Chapter 297 Return to Libya
Libya has oil, this news will soon spread all over the world, and the United Kingdom will also know what this means. On the North African battlefield, there must be a big battle, which is more cruel than history!
Libya's oil bases are related to the victory or defeat of Germany's war. Before completely destroying the Soviet Union, the Libyan oil fields are the most important.
And Britain, France, the United States and other countries must also know that they will do everything possible to destroy the Libyan oil fields and weaken Germany's war potential! There is no doubt about this. After all, in North Africa, Britain also had colonies. The war in North Africa was also a war in the colonies.
The British and American bombers are so awesome. At that time, they will definitely take off in large groups and run over Libya to bomb, in an attempt to weaken Germany's war potential by destroying the oil fields here.
Therefore, on the one hand, Germany needs to transport as much oil back as possible before the war begins, and after returning, it is not too late to slowly refine it.
On the other hand, that is, in the war, North Africa must be protected and the British must be driven out of North Africa!
In addition to the war in the desert, on the other hand, it is the sea power of the Mediterranean Sea. If there is no sea power in the Mediterranean Sea, the shipping route will be interrupted, and the oil here will still not be transported back!
In the Mediterranean Sea, a naval battle would definitely break out, and Cyric had already prepared for it. Back then in Spain, he had already laid the groundwork in advance.
When the war begins, the German garrison in Spain will control Gibraltar! Catch the British by surprise! Block the exit to the Mediterranean!
The British fleet, if they want to come in, they have to make a big circle and come in from the Suez Canal, which will be slow. When they come, maybe their troops will advance to Suez!
At that time, the entire Mediterranean Sea will be your own back garden! At that time, France will also take it down, and it will be able to be transported directly from France by land, without having to go to the Atlantic waterway at all.
All of this was planned by Cyric for a long time. In order to help Germany win World War II, Cyric made a lot of preparations.
Now, now that the oil field has been exposed, it's time to open up!
"Führer, I want to go to Libya to see." Cyric said suddenly.
At the beginning, Cyric stayed at the Libyan base for several years, and even more so, he married Hannah there. Libya is of great significance to Cyric. At the same time, there are many secrets there. Projects are what Cyric is most concerned about. How are those projects progressing?
"Yes." Hitler nodded: "The workers there have paid too much for Germany. Now, they can finally make it public. I will go with you to express my condolences to the workers there."
Hitler is also tempted, let's go and see, the people there, who have paid silently for so many years, it is time to give them an explanation. Hitler's arrival will definitely make them happy!
Hitler's action was quick, just two days later, a plane took off from Berlin and flew directly to Libya.
It's a big airliner! At the same time, it is also the Führer's special plane specially transformed for Hitler, named Air Force One!
This is a large passenger plane with four engines. In this era, only this passenger plane is a long-range passenger plane that has entered the practical stage. This is the Atlantic One passenger plane jointly developed by Hughes Aircraft Company, Junkers Company and BMW Company!
Now, this airliner has been successfully developed and has entered the flight stage. Hughes has opened up the first route from Europe to America. Now, like a gold-sucking monster, it is creating a steady stream of wealth for Howard!
Other airlines have been anxious for a long time and want to order this aircraft. Unfortunately, in the newly established factory in Germany, the assembly progress of this aircraft is not fast, about a dozen aircraft a year, and Hughes Company My own order, there are 50!
Therefore, in recent years, Hughes will monopolize the route from Europe to America, from London, Paris, Berlin and other places, there will be one flight to the United States every day!
At the same time, Junkers is also producing, but all the production is used by Germany itself. For example, this first large passenger plane became Hitler's special plane.
Since it is a special plane, of course, it has undergone some large-scale improvements. In addition to the more luxurious equipment in the pressurized cabin, on the other hand, this plane has self-defense weapons!
For example, glass cabins have been added to the top, belly, rear, front, and equipped with cannons, this aircraft has self-defense capabilities!
If you are discerning, you should see that this is an authentic bomber. Even the front nose has an additional navigator's position. At that time, it is easy to install the bombing aiming device.
The navigator, who needs to navigate visually, must have a top-down view, and the bottom is transparent.
Hitler's safety is related to the future of Germany as a whole. Therefore, this special plane is equipped with weapons, and no one else can say anything.
If there are only weapons, then forget it. Now, there is a four-plane escort formation around this passenger plane!
From a distance, it looks like a bombing formation, with four fighter jets protecting a bomber.
The four fighters around are the latest FW190 fighters of the Luftwaffe!
It is impossible for a BF109 with short legs to fly from Germany to Libya. Only such a long-range fighter can do it! The fighter aircraft invested and developed by the Navy was eventually ordered by the Air Force in large numbers because of its excellent performance.
This spurred Dr. Willie Messerschmidt, who wanted to continue to drastically improve his fighters, so that his fighters regained the performance advantage over the FW190.
However, the equipment department did not approve his plan. On the contrary, the equipment department gave him a more challenging project, and he continued to put in the work of selfless energy, trying to regain the lost advantage.
He is confident.
This air force's FW190 fighter does not need to fold the wings, reduces the weight, and increases the fuel capacity, which is enough to meet the one-way escort flight mission!
In fact, this time the plane will hardly encounter any decent threats, because they are all flying at an altitude of 10,000 meters.
Passenger planes and fighter jets use the same air-cooled engine and the same supercharger, so they can reach the same height. In this era, few fighter jets can fly smoothly at an altitude of 10,000 meters!
Although there was a rumbling roar in the cabin, Hitler was still quite excited. This was also the first time he took this large passenger plane for a long time. This special plane reflects the highest level of Germany!