Bulgarian Empire

Ferdinand dragged the Italians into the water from the very beginning, not indiscriminately. Before the war broke out, the Allied Powers had considered the threat of the Italian navy, and the Bulgarian and French countries had also formulated a set of action plans against the Italian navy.

The Italian navy is distributed in ports such as Taranto, Tripoli, and Naples, among which Taranto is the main one.

According to the plan, as soon as the war broke out, the French navy cut off the connection between the Italian navy in Tripoli and the country, and the Bulgarian army pushed across from Libya to force the Italians to surrender!

Well, this is all idealism. The Mediterranean Sea is still so big. Unless the French Navy does nothing and just stares at the Italian Tripoli Fleet every day, they can still run if they want to!

Obviously, these are the winds that Ferdinand deliberately let out, deliberately creating pressure on the Italians, forcing the Italian naval fleet in Tripoli to go to Taranto Harbor to join the main force. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

To get rid of the Italian navy, Ferdinand didn't expect the French navy alone to be able to accomplish anything. After all, the French had a major task, and they were responsible for the defense of the entire Mediterranean.

Ferdinand thought of the famous Battle of Taranto in World War II. Historically, on the night of November 11, 1940, the Italian Navy of Taranto launched a fierce attack.

In the dark, at 8:35 in the evening, the first attack wave-12 "Swordfish" attack aircraft took off from the "Glorious" aircraft carrier under the leadership of Lieutenant Commander Williamson.

Among them, 6 aircraft each carry a 545 kg aviation torpedo, and the remaining 6 aircraft each carry 4-6 112 kg aviation bombs.

At 11:02 in the evening, the fighter planes arrived at the port and the air assault began. Six "Swordfish" equipped with torpedoes attacked the battleship directly, and the "Swordfish" equipped with aerial bombs were responsible for attacking cruisers, destroyers and dock facilities.

At 9:20, the second attack wave of 7 "Swordfish" took off under the leadership of Lieutenant Commander Hale. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

At 11:55, the second wave of attacks began. Among them, 5 "Swordfish" mounted torpedoes launched a fierce attack on the Italian battleship again.

In this raid, the British Navy sank and severely damaged 3 battleships, 2 cruisers and 2 destroyers of the Italian Navy, almost destroying half of the Italian Navy's property.

And it was only an aircraft carrier with outdated planes that was dispatched, and it achieved amazing results. It had attracted Ferdinand's attention in his previous life, so he naturally had to follow suit now.

"Swordfish": The aircraft has a length of 10.87 meters, a height of 3.76 meters, a wingspan of 13.87 meters, and a maximum take-off weight of 3,406 kilograms. The aircraft is equipped with a 75o horsepower 9-cylinder air-cooled engine, with a cruising speed of 193 km/h, a maximum speed of 222 km/h, a ceiling of 3,260 meters, and a maximum range of 1,658 km. The machine can mount a 730kg torpedo or a maximum 680kg depth charge.

Obviously, the performance of this aircraft is very average. Although Bulgaria's aircraft is now more backward than it, this gap is not fatal! \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

It's nothing more than a slower flight and a shorter range, but Bulgaria's bombers can also do this kind of bomb load!

Moreover, the Taranto Peninsula of Italy's Apennine Peninsula and the Albanian Rolla region are only about 70 kilometers away from the sea, which happens to be within the coverage of the Bulgarian Air Force's firepower.

In fact, at this distance, most of the bombers in World War I were able to achieve firepower coverage. The representative models are: Italian Caproni, which can carry 453~145o kg bombs, with a range of 5oo~8oo kilometers and a flight speed of 116~152 km/h.

The British v/1500 weighs 13608 kg, has a bomb load of 3390 kg, and has a battery life of up to 6 hours.

German "Gotha" and "Gotha" gv,

The former has a bomb load of 500 kilograms, while the latter has a bomb load of two tons. There is no doubt about the range, and the existence of bombing London from Germany! \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

The Russian Ilya Muromets"e why, 105 kilometers per hour, with a bomb load of 800 kilograms, and a battery life of up to 5 hours.

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Therefore, the Italians are going to be unlucky. As early as 1912, when the Bulgarian Air Force was established, Ferdinand formed a heavy bomber brigade. The Falcon 1 bomber equipped at that time

Parameters: flight altitude 5200 meters, range 480 kilometers, 118 kilometers per hour, bomb load 836 kilograms.

Now that three years have passed, the Air Force is no longer just two or three kittens and puppies. Now the Bulgarian Air Force has equipped more than 350 bombers, of which heavy bombers account for one-third, more than 280 With the outbreak of the war, this number will definitely increase sharply!

The newly developed Falcon 2 bomber has made a new breakthrough. The range has been doubled, the speed has also been increased by one-third, and the bomb load has reached 1.2 tons. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

Originally these were prepared for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and they were planned to use them in the attack on Belgrade, catching them by surprise.

