US Army Air Corps, Commander's Office.
Lieutenant General Delos Emmons, Commander of the Army Air Corps Combat Forces, stood dejectedly before General Henry Arnold's desk.
"General, can you give me another chance? Today, we made the Germans lose more than three hundred fighters. The loss ratio has already dropped to 1.7 to 1. If this continues, we'll soon be able to make the Germans unable to hold on any longer," Lieutenant General Delos Emmons pleaded.
General Henry Arnold shook his head. "General Emmons, I would very much like to give you another chance. But regrettably, it is no longer a matter of whether I give you one. We have no way forward. Although we shot down three hundred German fighters today, our own losses still exceeded five hundred aircraft. Over these past days, we have already lost more than two thousand fighters. Not only have we suffered grievous losses, the Navy has as well. The Royal Air Force and Navy have lost so much that they barely have any fighters left."
"General, we still have quite a few fighters. We can continue committing them to combat," Lieutenant General Delos Emmons continued.
After all, the US Marine Corps was far more deep-pocketed by comparison. Although the enormous losses of recent days had left them somewhat battered, it was not impossible for them to keep holding on.
But General Henry Arnold still shook his head.
"General Emmons, we have just received the latest intelligence. Before nightfall, the Germans had already received reinforcements. More than five hundred fighters taking off from the German homeland passed through Norway and Iceland before transferring to Newfoundland and landing there, as well as on the Germans' aircraft carriers. Moreover, the Germans have already completed the expansion of two airfields on Newfoundland. This allows them to deploy more