The method proposed by Marshall to bomb Italy with B-17 is actually a "advertising war".] The number of Italians killed is not the main purpose, but the main purpose is to kill chickens and warn those European countries that attempt to follow Germany.

The United Kingdom and the United States may not be able to deal with Germany for the time being, but they can use high-altitude heavy bombers like the B-17 to destroy any German vassal state!

This B-17 bomber, which was regarded as a killer by Marshall, does have its own merits. It can take off from the British, fly over French airspace, and raid for a long distance of nearly 15oo kilometers to bomb Rome, Italy!

This is not only because the B-17 (the latest model is the B-17) has a large range (no load 5,471 kilometers, and can fly 3,862 kilometers with a bomb load of 1.8 tons). It is also because the B-17's Wright r-182o-65 "Cyclone" star motor is equipped with a turbocharged system, which allows the B-17 bomber to maintain good performance at altitudes with thin air, so the practical ceiling of the B-17 bomber can reach 11,278 meters!

This is an altitude that most fighter jets in the world are currently difficult to reach. Even if they can be achieved, the motivational output of the aircraft will be greatly reduced due to the thin air at high altitudes. For example, the BF-1o9f, the main fighter of the Luftwaffe, can now wield the highest efficiency of the motor, which is 6ooo meters (aircraft motors using superchargers can only wield the best performance in a relatively small altitude range).

Although the bf-1o9f can also fly to an altitude of 12ooo meters, at such an altitude, the aircraft's performance has been greatly reduced, and the threat of the b-17, which has strong self-defense firepower, has also greatly reduced.

As for the large-range Folk Zero, it is located at a low and medium-altitude at the beginning, so it can fly less than 11 ooo meters.

Since both the main fighters of Germany are difficult to deal with this kind of b-17, the b-17 also has a greater threat to Germany. However, because Germany has many fighter jets and is still very concentrated, Germany does not occupy France, Norway and the Netherlands. Therefore, the territory that requires the defense of the Luftwaffe is relatively small, and the density of fighter jets and anti-aircraft artillery has increased greatly. Therefore, before heavy bombers such as the b-17 and "Lancaster" reach a certain number, Churchill did not dare to provoke strategic bombing easily.

Moreover, Churchill was also worried about retaliation from German high-altitude bombers. Because the Luftwaffe is now using a twin aircraft that can fly to a height of 10 meters (a ju86p that uses diesel-motivated to fly around the UK for reconnaissance.

In addition, the British intelligence department also heard a lot of news that Folk Aircraft Company and BM Company launched turbocharger technology. Therefore, it was inferred that Germany did not lag behind the United States in turbocharger technology, and it must have practical turbochargers.

Based on various reasons, the British government has always been very cautious in provoking a bombing war.

However, now the British are forced into the corner by Hessman's "advertising war", so they don't care about so much, and the target of being used for surgery is not Germany.

...

"The North African operations and the Gibraltar operations are carried out at the same time, so there will be no problems with the configuration of troops, right?"

Just as the Americans were planning to send B-17s to Britain to be used to murder the Italian people from the air, Hessman returned to Dublin, Germany to attend the Command Conference with three combat plans, Crete's combat plan, North Africa's combat plan and Gibraltar's combat plan.

The code-name for the capture of Crete is Operation Mercury. Hessman plans to use the main fleet of the Italian Navy, the German Navy 6th Team, the 7th Airborne Division, the 5th Mountain Infantry Division, the 185th Italian Lightning Division and the 8th Army of the Luftwaffe (with some naval aviation), as well as the main forces of the Italian Air Force, etc. to carry out amphibious landing 6 operations on Crete.

While implementing the Crete Landing 6 operation, Hessman also plans to launch a naval and air strike on the British Mediterranean fleet that reinforces Crete, striving to annihilate it in the Eastern Mediterranean.

After completing the "Mercury" operation, the African regiment of the German-Italy coalition will implement the "August" operation, planning to invest 2 armored divisions and 1 light division, and cooperate with the Italian North African army cluster with the cooperation of the Mediterranean fleet to launch an offensive battle against the British troops entrenched in North Africa, striving to advance the front from Africa to Asia in one fell swoop! If Turkey turns to Germany, then the African regiment will control the entire Middle East together with the German troops heading south from the Balkans through Asia Minor.