Then Ferdinand, doubtless thinking of the Battle of Taranto, changed his mind. In any case, the presence of the Italian navy poses a more serious threat to Bulgaria's security.

Instead of always worrying about the threat of the Italian navy, it is better to kill them or severely damage them at the beginning of the war, so as to completely establish the Allied Powers' sea dominance in the Mediterranean.

The most important thing is that a future opponent can be killed. Once the Italian navy is severely damaged, their value will no longer exist. As far as the combat effectiveness of their army is concerned, the Allies really look down on them.

The joke that "ten divisions" are required to protect Italy is not groundless. Anyway, it is a problem to feed the more than 35 million Italians!

Under the submarine warfare of the Germans, the Allied Powers' own transportation capacity was very tight. If there was no value, who would want to spend money and effort for nothing? \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

If the Italians become a defeated country, and Ferdinand supports the French in ceding Turin, Milan, and Sardinia, plus huge war reparations, it will be difficult for the Italians to stand up again!

However, Ferdinand has not yet ordered an action. Although the airport in the coastal area of ​​Albania has already been built, the air force is already in place, and even the bombs specially prepared for this operation are already in place.

But he is waiting for news, waiting for a news that can attract the attention of all countries, and this news is coming soon!

On March 5, the third day after the two sides declared war, the Germans implemented the Schlieffen Plan and submitted an ultimatum to Belgium, asking Belgium to open the channel for the German army to attack France, and ordered the Belgians to respond within 24 hours.

I don't know if the Belgians knew the allusion of "false roads", flatly rejected the German's request, and asked the British for help. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

On March 6, the German army invaded Belgium. The pretext for war that the British had been waiting for was brought to the door by the Germans themselves.

The British Foreign Secretary issued a warning to the Germans, asking the Germans to abide by the permanent neutrality treaty signed by Belgium in 1839 and stop their attacks on Belgium.

Naturally, the British's understated warning would not be taken seriously by the Germans. German diplomats made it clear: International treaties are nothing but a piece of waste paper!

Asquith, who received the news, was ecstatic, and an excuse for war came, so on March 8, the British government declared war on the Germans on the grounds that the Germans violated Belgian neutrality and ignored international treaties, and the First World War broke out. .

"The British have entered the war!" People all over the world were attracted by the news, and the Italians were no exception.

The birth time of the aircraft is still too short, and now it is only used as a reconnaissance aircraft. What the hell is a bomber? Is it just throwing a few grenades? \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

This was the image of the plane in people's minds at the time. Most people still thought that the plane was just a toy, with at most one machine gun hanging on it, and it was condescending to scatter.

As for bombing, airships are more popular in this era, both in terms of range and bomb load, which are much larger than airplanes.

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"Is the Air Force ready?" Ferdinand asked concerned

After all, this is the first appearance of the Bulgarian Air Force. Whether it is a brilliant result or an embarrassment depends on this time.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, our 350 bombers and 172 fighter jets are all deployed and ready to attack at any time!" Chief of the General Staff Imya Dimitev

In the early morning of March 9, the world was still shocked by the news that the British had entered the war. At 6:35, 138 bombers of the Bulgarian Air Force, escorted by 46 fighter jets, took off from the Albanian Rolla region, aiming directly at the port of Taranto, Italy's largest naval base. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

At 7:40, the second batch of 126 bombers of the Bulgarian Air Force's attack group, escorted by 58 fighters, also took off from the Rolla area, and the target was still the port of Taranto.

At 8:50, the last bomber formation of the Bulgarian Air Force, 86 bombers, took off from the Rolla area under the escort of 72 fighter jets, and the target was still the port of Taranto.

Obviously this time the Bulgarian Air Force bombers came out in full force, and Ferdinand was going to kill the main force of the Italian Navy at once, and solve this competitor in the center of the Mediterranean!

At this time, most of the main force of the Italian navy gathered in the port of Taranto, and they were waiting to join the coming Ottoman navy, preparing for a big fight.

Originally, Ferdinand wanted to take over the Austro-Hungarian Navy, but after thinking about it, he decided to give up this tempting idea. What if their navy merged and ran away?

After leaving the port of Taranto, Ferdinand could only watch them anxiously. After all, the flight range of the plane is limited!

It's better to accept it as soon as it is good. As long as the main force of the Italian navy is killed, the Allied navy will not be able to make big waves in the Mediterranean.

As for learning from the British night attack, Ferdinand doubted that the pilot would get lost. If he bombed the wrong place and scared away the Italian navy, it would be a waste of work!

Anyway, in this era, people don't have much awareness of air defense, and the bomber is an original creation of the Bulgarian Air Force.

Even if it is discovered, the Italian planes come to intercept, and the Bulgarian escort fighter jets are enough to solve these troubles.

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