Romanian Eagle

Naqula, located in the Palestinian area, is the main point connecting Palestine to Lebanon. It is located at a point from the coastal plain of Lebanon to Palestine, so the second regiment of the 9th Highland Division of the British Army was stationed at this point.

But don't underestimate the 9th Division, the division's personnel are from the Scottish Highlands, and the quality of the troops is also one of the best in the UK. In addition, the division is formed by some officers and soldiers of the 51st Highland Division, so it is also an absolute main force in the sequence of the British Army in the Middle East.

And placing an elite force in Nagula shows the importance it attaches to here. Since the regiment was stationed in Nagula, it has built a lot of fortifications. Although it is not solid, it will definitely cost the attackers a lot to capture this place.

The subsequent changes in the situation made the garrison feel fortunate. On the third day after the construction of the fortifications, a Romanian army arrived here. They looked at the officers and soldiers of the Second Regiment who were stuck here, and wisely chose to evacuate, which attracted the guards for a while. cheer. Although they are soldiers, it is their duty to fight the enemy, but they are willing to be in the battlefield where the bullets are haunted.

However, although the Romanians temporarily retreated, their dominant navy and air force would not retreat. Will there be a cannonball flying from the sea, reminding them that the war is looming over them at any time.

Of course, the attack from the battleship was only a greeting from time to time. Then the plane from Romania is like a bald eagle in the sky, which can be seen at any time.

From a while ago, Romanian fighter jets flew over them every day, completely ignoring their presence. And from time to time, a few bombs are thrown and they go away, which is really a headache.

Since then, they have another mission in Naqula, that is, to keep informed of the news of enemy planes flying by. In order to prepare the troops in the rear for air defense.

Therefore, the regiment has another task, that is, to observe whether there are enemy planes in the sky at any time at a high place, and report to the superior immediately if there is any discovery.

Of course, for the observers, it is more difficult. They are very tiring to observe the enemy aircraft against the sun, and they need to be replaced for observation basically every hour.

Of course, their hard work was also worth it. After the establishment of the observation post, the loss rate caused by the Romanian air raids dropped a lot.

However, although the British army has made various responses, its fundamental air disadvantage cannot be changed. The suppression of the performance of fighter jets is an unsolvable problem for the British Air Force in the Middle East.

For this reason, General Longmore, the commander of the Middle East Air Force, sent several telegrams in a row to inform the current difficulties of the Middle East Air Force and require more new fighters to support, otherwise the fall of Suez will become a high probability event.

That's right,

In the general's view, the current situation of the United Kingdom in Egypt is very bad. Although Admiral Wavell, the commander-in-chief of the Middle East, is doing his best to collect supplies and troops everywhere, he is still unable to reach the Romanian attack.

The reason is very simple, that is, the British Army in the Middle East, the Navy and the Air Force is at an absolute disadvantage. Among them, the air force under his command can compete with the Spitfire, and the other one can fight. Can you not make this high-ranking general angry?

That's why he asked the native to breathe fire for him. He didn't want gladiators, hurricanes, and P40. He just wanted fire.

It's just that his wish is doomed not to come true, because at present, the British need Spitfire everywhere. On the French front, only the Spitfire can compete with the BF109. As for France, it can only use models with backward performance to deal with the German BF109 fleet. On the front line in Italy, its equipped fighter jets can also fight back and forth with Italian fighter jets.

Since it is required everywhere, what is the production speed of Spitfire?

A very realistic figure is about 150 per month, which is very impressive in peacetime. But now is wartime, and every day fighters are shot down and consumed. So this number appears to be insufficient. You must know that Romania currently needs the most urgently needed HF201 fighter jets. More than 200 fighters are produced every month, and there are even more than 100 RF20 fighter jets. Not to mention the Spitfire has to deal with German BF109 fighters.

At present, the British side has discovered the problem and is building and renovating factories to produce more Spitfires. It's just that it takes time to rebuild and build factories, and neither Germany nor Romania are willing to give Britain this time.

This forced a few Spitfires to take on more missions, leaving their pilots constantly fatigued, which in turn put the Spitfire at a disadvantage when fighting the enemy. This cycle of scenes has made many people of insight see the current exhaustion of the British Air Force, and Admiral Longmore is one of them.

So what is the solution to this problem? There is only one way, and that is to explode production capacity. Continue to let the current pilots die in this situation. It will not be relieved until the explosion of fire-breathing production capacity. These are all consequences of the backward production capacity of new equipment, and there is no other way to go.

As for the procurement of fighter jets from other countries, it can only be regarded as a means of mitigation. Moreover, his evaluation of the P40 from the United States is not high, and its performance is mediocre in all aspects. It can only be regarded as the second choice in desperation.

Of course, as the air force commander, Longmore did not only ask for Spitfires from the mainland, but he actually did a lot to deal with it. For example, spread out the fighter planes, and arrange for the fighter planes to harass the other side constantly after knowing the route of the incoming plane group. Among them, the Spitfire is responsible for leading the enemy escort fighters away, and then the Hurricane, Gladiator, and P40 deal with the enemy's fighter jets. bomber.

It has to be said that the response is still very effective, and several good results have been achieved. However, the Romanian Air Force, which is its opponent, is not stupid. After several such tactics occurred in a row, it escorted more fighters, and at the same time, it also drove away the enemies who came to harass, and no longer entangled with the enemy too much. Moreover, it is necessary to ensure that there are fighter planes escorting the bomber group at all times.

So this also led to the harassment of the British army becoming less smooth, and its losses were also increasing. After all, Romania has a fighter with a large range, and its number of aircraft also has an advantage over the British army.

At present, the number of Romanian fighter jets in Cyprus and Lebanon has reached more than 600, of which the number of fighter jets is more than 300, while the number of British aircraft in the region is only about 500. In addition, the quality of the fighters is not comparable. Romania's fighters here are its main fighters. And the British can compete with only nearly 100 Spitfires, which is still seen by Romania approaching Suez, and the local gritted its teeth and took it out.

Since the quantity and quality are not comparable, then no matter what Langmore thinks, it is impossible to deal with the Romanian Air Force. Therefore, the British air disadvantage in the region is unavoidable.

Since it has an advantage in the sea and air, Romania will not ignore it. Next, a battle based on the advantage of sea and air is about to start.

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