"18 enemy aircraft were attacked, and 6 were shot by our Folk Zero, with a loss rate of one-third. One of them fell into our hands in a relatively complete manner, which was undoubtedly a victory."

Hessman arrived at the Venice Palace with a happy mood because he had just obtained the results of the air battle. His son Hessman's squadron showed his power this time, and actually killed 6 17s with 12 Folk Zero, and he lost no losses.

If it weren't for Taranto's other three Folk Zero Squadrons who had gone out to perform missions to escort 88 to bomb Crete and Tubrook, and had not participated in the battle over Rome, the 17 invading would have been wiped out.

What made him even more happy was that a 17 fled to Sardinia with injuries and landed in the wheat field. This was equivalent to sending Germany a state-of-the-art heavy bomber for research in vain. It not only helps Germany fight against such aircraft in the future, but also provides a reference for Germany to develop high-altitude heavy bombers.

In particular, there is also a complete 182065 "Cyclone" star engine on this 17, and it is also equipped with a turbocharger. Although Germany also has similar technology, it can still be used as a reference when getting a cutting-edge engine in the United States.

"But they bombed Rome! They bombed the Castle of the Santa Angels, the Basilica of St. Peter, the Vatican Museum, the Basilica of the Virgin Mary, the Hospital of Queen Margaret, and the statue of Garibaldi."

Mussolini was almost blown up by the air and roared in his office. Rome is full of monuments and art everywhere, and is well preserved. So dozens of tons of bombs fell from the sky, and they all exploded into a bunch of buildings that could gain human history and cultural heritage.

Moreover, there is a small "country of city" Vatican on the west bank of the Tiber River in Rome, and this time it was also bombed.

"The Holy Father is nothing?" Since Hessman had to show concern when he mentioned the Pope. Although he had no good impression of Pius XII, he was nominally Catholic Catholic Church.

"Yes, there is the Holy Father!" Mussolini gritted his teeth, "When the British bombed, the Holy Father was reciting the confessional scriptures in St. Peter's Cathedral, and the bomb fell!"

"Damn it?" Hessman asked with his eyes wide open.

"No," Mussolini frowned, "but was frightened and now admitted to Queen Margaret Hospital."

What a pity! Hessman said in his heart.

Before he became the Pope, Pius XII submitted dozens of notes and memorandums to the German government as Secretary of State of the Holy See, attacking Germany's policies and also opposing Germany's annexation of Austria.

If this guy died under the British bomb he loved, it would be very satisfying!

But there are still opportunities. Because the British bombing will not only come for a moment. Since the loss of 17 is too great, it is estimated that the daytime bombing will not occur for the time being. But there will definitely be night bombing. If a bomb happens to fall into the Pope's ward

"So can we ask the Holy Father to issue an encyclical expression to oppose Britain's war and colonial policies?" Hessman still felt that he should give the Pope a chance.

"The Earl of Galeazzoziano has already said," Mussolini said unhappily, "but the Holy Father believes that the Holy See should be kept neutral, and that he is willing to forgive the British's sins."

Then there was nothing he could do, Hesman, who asked him to shake his head regretfully.

"But we can't just let go of the abominable British guys," Mussolini turned the topic to revenge, "It must be for tooth!"

We must avenge the Pope! Hessman thought so in his heart and echoed: "Revenge must be avenged. When we capture the British mainland, we must seize the order to carry out this large bombing thug and capture them in Rome for trial!"

"I can't wait that long," Mussolini said angrily, "I must blow up London! If they dare to bomb Rome, then we should bomb London!"

Hessmann frowned. This was not a good idea. Although the German General Staff had been promoting "strategic bombing" before the outbreak of the war, the Luftwaffe was a tactical air force.

The main bombers of the Luftwaffe and Naval Aviation are now 88, 87, 111 and 115. Among them, 88 and 87 are responsible for precise bombing, 115 are torpedo bombers, and the main task of the 111 is to harass the UK at night and also launch torpedo part-time.

As for heavy four-engine bombers, although there are some, the number is limited and not as many as claimed to the outside world. The main models are 19, 89, 177 four-engine models and Folk 36, but each model is only a small amount of equipment, with the purpose of maintaining the spark of the strategic bombing troops.

Because in the eyes of Hessman and Kesseling, the battlefield survivability of heavy four-engine bombers without high-altitude and high-speed penetration capabilities is too poor. If night bombing is adopted, the accuracy of bomb drops is too poor, which is a waste of precious gasoline and raw materials.

Gasoline is too precious to Germany. At least before conquering the Middle East, Germany has not had time to open up oil.

"But we don't have heavy bombers like the 17." Hessman shrugged and told Mussolini helplessly, "Our heavy bombers are very small and they are already behind. If we want to carry out strategic bombing on the UK, we must wait for us to complete the development of a new generation of heavy bombers."

The new generation of heavy bombing R&D orders have been issued, requiring six or four, long-range, high-altitude, large ammunition load and strong self-defense firepower. However, there is still a process to complete the development by placing the order. It was already considered super-high speed if it could be put into use in 1943.

"We have such aircraft!" Mussolini heard Hessman say that there are no advanced heavy bombers available in Germany, and immediately said, "Our 108 is a very excellent four-engine heavy bomber. The main development work has been completed. If you are willing to provide us with advanced engines, this aircraft will be put into combat within two or three months."

The 108 is a heavy bomber developed by Italy itself. It has now completed the test flight and will be put into production soon. Hessman also knows the existence of this type of aircraft. Its design is actually quite advanced, with satisfactory bomb load and range. However, it faces many problems. The biggest problem is that the power plant is a heavy bomber with "heart disease".

"No problem," Hessman thought for a while and agreed to Mussolini's request. "I can ask the arms department to provide Italy with a turbocharger 801 engine so that your 108 can be bombed at high altitudes. In addition, we can also hand over the large airport newly built in Brest to you, where you can deploy the 79 there until the end of the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa operations, and the 79 torpedo aircraft can be deployed in large quantities to Brest."

Hessmann was not very interested in defeating Britain with strategic bombing. The reason he agreed with Mussolini was to make the other party agree to send a large number of Italian 79 torpedo squadrons to Brest. Because he had discovered that this humpback torpedo aircraft is much easier to use than Germany's own 115 and 111 torpedo bombers. The 115 and 111 torpedo aircraft were used to make a profit, so it would not be great to deal with the fleet.

"Okay, that's it!" Mussolini waved his fists, "When he takes Egypt, he will send Italian planes to bomb London. We must let the British taste the power of Italian bombs!"

He suddenly looked at Hessman, "Marson, when will the attack on Crete begin?"

"Today," Hessman replied, "it's about to begin today!"

"today?"

"Yes, it's today!" Hessman said with a smile. "The attack on Crete is an amphibious landing operation, and before the amphibious landing operation begins, air supremacy must be seized. Therefore, the Crete operation begins with air strikes on Crete and Tubrook's airports."

It turned out that at the same time when the British 17 bombed Rome, another advanced three-engine medium bomber from Italy was composed of 88,1007. The engine of Italy was not good, so there was a three-engine medium bomber. The bomber group composed of 79 and Folk Zero was bombing the airports and radar stations in Crete and Port Tubrook.

Moreover, during today's bombing operation, the German Navy Air Force dispatched two squadrons equipped with the Folk Zero Type 1 for the first time to escort. Although this Folk Zero still has the disadvantage of weak dive performance, its performance at mid-to-high altitude has been greatly improved. In addition, the 50 "drug-taking" system also gave the aircraft a "valuable 10 minutes", which caused considerable losses to the British "Spray Fire" fighter.

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