While the "Augusta" operation was carried out, Hessman also planned to take over the Cape Operation Gibraltar. The action plan was to attack the Gibraltar Peninsula from 6 through Spain. To this end, Hessman was preparing to call the 8om caliber giant cannon "Gustav", and will also use ju88 and ju87 to drop armor-piercing bombs of more than 1ooo kilograms.

In addition, the "Cape" operation does not stop at Gibraltar. While capturing Gibraltar, it will also use airborne troops to control the Canary Islands, the Yar Islands and Morocco in North Africa to prevent Britain and the United States from entering.

"Leader, there will be no problem in the use of troops." Hessman replied with great certainty, "We have enough troops to implement these plans."

In Hessmann's view, as long as Germany does not implement the "Barbarossa" plan, Germany will have no problem of insufficient troops.

"Marson," Hitler seemed a little worried, "I mean, if the Soviet Union sent troops to the Middle East, would we still have enough troops to use in Gibraltar and North Africa?"

Soviet troops sent?

Hessman's brow frowned slightly, it was very likely! Once Britain was defeated in the naval battle of Crete, it would have no force and necessity to stop the Soviet Union from going south to the Middle East. Britain might even take the initiative to lead the Soviet Union to compete with Germany.

"If the Soviet Union goes south," Hessman thought for a while, "the target could only be Iran."

Iran is easier to bully. After the Kemal reform, Turkey is now an Europeanized nation-state. Moreover, after defeating Greece and safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity, Turkey's nationalism and nationalism were very high, and the people were willing to sacrifice their lives for the country. If the Soviet Union insisted on attacking Turkey, there would definitely be heavy casualties.

Moreover, with the combat effectiveness of the Soviet Red Army, it is impossible to defeat Türkiye before Germany interferes.

"If the Soviet Union did not touch the oil fields in southern Iran," Hessman said carefully to tolerate their occupation of most of Iranian land."

The most valuable thing in Iran is of course the oil fields of the southern Kuzestan Province belonging to the Anglo-Iranian Petroleum Corporation. As long as Kuzestan Province can be taken, Iran's other territory can be temporarily accepted to control the Soviet Union.

"What if... the Soviet Union occupied Iran's oil fields?" Adolf Hitler asked.

"Then drive them away!" Hessman said without hesitation. "The oil in the Persian Gulf is our core interest and we must not give in!"

"Want to start a full war?" Hitler asked.

"There is no need to go into full war," Hessman said, "just give the Soviet Red Army a devastating blow to the war in a medium-sized battle."

Hessman thought he knew very well about Stalin's temper. It was certain that the red tsar robbed and invaded Iran by fire. The question was just how much to eat... Hessman estimated that Stalin would not take Khuzestan, and his Soviet Union was not short of oil, so he did not have to fight for the death of Germany for oil.

If Stalin's Red Army entered Khuzestan, it would be testing the water temperature. Germany must not be soft at this time, and must attack the other side hard. However, there is no need to expand the war. Just fight a battle to let the Soviet Union know its power.

Hitler nodded, and did not speak, but looked at Marshal Schletcher, the Minister of Defense.

"You must be prepared for a total war with the Soviet Union," Schletcher asked, "If the Soviet Union wants to expand the war, what advice do you have?"

Hessman said: "Then take down the entire Ukraine to bomb the oil facilities of Baku, Batumi and Grozny at the same time... The General Staff had a plan and could handle it."

The war against the Soviet Union was part of the Terminator Plan. Although Hessman did not advocate implementation and did not think Stalin would be so confused, he still had to do it.

...

"Comrade Kuznetsov." Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union's father, summoned Kuznetsov, a member of the Navy and Commander-in-Chief of the Navy in his villa in Sochi, a resort on the coast of the Black Sea.

Stalin looked in a good mood while smoking a pipe, and smiled and said to Kuznetsov: "How much do you know about the 'Battle of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea'?"

"Comrade Stalin," replied the commander-in-chief of the Soviet Navy, "I don't know much, I only know that German and Italian aircraft played a decisive role in this naval battle. It is obvious that the surface fleet is now facing an increasing threat from the air."

"Do you want to observe how the Germans and Italians fight at a relatively close distance?" Stalin took a sip of his cigarette and said with a smile, "The Italians gave us an invitation letter and asked us to send a military observation group to see them drive the British navy out of the Mediterranean."

"Is there such a thing?" Kuznetsov was stunned and thought to himself: The relationship between the Soviet Union and Germany and Italy is so good? Is the Soviet Union going to join the magnificent cause of liberating all mankind?
Chapter completed!