"General, our air strike today was very unsatisfactory. All four waves of aircraft dispatched were ambushed by Royal Air Force. So far, we have lost 28 fighter jets, and the loss of Bomber is as high as 37." A major general reported to Lieutenant General Seeckt. Royal Air Force's sudden counterattack caught German Army Air Corps by surprise.
Lieutenant General Seeckt's brows knit together tightly. It was completely beyond his expectation that Britain would launch a counterattack at this time. After all, in the previous actions, Britain people had always remained silent and had no intention of fighting back. Now, in just half a day, they lost more than half of their air wing. Such a loss is undoubtedly unbearable for German Army Air Corps.
"What are the Britain people doing? Do they think they can fight us and want to compete with us for air supremacy?" Lieutenant General Seeckt said. Indeed, the strange behavior of Britain people made him very surprised.
"General, perhaps our previous bombing of the British Army caused heavy losses to the Britain people. So, Royal Air Force can't sit still anymore!" said another general.
Lieutenant General Seeckt nodded, indeed he did not rule out this possibility. However, regardless of whether Royal Air Force participates in the battle, their intended combat goals will not change in any way.
"Everyone, since the Britain people want to compete with us for air supremacy. Then, let's have a battle with them for air supremacy! The army's attack on Canterbury will begin soon. We must ensure the control of air supremacy in this area of the sky before attacking!" Lieutenant General Seeckt said.
Although, Army Air Corps will soon become an independent military branch. However, at least for now they are still subordinate to the Army. Army Air Corps must fully support the Army's requirements. Otherwise, if problems arise in this battle against Britain, no one will be able to bear the consequences. Maybe even Lieutenant General Seeckt, the new military service Commander who is about to take over as commander of the Air Force, can't afford it. Therefore, everyone attaches great importance to this battle.
"Yes, General!" everyone replied. Everyone knows very well that this battle is directly related to their personal destiny. If Army Air Corps performs well in this battle, once the Air Force is established, they will all be promoted. If the performance is not good enough, then any accident may happen.
"General, according to reports from pilots, Royal Air Force is equipped with a new type of fighter. The performance is very good, although it is slightly inferior to our Mark II fighter plane. But overall, it is still a very good fighter. In air battles, many of our fighter jets were shot down by Britain's fighter jets!" Wing Commander of 3rd Fighter Wing reported.
"A new fighter? No wonder the Britain people don't want to be shy. It turns out that they are equipped with a new fighter. Do they think they can fight us?" Lieutenant General Seeckt sneered.
With the strong support of Oscar, German aviation manufacturing has always been ahead of the world. This allowed German military pilots to fly the most advanced aircraft after the war broke out and ravage pilots from other countries. Although, other countries are catching up. But overall, there is still a big gap compared with the advanced aircraft of Germany.
"General, even if the Britain people are equipped with new fighter jets, they cannot be our opponents. After all, our Mark II fighter plane still has a lot of advantages. In addition, the quality of our pilots is far better than that of the Britain people. The reason for the heavy losses this time is huge. The reason is that we were ambushed by the Britain people. Our pilots were caught off guard when they were attacked by surprise. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for the Britain people to take advantage of us!" Wing Commander of 4th Bomber Wing said.
Lieutenant General Seeckt nodded. He was also very confident in Army Air Corps's combat effectiveness.
"I know that this failure was just an accident. However, many problems also emerged from it. Why were our pilots so careless? This is something that should not happen on the battlefield." Lieutenant General Seeckt said.
The other German Army Air Corps generals were a little embarrassed. As Germany continued to win in the war, the pilots of Army Air Corps gradually became proud and complacent, acting like they were the best in the world.
"General, we will urge the officers and soldiers below to prevent them from making such mistakes again!"
Lieutenant General Seeckt also didn't intend to pursue this point further, so he didn't hold on to it.
"Everyone knows that His Majesty the Emperor has always attached great importance to Air Corps. Therefore, I think he should know that we failed this time. If we cannot quickly reverse the situation and win, everyone will be very clear about the bad impression this will have on His Majesty the Emperor." Lieutenant General Seeckt continued.
Suddenly, everyone felt tense. Emperor of the Empire Although he has just succeeded to the throne, his prestige in the country and the army is very high, and almost no one will oppose him. Once he has a bad impression of Air Corps, the consequences can be imagined. By then, I'm afraid everyone's future will be affected.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Lieutenant General Seeckt knew that his goal of establishing his authority had been achieved. He was transferred from the army to Army Air Corps, which originally made these Army Air Corps generals feel somewhat conflicted. In order to ensure the victory of the war, these Army Air Corps generals would not hinder him. However, there will be certain problems. It is undoubtedly a good thing to be able to use this incident to beat these guys.
"Everyone, how can we gain air superiority on the battlefield? Do you have any suggestions on this?" Lieutenant General Seeckt asked.
"General, for now, there is only one way for us to gain air supremacy, and that is to eliminate Royal Air Force! Especially those advanced fighter jets of Royal Air Force must be eliminated. After that, Britain people will no longer be able to compete with us in the sky. British Isles's air supremacy will also belong to us!" said Wing Commander of 3rd Fighter Wing.
Lieutenant General Seeckt nodded, he thought so too. However, the specific implementation needs further discussion.