.&1t;/p>

Many things have huge historical inertia. Although at the beginning of the war, Ruprecht gave up the use of airships or bombers to attack the British mainland from a military perspective, because the Luftwaffe was not strong at that time and was even at a disadvantage. Long-distance strategic bombing was a bit unworthy for the Luftwaffe. But now, when the Prussian and Bavarian air forces were united and received assistance from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, when the British's originally powerful aviation power had gone through a long war of attrition and had reached the end of their strength, the German's air sword finally pointed to the heart of the British!&1t;/p>

The so-called "history is used as a mirror to know gains and losses". Before formulating the final plan, Ruprecht believed that it was necessary to rethink the gains and losses of the Germans' air strikes on London in World War I in history. In history, Germany's air strikes on British mainland were divided into two stages.&1t;/p>

The first stage is to use airships to raid. This stage is not very good. It can basically be summarized as when the British fighter's ceiling is not enough, the airship is in a good mood. However, when the British aircraft technology came up and they began to equip anti-aircraft guns with incendiary bombs, the airship gradually faded out of the sky of London. There is no way, the 2oo-meter-long extra-large mobile cigar is definitely the best target for all kinds of weapons! And the airship is filled with hydrogen... Once hit by the incendiary bomb, it is so sour!&1t;/p>

By 1917, the German airships could no longer be seen over London. The war also entered the second stage with the technology exhibition. The German airships left, and then the bombers came! If you want to bomb the German bombers in Britain, you have to mention the Gotha bomber. What do you mean by this bomber? It was a good bomber in the Luftwaffe at that time, but if it was compared with Britain of the same period? Then forget it.&1t;/p>

What is the performance of the Gotha GV bomber in 1917? The length of the fuselage is 12.42 meters, the wing spread is 23.7 meters, the height is 4.5 meters, the empty weight is 2739kg, and the maximum take-off weight is 3967kg. In other words, if the passengers are included, the total load is only 12ookg! And Gotha is three pilots. If the equipment is included, the oil and ammunition are only one ton! Therefore, when performing bombing missions, the load capacity of 5ookg is the limit. If it is bombing London, it may have to be reduced. The power is two 26o horsepower motors, with the highest level of 14km per hour.&1t;/p>

What about the O-4oo bomber that the British entered service in 1916? In terms of performance, it can be described as crushing! The fuselage of this bomber is 19.16 meters, the wing spread is 30.84 meters, and the height is 6.7g. The air weight is almost the same as the maximum take-off weight of the Gotha bomber, and the load is 1 ton more! And what is most worth mentioning is that this bomber uses two 36o horsepower motors, with a maximum of 157 kilometers per hour! It is bigger than you, more than you installed, and the degree is faster than you, and the time is even earlier than you... This is the technological advantage of British Airlines over the Germans in history! The Germans are full of depression!&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!